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News
A Call to Help Our Neighboring Temple - Higashi Honganji
Many of you have heard and seen the news about the vandalism at Higashi Honganji. It breaks our hearts to know that someone would destroy property in our community and further concerns the Little Tokyo Community as it seems this was a targeted attack.
We understand that many people have been affected financially by the pandemic and the current state of affairs, but we ask that those that are able to donate to Higashi Honganji to fix the damage caused by the vandal, please visit the Go Fund Me page to donate.
With Gassho,
Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA
We understand that many people have been affected financially by the pandemic and the current state of affairs, but we ask that those that are able to donate to Higashi Honganji to fix the damage caused by the vandal, please visit the Go Fund Me page to donate.
With Gassho,
Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA
Monthly Goma Service Live Stream
As the temple is still closed, the Monthly Goma Service will be streamed on the last Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. You can watch the livestream through Zoom by clicking here (to be added the day of service).
If you would like to order gomagi, please do so through the Eventbrite page and email brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org with your name and wish. The Eventbrite page is here.
If you would like to order gomagi, please do so through the Eventbrite page and email brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org with your name and wish. The Eventbrite page is here.
Morning Service and Chanting Practice
Matsumoto sensei will be leading a virtual morning service and chanting practice session through Zoom, so that you can practice your chanting. He will provide instruction on how to properly chant the service order and give a small dharma message after.
Morning service starts at 9:00 am on Sunday, March 7 due to the Board and Cabinet Meeting.
Morning service on other Sundays will begin at 9:30 am.
The Zoom link is here.
Morning service starts at 9:00 am on Sunday, March 7 due to the Board and Cabinet Meeting.
Morning service on other Sundays will begin at 9:30 am.
The Zoom link is here.
Temple Services and the Pandemic
Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, regularly scheduled temple services are still being held online only. Personal blessings, Funeral Services, Memorial Services, and other private services may be held indoors if staff is available to prepare and sanitize the inside of the temple. If services are not available inside, they will be held outside. Please contact the temple to make an appointment by calling (213) 624-1267 or emailing lakoyasan@yahoo.com.
An announcement will be made when regularly scheduled services resume indoors. We want to ensure the community, staff and volunteers are safe. We thank you for your understanding and pray for your health and safety.
An announcement will be made when regularly scheduled services resume indoors. We want to ensure the community, staff and volunteers are safe. We thank you for your understanding and pray for your health and safety.
2021 Hoshimatsuri Application - February 7, 2021, 1:30 P.M.
星まつり 祈祷 申込用紙
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Hoshi Matsuri is a ceremony held before the start of spring every year to pray for one's own star to be protected from bad luck and misfortune in a bad year, and to pray for more luck in a good year.
"Yakubarai Hoshi Matsuri" is an event to pray for good luck to purify the evil of the year. It is said that "Yaku" is the turning point of life where bad luck and hindrance is likely to happen to you, and there is a custom to pray for warding off the bad luck. The year of bad luck is a time of transition in a person's life, whether mental, physical, or social, and it is said that there are many changes and calamities that may occur during this period of time. If you wish to have prayers offered for you and your family to ward off bad luck and misfortune, please return or send in the application by Wednesday, January 27, 2021. 「星まつり」は、毎年の立春の前に、その人の持つ「星(九星)」をおまつりし、悪い年には災難から逃れられる ように、そして良い年には更なる開運を祈願するのです。 『厄ばらい星まつり』は、一年の厄を祓い開運招福を祈願する行事です。厄とは、災難や障りが身に降りかかり やすくなると言われる人生の節目のことで、古来より忌み慎む習わしがあり、厄年には神仏のご加護をいただい て災厄が身に振りかからないようにと寺社仏閣にお参りして厄祓いをします。 申込締め切り日 2021 年 1 月 27 日必着 |
Weekly Goma Service 護摩供
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The Bishop of Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin will be having Goma Service at 9 am on Sundays in January 2021. Hatsu Daishi Service will be Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 1:30 as scheduled in the calendar. Please visit the Eventbrite page to register for the Zoom link, https://www.facebook.com/events/394277564989748. You can also click the Buy Tickets button below.
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New Year's Message and Dharma Talk From the Bishop
As an in person sermon will not be given at today's outdoor service, please click the links below to read the Bishop's New Year's Welcome Message and Dharma Talk.
New Year's Welcome Message
New Year's Dharma Talk
New Year's Welcome Message
New Year's Dharma Talk
2021 Soe Goma Application - 添え護摩（年間１５座祈祷）申込用紙
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Shingon Buddhism's "Goma Ritual" was introduced by Master Kobo Daishi in Japan and is the most powerful and effective prayer practice in Esoteric Buddhism. This religious ceremony originated in India over 5,000 years ago and is unparalleled in its ability to liberate people from suffering, remove the darkness of ignorance, and bring the light of enlightenment to all beings.
At Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin, we conduct the Goma Ritual 15 times a year (Monthly + New Year's Day, Hoshimatsuri, and Shichi-Go-San). During the Goma Ritual, the priests will pray for and burn the goma-gi on which your selected prayer is written. If you wish to have the ministers offer a goma-gi and a prayer for you throughout the year, please return or send in the application by January 15, 2021. 真言密教の「護摩修行」は、お大師様が中国から伝えられた密教の中でも最強最高の秘法です。この儀式は、５千年前からインドにおいて行われていた宗教儀礼が起源で、その功徳は、祈るものたちを苦悩からの解放へと導き、無知の闇を取り除き、悟りの光をもたらすものとされ、大切に伝えられて来ました。 別院では、年間１５座（毎月＋正月・節分。七五三）の計１５回にわたり皆様のご祈願事が書かれた添え護摩木を焚焼し、開運招福・商売繁盛・家内安全・交通安全などの御祈願をさせていただきます。 |
2021 Omamori Order Form and Guide
You can download the order form by clicking on it and the Omamori Guide with pictures and descriptions will be uploaded shortly. We thank you for your patience.
You can download the Omamori Order Form by clicking on the picture to the left. The Omamori Guide can be found here.
Please submit your orders as soon as possible.
The Frog Card Omamori is no longer available.
Please submit your orders as soon as possible.
The Frog Card Omamori is no longer available.
New Issue (238) of the JIHO Newsletter
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The latest (December 2020 - Issue 238) issue is now available for viewing and/or downloading. Click on the image for a readable copy of the Newsletter. Please note that this month's letter is a combined, English and Japanese version.
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Monthly Goma Service Livestream
As the temple is still closed, Bishop Matsumoto will be live streaming Weekly Goma Service every Sunday at 9:00 am (except the day of the Monthly Goma Service, the last Sunday of the month, which will streamed at 1:30) until the temple can open to the public for regular morning services. To watch the service register through the Eventbrite website. The Zoom information will be emailed in the confirmation after you've registered. You can also make any donations by Check, on the Eventbrite page or through PayPal.
Monthly Goma Service Livestream
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Bishop Yuju Matsumoto will be live streaming the Monthly Goma Service on May 31, 2020 at 1:30 pm PST. To join the livestream on Sunday, click here.
Please complete the online Google Form Monthly Goma Application here. You can mail in your check or donate via PayPal online. Please indicate which method of payment you plan to use when you apply. If you would like to mail in your application form, you can download the PDF Form and email it to brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org to ensure we prepare your gomagi before the service begins. The suggested donation of $5 per gomagi (wooden prayer stick with one name and one wish) is requested. Please mail a physical copy of your form with a check written out to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA to: Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin 342 E. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267 if you have any questions. If you need access to the Zoom meeting, email brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org. |
Live Stream of Services
Bishop Yuju Matsumoto will be live streaming morning service and the Major Services (Daihoyo) through Zoom. Please register through the Eventbrite website.
Bishop Matsumoto will be conducting a weekly Goma Ritual Service and you can donate directly to the temple by writing a check out to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA and mailing it to:
Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin
342 E. 1st St,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Please email your gomagi (wooden prayer stick) request to lakoyasan@yahoo.com. A donation of $5 per stick is requested. Please list your name and wish in the email and mail your check to the temple or you can register for the event on the Koyasan Eventbrite Page.
Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267 if you have any questions.
You can also donate Directly to Koyasan through PayPal. If you do this option, please email your Name and Wish to brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org.
Bishop Matsumoto will be conducting a weekly Goma Ritual Service and you can donate directly to the temple by writing a check out to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA and mailing it to:
Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin
342 E. 1st St,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Please email your gomagi (wooden prayer stick) request to lakoyasan@yahoo.com. A donation of $5 per stick is requested. Please list your name and wish in the email and mail your check to the temple or you can register for the event on the Koyasan Eventbrite Page.
Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267 if you have any questions.
You can also donate Directly to Koyasan through PayPal. If you do this option, please email your Name and Wish to brandon@koyasanbetsuin.org.
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General Information
Koyasan Boy Scout Troop 379 Eagle Scout Recyclables Fundraising
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Bring in your aluminum cans and plastic bottles to Koyasan for recycling! The Boy Scouts will take contributed recyclables to a recycling center to help fund their camping needs, fun activities and service projects. The Scouts of Troop 379 appreciate your support. To coordinate a drop off, please contact Regina Sakurai at (213) 624-1267 or by email at lakoyasan@yahoo.com.
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Koyasan Milestone
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We're moving forward on our second 100 years of serving the community of Los Angeles. We've posted a pictorial chronology of Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles as documented in our 100th Anniversary commemorative publication. Feel free to view the publication in our History Center.
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Also, in our History Center, please feel free to take a few minutes to watch the companion video entitled Koyasan 100. An in-depth video montage of Koyasan's first 100 years.
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Newsletter |
Koyasan 2020 Calendar & Schedules |
Click here or on the image (left) to view Koyasan's current newsletter entitled "Jiho".
* The Jiho Newsletter is issued on a periodic basis (not related to a specific month, quarter, etc.) |
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