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2022 New Year's Schedule
Effective January 16, 2022, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and due to the infectious nature of the Omicron variant, Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin will enforce the use of N95, KN95, kf94 and ASTM tested masks. Double masks (one surgical used with cloth or two surgical will be accepted). Surgical masks should be ASTM tested, if not you will be required to double mask. Cloth masks alone will no longer be accepted. We thank you for your understanding and continue to pray for everyones health.
Yakubarai Hoshi Matsuri - Setsubun February 6, 2022
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It is said that each year of a person's life is influenced by the "star (birth star)" of the year in which he or she is born, and each year's fortune changes. This is called "Hoshi-Meguri", which means the rotation of the stars to determine a person's fortune each year. It is said that the synergistic relationship between the star of the year and the nine stars that we were born with can lead to a good year ( ○ ) or a bad year ( ● ).
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. It is a time of great misfortune for men at ages 25, 42, and 61, and for women at ages 19, 33, 37, and 61, and the years before and after these are also known as "Mae-Yaku" and "Ato-Yaku". 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 26, 2022. The Hoshimatsuri Goma Service will take place at the Main Hall on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. Your Hoshimatsuri Ofuda will be blessed during the special goma service and you may pick up your ofuda after service or pay a mailing fee of $5.00 to have the ofuda mailed to you. It is said that each year of a person's life is influenced by the "star (birth star)" of the year in which he or she is born, and each year's fortune changes. This is called "Hoshi-Meguri", which means the rotation of the stars to determine a person's fortune each year. It is said that the synergistic relationship between the star of the year and the nine stars that we were born with can lead to a good year ( ○ ) or a bad year ( ● ). 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. It is a time of great misfortune for men at ages 25, 42, and 61, and for women at ages 19, 33, 37, and 61, and the years before and after these are also known as "Mae-Yaku" and "Ato-Yaku". 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 26, 2022. The Hoshimatsuri Goma Service will take place at the Main Hall on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. Your Hoshimatsuri Ofuda will be blessed during the special goma service and you may pick up your ofuda after service or pay a mailing fee of $5.00 to have the ofuda mailed to you. You can download the application by clicking the picture to the right or clicking here. |
Temple Clean Up on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 9:00am
We are looking for volunteers to assist with cleaning the temple on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 9:00 am. Morning Service will be cancelled that day. Thank you for your understanding.
If you would like to participate, please let us know so we can get a head count of volunteers as a refreshments/lunch will be served. Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267.
If you would like to participate, please let us know so we can get a head count of volunteers as a refreshments/lunch will be served. Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267.
New Omamori Order Form
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The new Omamori Order Form is now available for you to download and mail in while we update our website. Please mail in your forms with a check and allow the time to process your order. If you have any questions you can call the temple at (213) 624-1267.
Please note our mailing fee has gone up. It's $5 for the first item and $0.50 for each extra item. You may also choose to pick up the item, but will need to make an appointment to ensure someone is there for you to pick up your goods. Hamaya/Arrows are only available for pick up and will not be mailed out. We thank you for your understanding. You can find the form here. The Omamori Guide can be found here. |
Shichi-Go-San Service - 七五三ご祈祷会
November 13 & 14, 2021 - 2021年11月13日と14日
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Shichi-go-san refers to ages seven, five and three. It is an event to celebrate the growth from infancy to childhood with prayer. Japanese celebrate ages 3 and 7 for girls and ages 3 and 5 for boys.
子どもの無事、健康、発育をお祈りする七五三。どうぞこの機会にご参詣ください。お子さまには、お守りと千歳飴を授与いたします。 Registration fee is $50.00 per child. Attendance will be limited (5 members per family). We encourage you to register early by November 10th. Because of Covid-19, private blessings will also be offered through the whole month of November. Registration fee is $100 for the private service. (Discount fee for additional children) All blessing services will be held under the mandated guidelines of the L.A. City and County. Toyo Miyatake Studio (626) 289-5674 will be available to take individual and/or family photos for Shichi-Go-San. Tokyo Bridal & Tuxedo (213) 617-3595 provides kimono rentals. |
Revised 2021 Temple Schedule
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Click the image to see the revised 2021 temple schedule.
The August 2021 Goma Service was held August 15, 2021. The next Goma Service will be September 26, 2021. |
Temple Re-Opening June 27, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the closing of our temple to the public for the past year for the safety of the public and temple staff. In accordance with state and county guidelines and in assessing the spiritual needs of our members and friends, we have made the decision to fully re-open Koyasan Betsuin to the public on June 27, 2021.
Goma Service will be held at 1:30 pm on Sunday, June 27, 2021 and open for the public to attend. Masks covering the face and nose are required even if you are vaccinated.
As of June 27, 2021, Koyasan Betsuin of L.A. will fully reopen to the public for:
• Public Visitation for Incense Offering
• Sunday Morning Service
• Monthly Goma Services
As Koyasan Betsuin evaluates resuming other classes and temple activities, we will provide these updates through our Facebook page and our website.
As the pandemic is still ongoing, we ask that all members of the public who come visit the Koyasan Betsuin continue to follow all protocols requested by Temple staff and ministers while visiting the Betsuin in order to safeguard the health and safety of you and the Temple staff.
The Koyasan Betsuin is looking forward to seeing all our members and friends again.
Goma Service will be held at 1:30 pm on Sunday, June 27, 2021 and open for the public to attend. Masks covering the face and nose are required even if you are vaccinated.
As of June 27, 2021, Koyasan Betsuin of L.A. will fully reopen to the public for:
• Public Visitation for Incense Offering
• Sunday Morning Service
• Monthly Goma Services
As Koyasan Betsuin evaluates resuming other classes and temple activities, we will provide these updates through our Facebook page and our website.
As the pandemic is still ongoing, we ask that all members of the public who come visit the Koyasan Betsuin continue to follow all protocols requested by Temple staff and ministers while visiting the Betsuin in order to safeguard the health and safety of you and the Temple staff.
The Koyasan Betsuin is looking forward to seeing all our members and friends again.
Monthly Goma Service Live Stream
If you'd like to join Goma Service through Zoom, please use the following link,
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85207016282?pwd=VjJ6Snd4WHdtUHZNLzVRc0Z0SDhZdz09
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85207016282?pwd=VjJ6Snd4WHdtUHZNLzVRc0Z0SDhZdz09
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 10:00 am on Sundays
The Zoom link is here.
Morning service starts at 10:00 am on Sundays
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。 |
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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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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