Jodoshu North America Buddhist Mission

AUTUMN HIGAN SERVICE (Autumnal Equinox) 2021

AUTUMN HIGAN SERVICE (Autumnal Equinox) and

• SENZO KUYO:Prayer for your Loved Ones/Ancestors
• MIZUKO KUYO:Memorial Service for Unborn/Newborn/Early Deceased Children)
• “2021-2022 Back to School” Special Ritual for Children/Students

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020, 10:30 am

*This service is going to be held as an “in-person” service and will also be live-streamed via ZOOM/Facebook.

August 17, 2021

Dear Members and Friends;

We hope you are in good health during this hot weather. On Sunday, July 11th, Bon Segaki Service was held successfully with about 65 people attending and virtual viewers. We wish to thank our congregation and volunteers for their support. Our next regular service is Autumn Higan (Autumnal Equinox) Service. Higan is an important opportunity that comes twice a year to reflect upon ourselves and pay tribute to our forebears by engaging in religious services and visiting graves. We are looking forward to seeing you on September 19th.

•Mizuko Kuyo:(a memorial service for deceased children/grandchildren who unfortunately passed away at birth or in their childhood) will be combined. A memorial tablet will be offered to extend a special prayer. If you wish a prayer, please contact the temple by Friday, September 17, 2021.

• Also, in favor of the “Back to School” season, we will perform a special ritual to tie the hand of a student/child with Amida Buddha by a string to wish success in scholastic performance by receiving Amida Buddha’s Light of Great Wisdom. If you wish to enroll your children/grandchildren for this ritual, please fill out the form and return it by Friday, September 18, 2021.

2020-21 Back to School Special Ritual for Children/Students

If you plan to attend in-person, please E-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (213)346-9666 to let us know. Because of California guidelines, we cannot open the kitchen but we will prepare a light meal for attendees. To better prepare for a seating arrangement and so forth, we would like to ask those who wish to attend in-person to cooperate by observing the following guidelines.

• Wearing an appropriate face-covering and observing social distancing from other congregants.

• Using hand-sanitizers often (hand-sanitizers are provided at all areas of the temple).

• Not visiting the temple if you have a fever, cough, sore throat, and/or other symptoms of bad health.

We pray with Nembutsu for the health and safety of our congregation. We are looking forward to seeing you at Autumn Higan Service. Namu Amida Butsu

Kodo Tanaka
Jodoshu North America Buddhist Missions

• As is customary, we would like to ask for donations/offerings on this occasion. Your donations will be acknowledged and we will extend a prayer for your loved ones/ancestors in the service. Flowers/fruit offerings to the altar are appreciated. Delivery of flower/offerings will also be accepted.
• For those who have family memorial tablets and urns at the IHAI NOKOTSU-DO of our temple, please visit and offer flowers/food offerings to your loved ones. Delivery of flowers/offerings will also be accepted.
• Please allow time delay for physical mail delivery. Our PayPal account is also available at our English website: https://english.jodoshuna.org/donate/