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News
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.
April Goma Service
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Due to the novel cornoavirus (COVID-19), Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles will still conduct the April Goma Service; however, this service will be closed to the public. Only the Ministers and Staff will be in attendance to prepare and conduct the ritual. The ministers will continue to conduct rituals and offer prayers on our behalf. For those wishing to have a gomagi (wooden stick) offered by the ministers on their behalf, please complete the application to the right and email it the temple by 10:00 am on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Donations can be sent to the temple after this Sunday, but please email your application as soon as possible so the ministers and staff can prepare your gomagi.
Please mail in your checks made out to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA. Click on the pictures to download the Application Goma Service. |
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Cancellation of Services and Classes
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Due to the novel cornoavirus (COVID-19), Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles will be canceling all services and classes. The priests will perform the Spring Ohigan Service and Goma service; however, the service will not be open to the public. You will be allowed to submit your application for Spring Ohigan and for the March 2020 Goma Service and the priests will offer prayers on your behalf as well as write your name and wish on Goma sticks. Please mail in your application to the temple with your check made out to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of LA. Click on the pictures to read the letter from the Bishop and download the Application for Ohigan and Goma Service.
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Koyasan March Schedule Now Available
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The March 2020 temple schedule is now available for viewing/download. Please click on the image to the right to go to the temples Calendar & Schedules page.
If you would like to visit the temple, please call (213) 624-1247 before you plan to visit. The temple often has private services scheduled. |
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Soe Goma Application
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Kōbō Daishi introduced the “Goma Fire Rite” from China. The ceremony originated about five thousand years ago in India. The rite called the Fire of Great Wisdom (Daichika), leads us to emancipation, removing the darkness of ignorance and brining the light of enlightenment. At the Goma service attendees destroy their bad karma and offer prayers through prayer wooden sticks (soe gomagi) that are burned in the “fire” ritual. The service is held the last Sunday of the month.
The Goma ritual is performed monthly (12) and at special services (New Years, Hoshimatsuri and Shichi-Go-San) for a total of 15 times a year. If you cannot attend the services and wish to have the ministers offer soe gomagi and prayer for you through the year, please return or send in the application by January 15, 2020. Print clearly your name and prayer below. Suggested minimum donation is $60.00 per person. Make check payable to Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of L.A |
New Issue (236) of Koyasan's Jiho Newsletter Now Available
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The latest (December 2019 - Issue 236) 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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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 Regina@koyasanbetsuin.org.
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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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