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News
Live Stream of Services
Bishop Yuju Matsumoto will be live streaming morning service and the Major Services (Daihoyo) on Facebook and Instragram, so please follow the temple's account by clicking the Facebook or Instagram buttons above. If you do not have a Facebook or Instagram account, you should be able to stream the videos on Facebook. Ohigan service will stream tomorrow March 22, 2020 as scheduled at 1:30 pm. Please call the temple at (213) 624-1267 if you have any questions.
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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Upcoming New Year Events
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Paid members can now RSVP for reserved seating for the 2020 New Year's Service on January 1, 2020. Please call the temple before December 28, 2019. Service will start at 10:00 am and doors will open at 9:00 am. Paid members in attendance will receive a Lucky Arrow and New Year Ofuda. To become a member, please visit our membership page. Parking will not be available on temple grounds, so please take advantage of paid parking at nearby public parking structures.
Hatsumode is from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm January 1-3, 2020. Goma service will be held at 10:00 am. Hatsu Daishi & Goma Service is January 19, 2020 at 1:30 pm. We look forward to welcoming the Year of the Rat with you. Thank you. Please click on the flyer to the left for a printable size image of the flyer. |
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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