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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
お正月初詣のご案内 - New Years Day Schedule - Hatsumode
English below the Japanese.
元日のスケジュール
寺門開放 午前 9時 新年挨拶、初詣、御守注文ができます
元旦護摩修行 午前 9時 元旦初護摩修行 （堂内・閉鎖儀式・参拝不可）
柴燈式護摩修行 午前 10時 吉祥柴燈護摩祈願（屋外・公開儀式。参拝可能）
高野山米国別院では、上記スケジュールにて皆様の新年お参りをお手伝いさせていただきます。また、お詣りの皆様お一人おひとりの安全確保と健康留意を心掛けますと共に、下記にお示し致しますルール遵守をお願い致しますので何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。
御参拝者へのお願い
１、 ２歳以上のお詣りの方は、どなた様もマスク着用をお願い致します。
２、 寺入り口では、お詣りの皆様の体温検査を実施致しております。
発熱、咳等の新型コロナの症状の方にはご入場を制限させていただきます。
３、 ご入場の際に手指消毒をお願い致します。
４、 会場内では各自が社会的距離を保ち、同一世帯以外の方は６フィートの距離を保ってお並びください。会場内には６フィートの目印を付けます。
５、 お詣りの方は上記ルールの遵守をお願いすると同時に、寺院スタッフの指示に従っていただきます。
６、 一度に寺庭に入れる人数には制限があります。新型コロナの症状をお持ちの方、或いは寺院スタッフの指示に従わなかった場合、ご退場をお願いすることもございます。
お詣りの手順ご案内
１、 寺門は午前9時に開きます。
２、 元旦当日の御守りの授与は致しかねますのでご了承ください。
３、 会場内への長時間滞在はご遠慮ください。
４、 別院メンバーの方へ
検温後、会員専用のテーブルにお進みください。会員の方には、特製のお線香（お一人様3本入り1パック）、正月特別祈祷札、開運破魔矢（白）を謹呈致します。
一般参拝の皆様へ
チェックイン際、５ドルのご寄付で特製三本束線香を授与させていただきます。このお線香は、高野山奥之院の大師御廟で使用されている特製線香です。新型コロナのため、粉末の焼香は使用致しません。
また、お寺にご寄付の方には、正月特別祈祷札を授与させていただきます。
５、 寺院正面玄関前にはお賽銭箱と記念写真撮影スポットをご用意致しております。
６、寺庭石像前に、特製焼香炉の用意がありますので、そちらでお焼香、お祈りをお願いします。
７、ご記入いただいた「御守り注文書」を寺院スタッフにお渡しください。
お守りの注文用紙は下記のポストにあります。事前のお申し込みは元旦にお渡しさせていただきますが、元旦当日のお守り販売はできません。
元日にご参拝者の方は、お守りのご注文用紙に、現金、小切手、クレジットカードのいずれかか、PayPal（ペイパル）でお支払いください。元日のお守り等のご注文は、２日と３日にお受け取りになるか、最初のお品物の送料$3.00と追加のお品物に関しては一品目につき送料$0.50をお支払いいただければ後日郵送も受け付けております。
その他、「添え護摩祈願」や「厄ばらい星まつり」のお申し込みも可能です。お申し込み時に小切手か現金でお支払いいただくか、後日小切手をお寺に郵送していただくことも可能です。
８、お参りが終了し、御守りのお申し込み、各種お手続きが終了いたしましたらご退場願います。
年末の慌ただしい中ではありますが、皆様にはご健康に留意され、安心安全な年末をお過ごしされますことをお祈り申し上げております。また、お正月にはお目にかかれますことを心からお待ち申し上げております。
New Years Day Service - Hatsumode
9 AM - New Year’s Goma Service. Bishop Matsumoto will conduct a Goma Ritual that will be closed to the public but will be live-streamed on Zoom and Facebook.
10 AM - Outdoor Goma Service. Bishop Matsumoto will conduct a special outdoor Goma Ritual
The Temple, including restrooms, will be closed to the public.
The Temple Gate Will Open at 9 AM for visitors to come to the temple yard to offer incense, pray for the new year, and submit their Omamori Order forms and other donations. Omamori will not be sold that day.
Due to Covid-19 health regulations and for the safety of everybody, visitors that come will not be allowed to stay for the whole ritual and must leave after they take their optional picture with their camera in front of the main entrance, offer money into the donation box, offer incense, pray, and drop off their Omamori Order Form with staff. There will be a separate member table for members to check-in after their temperature has been taken. Members will receive a complimentary special incense stick (one pack of three sticks per member), New Year's ofuda, and a white arrow.
Visitors will be allowed to offer a donation at check-in and purchase special three sticks of incense for a $5 donation. The incense is from Okunoin, the Mausoleum where Kobo Daishi is enshrined at Mt. Koya (Koyasan). Due to COVID-19, powdered incense will not be available to the public, only the special three sticks of incense will be available for the $5 donation. Additionally, those that make donations to the Temple will receive a special New Years Ofuda.
Omamori Order forms can be found in the post below and will be made available on New Year's Day as no omamori will be sold on New Years Day. Visitors must submit their Omamori Order form with payment by Cash, Check, or Credit Card through Paypal (an additional fee may apply, please contact the Temple at volunteer@koyasanbetsuin.org). Orders can be picked up on January 2 and 3 or can be mailed if the shipping fee of $3.00 for the first item and $0.50 per each additional item is included with payment. Other applications for Soe Goma and Hoshimatsuri service will be available and can be dropped off with a check or cash payment, or mailed to the temple with a check at a later time.
Koyasan Buddhist Temple wants to ensure the health and safety of all visitors, so the following guidelines have been put in place.
1. All visitors over the age of two (2) are required to wear a face-covering that covers the nose and mouth. Only wearing a face shield will not suffice.
2. Visitors' temperatures will be checked before entering the temple yard. (Those with a fever or exhibiting other Covid-19 symptoms will not be allowed to enter)
3. All visitors must use hand sanitizer before entering.
4. Social Distancing will be enforced and visitors not from the same household must keep six (6) feet distance from each other. The ground will be marked.
5. Visitors must abide by these rules and by the directions provided by Temple staff.
Only a small number of visitors will be allowed into the Temple yard at a time. Staff may turn visitors away if they exhibit Covid-19 symptoms or do not comply with these regulations. We thank you for your continued support of the Temple and we wish you all a safe Winter Holiday and Happy New Year.
元日のスケジュール
寺門開放 午前 9時 新年挨拶、初詣、御守注文ができます
元旦護摩修行 午前 9時 元旦初護摩修行 （堂内・閉鎖儀式・参拝不可）
柴燈式護摩修行 午前 10時 吉祥柴燈護摩祈願（屋外・公開儀式。参拝可能）
高野山米国別院では、上記スケジュールにて皆様の新年お参りをお手伝いさせていただきます。また、お詣りの皆様お一人おひとりの安全確保と健康留意を心掛けますと共に、下記にお示し致しますルール遵守をお願い致しますので何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。
御参拝者へのお願い
１、 ２歳以上のお詣りの方は、どなた様もマスク着用をお願い致します。
２、 寺入り口では、お詣りの皆様の体温検査を実施致しております。
発熱、咳等の新型コロナの症状の方にはご入場を制限させていただきます。
３、 ご入場の際に手指消毒をお願い致します。
４、 会場内では各自が社会的距離を保ち、同一世帯以外の方は６フィートの距離を保ってお並びください。会場内には６フィートの目印を付けます。
５、 お詣りの方は上記ルールの遵守をお願いすると同時に、寺院スタッフの指示に従っていただきます。
６、 一度に寺庭に入れる人数には制限があります。新型コロナの症状をお持ちの方、或いは寺院スタッフの指示に従わなかった場合、ご退場をお願いすることもございます。
お詣りの手順ご案内
１、 寺門は午前9時に開きます。
２、 元旦当日の御守りの授与は致しかねますのでご了承ください。
３、 会場内への長時間滞在はご遠慮ください。
４、 別院メンバーの方へ
検温後、会員専用のテーブルにお進みください。会員の方には、特製のお線香（お一人様3本入り1パック）、正月特別祈祷札、開運破魔矢（白）を謹呈致します。
一般参拝の皆様へ
チェックイン際、５ドルのご寄付で特製三本束線香を授与させていただきます。このお線香は、高野山奥之院の大師御廟で使用されている特製線香です。新型コロナのため、粉末の焼香は使用致しません。
また、お寺にご寄付の方には、正月特別祈祷札を授与させていただきます。
５、 寺院正面玄関前にはお賽銭箱と記念写真撮影スポットをご用意致しております。
６、寺庭石像前に、特製焼香炉の用意がありますので、そちらでお焼香、お祈りをお願いします。
７、ご記入いただいた「御守り注文書」を寺院スタッフにお渡しください。
お守りの注文用紙は下記のポストにあります。事前のお申し込みは元旦にお渡しさせていただきますが、元旦当日のお守り販売はできません。
元日にご参拝者の方は、お守りのご注文用紙に、現金、小切手、クレジットカードのいずれかか、PayPal（ペイパル）でお支払いください。元日のお守り等のご注文は、２日と３日にお受け取りになるか、最初のお品物の送料$3.00と追加のお品物に関しては一品目につき送料$0.50をお支払いいただければ後日郵送も受け付けております。
その他、「添え護摩祈願」や「厄ばらい星まつり」のお申し込みも可能です。お申し込み時に小切手か現金でお支払いいただくか、後日小切手をお寺に郵送していただくことも可能です。
８、お参りが終了し、御守りのお申し込み、各種お手続きが終了いたしましたらご退場願います。
年末の慌ただしい中ではありますが、皆様にはご健康に留意され、安心安全な年末をお過ごしされますことをお祈り申し上げております。また、お正月にはお目にかかれますことを心からお待ち申し上げております。
New Years Day Service - Hatsumode
9 AM - New Year’s Goma Service. Bishop Matsumoto will conduct a Goma Ritual that will be closed to the public but will be live-streamed on Zoom and Facebook.
10 AM - Outdoor Goma Service. Bishop Matsumoto will conduct a special outdoor Goma Ritual
The Temple, including restrooms, will be closed to the public.
The Temple Gate Will Open at 9 AM for visitors to come to the temple yard to offer incense, pray for the new year, and submit their Omamori Order forms and other donations. Omamori will not be sold that day.
Due to Covid-19 health regulations and for the safety of everybody, visitors that come will not be allowed to stay for the whole ritual and must leave after they take their optional picture with their camera in front of the main entrance, offer money into the donation box, offer incense, pray, and drop off their Omamori Order Form with staff. There will be a separate member table for members to check-in after their temperature has been taken. Members will receive a complimentary special incense stick (one pack of three sticks per member), New Year's ofuda, and a white arrow.
Visitors will be allowed to offer a donation at check-in and purchase special three sticks of incense for a $5 donation. The incense is from Okunoin, the Mausoleum where Kobo Daishi is enshrined at Mt. Koya (Koyasan). Due to COVID-19, powdered incense will not be available to the public, only the special three sticks of incense will be available for the $5 donation. Additionally, those that make donations to the Temple will receive a special New Years Ofuda.
Omamori Order forms can be found in the post below and will be made available on New Year's Day as no omamori will be sold on New Years Day. Visitors must submit their Omamori Order form with payment by Cash, Check, or Credit Card through Paypal (an additional fee may apply, please contact the Temple at volunteer@koyasanbetsuin.org). Orders can be picked up on January 2 and 3 or can be mailed if the shipping fee of $3.00 for the first item and $0.50 per each additional item is included with payment. Other applications for Soe Goma and Hoshimatsuri service will be available and can be dropped off with a check or cash payment, or mailed to the temple with a check at a later time.
Koyasan Buddhist Temple wants to ensure the health and safety of all visitors, so the following guidelines have been put in place.
1. All visitors over the age of two (2) are required to wear a face-covering that covers the nose and mouth. Only wearing a face shield will not suffice.
2. Visitors' temperatures will be checked before entering the temple yard. (Those with a fever or exhibiting other Covid-19 symptoms will not be allowed to enter)
3. All visitors must use hand sanitizer before entering.
4. Social Distancing will be enforced and visitors not from the same household must keep six (6) feet distance from each other. The ground will be marked.
5. Visitors must abide by these rules and by the directions provided by Temple staff.
Only a small number of visitors will be allowed into the Temple yard at a time. Staff may turn visitors away if they exhibit Covid-19 symptoms or do not comply with these regulations. We thank you for your continued support of the Temple and we wish you all a safe Winter Holiday and Happy New Year.
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 |
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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