Thanksgiving may not be a part of our Soto Zen tradition, but theunderlying sentiments and values of this iconic American holiday are. Atthis time of reflection and of giving thanks for life’s blessings, we arereminded that the Buddha teaches us to be mindful, to practice generosity,to have compassion, and to do what is right. With these precepts in mind,we are truly grateful for the heartwarming response to our recentfundraising campaign. So many of you have sent in your generousmonetary donations in support of our temple bell restoration and shorelineerosion mitigation projects. Knowing that Mantokuji’s members andsupporters still honor the temple’s long history and its importantconnections to our families and community strengthens and encourages usin our efforts to do our best for Mantokuji.

Mahalo to all those who have purchased tickets for Mantokuji Fujinkai’supcoming Nishime Sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 17. A limitednumber of tickets may still be available and you may call Cathy Murayama,(808) 283-6125 for more information. On Sunday, November 18 you areinvited to a Family Service and Shichi-Go-San Ceremony. We will becelebrating milestone years for some special 7-, 5-, and 3-year old children.

Take care.

With Aloha,

Eric MotoPresident Mantokuji Kyodan

President’s Message

November 2018

Paia Mantokuji Soto Mission

P.O. Box 790207, Paia, HI 96779

Tel: (808) 579 – 8051 E-mail: info@paiamantokuji.orgWeb: www.paiamantokuji.orgFacebook: www.facebook.com/Mantokuji/

Dates to Remember

November 18 Family services &

Shichi-Go-San Ceremony

December 2 Jodo-e service

Mangan Team

Bobbie, Cathy & Isabelle ①

NOVEMBER 17

NISHIME SALE

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ReportsFujinkai News The Fujinkai will be having their monthly meeting and clean up as follows:

December 9, 2018 at 8:00amJanuary 7, 2018 at 8:00am

Thank you to the Fujinkai ladies who came on Saturday, October 6 and early Sunday, October 7 to prepare for theDaruma-sama picnic:

Bobbie Arita, Nancy Fukagawa, Kay Hanano, Judith Matoi, Carol Moto, Cathy Murayama, Doreen Sarceda,Lois Sato, Sachie Toyota and Misa Umetsu.

Fujinkai Luncheon Sunday, November 25 at 10:30amKaanapali Beach Hotel

After all the hard work the Fujinkai ladies continue to do throughout the year, they will be taking a break from all thecleaning and cooking and sorting and packing. They will enjoy a delicious brunch on Sunday, November 25 at10:30 am at Kaanapali Beach Hotel. All Fujinkai members are invited to participate. Bus transportation will beprovided from the Pukalani Shopping Center and the War Memorial Stadium parking lots. Cost is $45 for non-members and $20 for Fujinkai members. We hope you will be able to join us!

Deadline to sign up is November 18. Call or email Cathy Murayama @ 283-6125 / cathymurayama@gmail.com

Daruma-ki Service and Picnicheld on October 7

Excitement and laughter filled the hall as the Darumaki picnic commenced afterthe service officiated by Rev. Hirosato Yoshida of Soto Mission of Hawaii Shoboji.

The teams were challenged with the task of decoratinga chochin and building words with bananagram tilesrelated to Mantokuji and Buddhism. Among the words;Buddhism, zazen, kyodan, taiko, work and mosquitos!Team 2 won with 20 words.A scrumptious lunch by the Fujinkai ladies wereenjoyed by all and before the announcements of theraffle winners, we were treated to a surprise

, , , , and the winners were:

Yukie Pye won a $150 Hawaiian Airlines gift cardBernice Nagato won a $100 Amazon gift certificateSkylar Arita won a $50 Amazon gift certificateJaelynn Fukuda won a $50 Amazon gift certificateHoward Arita won a $25 Amazon gift certificateLiam Ramos won a $25 Amazon gift certificateYuriko Fukagawa won an Instant Pot & cookbookRev Yoshida won a Digital Air FryerSachie Toyota won a Sushi SetRisa Hiester won a Musubi SetTomoe McMillan won a Connect Four gameMatthew Matoi won a Rummikub game

As attendees circulated getting to know one another,they quickly learned who had a plumeria tree in theiryard, who was able to recite the three treasures andthat so many were not born on Maui.

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performance by Reverend Yoshida, yoyo champ from his high school days.

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Welcome, New MembersThe Mantokuji Sangha extends a warm welcome to the following new members:

Joel & Letitia McMullin

We are always grateful to have new members. For information about membership, please contact the temple.

Special Thanks

Scott Hanano & Chester Kakiuchifor maintenance of grounds

Kay Hanano for supplying flower arrangements for services

Kathleen Davis for cleaning and maintaining the hall

Announcements

In Memoriam

We express our heartfelt sympathy to the families of:

Patsy Murakami, 89, who passed away on September 2, 2018.

Yoneko Hashimoto, 92, who passed away on September 23, 2018.

Elaine Komine, 91, who passed away on October 3, 2018.

We pray for them and give our love and support to their families in this time of great loss.

Namu Kie Butsu, Namu Kie Ho, Namu Kie So

Nishime SaleSaturday, November 17, 2017

Pick up @ Mantokuji 10:00 am – 12 noon or Kahului Shopping Center 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm

Work schedule to prepare for nishime sale:

Sunday, October 28 at 8:30am – prepare chickenThursday, November 15 at 8:30am – prepare vegetablesFriday, November 16 at 8:00am – prepare vegetablesSaturday, November 17 at 7:00am – cook & pack

We would greatly appreciate your help if you are available on any of these days.

Few tickets still available

Call Cathy Murayama at 808.283.6125 to purchase tickets.

Thank you Llyw, Leon, Tao, and Jaelynn who helped pick the winners. Thank you Cathy Murayama for the hours ofwork putting this picnic and the fun games together.

Daruma-sama Picnic Prizes & Gift Bag Donations:Thank you to our generous donors: Howard & Bobbie Arita, Harold & Kathy Fujii (Cupertino, CA), Akio & KayHanano, Hideo & Joyce Kawahara, Allan & Cathy Murayama, Paul & Gwen Ueoka, and Colin Watanabe.

Thank you to all who attended the Darumaki Service and picnic. This picnic is anopportunity for Mantokuji to thank you and all our friends and family who come outthroughout the year to help Mantokuji. We truly appreciate your continuous support.

Daruma-ki Service and Picnic (cont’)

There are now four beautiful banners hanging in the Mantokuji temple. The banners represent each of the fourWisdoms: “Giving,” “Kind Speech,” “Good Deeds,” and “Empathy.” The banners were thought of and developedby the Reverends Jiko Nakade and Myoshin Kaniumoe of the Big Island. The Four Wisdoms are based on theShusho-gi written by Dogen Zenji, the founder of Soto Zen Buddhism. We thank them for all their time and effort.We also say mahalo to the Hawaii Soto Mission Association for sponsoring the project and the cost of providingeach of the Soto Shu temples with a set.

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Giving, Kind Speech, Good Deeds, Empathy

“Giving” (Fu-se) means not to covet. In principle, although nothingis truly one’s own, this does not prevent us from giving. Do notdisdain even a small offering; its giving will surely bear fruit.Therefore, we should give even a line or a verse of the dharma,sowing good seeds for this life and other lives. We should give evena penny or a single blade of grass of resources, establishing goodroots for this world and other worlds. The Dharma is a resource,and resources are the dharma. Without coveting reward or thanksfrom others, we simply share our strength with them. Providingferries and building bridges are also the perfection of giving.Earning a living and producing goods are fundamentally nothingother than giving.

“Kind Speech” (Aigo) means, when meeting living beings, to thinkkindly of them and offer them affectionate words. To speak with afeeling of tenderness toward living beings, as if they were one’sown infant, is what is meant by kind speech. We should praise thevirtuous and pity the virtueless. Kind speech is fundamental tomollifying one’s enemies and fostering harmony among one’sfriends. Hearing kind speech to one’s face brightens one’scountenance and pleases one’s heart. Hearing kind speechindirectly leaves a deep impression. We should realize that kindspeech has the power to move the heavens.

“Good Deeds” (Rigyō) means to devise good ways of benefitingliving beings, whether noble or humble. Those who encounteredthe trapped tortoise and the injured bird simply performedbeneficial deeds for them, without seeking their reward or thanks.The foolish believe that their own interests will suffer if they put thebenefits of others first. This is not the case. Beneficial deeds areone, universally benefiting self and others

“Empathy” (Dōji) means not to differentiate; to make no distinctionbetween self and others. It is, for example, like the humanTathagata who was the same as other human beings. There is away of understanding such that we identify others with ourselvesand then identify ourselves with others. At such times self andothers are without boundaries. The ocean does not reject any water;this is Empathy. It is because of this that water collects andbecomes an ocean.

From Rev. Myoshin Kaniumoe of ‘Alaneo Zendo in Hilo

Donations made in SeptemberWe would like to sincerely thank you for your very generous donations.

General Donations

BHS Class of ’72, Gloria Cajigal, Kathleen Davis, Hawaii72, Joel & Letitia McMullin, Masami Nakahara, Anne Oishi, Isabelle Scholl,Colin Watanabe.

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Howard & Bobbie Arita In Memory of Carol SuzukiMr. & Mrs. Hideaki Doi In Memory of Carol SuzukiChung & Luney In Memory of Carol SuzukiAkio & Kay Hanano In Memory of Carol SuzukiDonald & Shirley Ann Kimizuka In Memory of Carol SuzukiDonna Lafayette In Memory of Carol SuzukiGary & Judith Matoi In Memory of Carol SuzukiHiroji & Barbara Mende Obon Donation In Memory of Minetaro & Some NashiwaMyles Murakami Funeral Service for Patsy MurakamiAllan & Cathy Murayama In Memory of Carol SuzukiRev Kenji & Naoko Oyama In Memory of Carol SuzukiMartin Rosenblum & Phyllis Tempo In Memory of Carol SuzukiRobert & Natalie Sato Obon DonationSharon Shimabukuro Obon DonationWayne Takehara In Memory or Yoshimi & Masayuki TakeharaSachie & Eric Toyota In Memory of Carol SuzukiMeyer Leigh & Sharon Ueoka In Memory of Betsy OuchiColin Watanabe Use of Hall on 9.22.18

Donations received for Autumn O-HIgan & Ryosoki Service on September 16, 2018

Tokuko Abe, Akio & Kay Hanano, Donald & Shirley Ann Kimizuka, Joyce Masuda, Gary & Judith Matoi, Allan & Cathy Murayama,Gladys Nagata, Bernice Nagato, Go & Kay Sasaki, Michie Tamane, Mark & Lois Sato, Sachie & Eric Toyota, Misa Umetsu.

Donations received for Mantokuji Projects

Bell Tower

Tony & Irene Arakaki (IMO Asayo & Gosuke Funayama), Edward Baldwin, Ronald & Fumiko Hiyakumoto, Roy Horiuchi, FaithKasahara, Jean Kuwada, Reiko Matsunaga, Mildred Miyamoto, Sadako Nikaido, James and Velma Sugimoto, Les & LindaTakahashi, Elton & Sandra Wada, Stanley Sato, Jean Gushiken.

Restoration, Erosion & Maintenance Projects

Glenn & Michele Abe, Masako Abe, Shintoku Arakawa, Roland Asakura, Kathleen Bugtong, John & Chihagi Chiu, Bradly &Miwako Curtis, Kathleen Davis, Gilbert Edo, Randy Emmsley, Yuriko Fukagawa, Allen & Janet Fukuda, Norene Fukuda, Rikio &Jane Fukunaga, Harold & Joyce Fukushima, Lydia Furomoto, Ronald Furukawa, Allan Hasegawa, Dennis & Katherine Hashiro,Joan Higashi, Edith Hiraga, Gwen Hiraga, Mitsuru Hirano & Juaneva Smith, Harry Hirata, Akime Hiwatashi, Chieko Hiwatashi,Noriko Hoge, Sandra Ichikawa, Dennis & Grace Ishii, Donald & Faith Ito, Yaeno Kanemitsu-Mukogawa, Dennis & Linda Kawachi,Hideo & Joyce Kawahara & Family, Yoshimi Kayona, Rebecca Kikumoto, Clyde & Jean Kono, Kenneth Kumasaka, GwenKunishige, Kenneth Matsumoto, Robert & Edith Matsumoto, Betsy Matsumura, Jane Matsuoka, Clara Matsuzaki, Maui SpecialtyChocolates, Ethel Miyahira, Danny & Yvonne Miyasato, Paul & Jessie Mizoguchi, Stanley & Elaine Mori, June Murata (AkiyamaFamily), Amy Nakade, Rev Mary Beth Jiko Nakade, Peter & Gail Nakamae, Kenneth Nakamura, Satsuki Napolis & Naomi Kwock,Takeiji Nihei, Marlene Nishimura, Ed & Harriet Ogata, Hideo Ogata, Peter Ohashi, Jane Omura, Rose Ono, Warren & HelenOrikasa, Jeffrey & Marlene Rebugio, William & Barbara Rolph, Jill Ross, Ayako Saito (IMO Takeji & Tokuyo Saito), Kenneth &Phyllis Sakai (IMO Yoshio & Shizue Higuchi), Howard Sakata, Colleen Sakuma, Jane K Shinoda (IMO Asayo & Gosuke Funayama),Anna Mae Shishido, Kenneth & Dorothy Sorayama (IMO our Parents & Grandparents), Toshiko Sugiki, Celia Suzuki (from MeyerUeoka’s Family), Satoshi & Kiyoko Suzuki, Wayne Suzuki (IMO Arthur H & Masako Suzuki), Brian & Joyce Takahashi, Daniel & JaneTakahashi, Joe Takahashi, Nora Takeuchi, Kirk & Lori Tanaka, Carol Tanji, James & Shirley Tanji, Florence Tasaka, Charlotte Tom,Charles & Lynne Toma (In Loving Memory of Sam & Gladys Sato), John & Janet Tomita, Teruo Tomita, Gertrude Ueoka, MeyerLeigh & Sharon Ueoka, Paul & Gwen Ueoka, Ronald & Vivian Ueoka, Thomas Umetsu, Louis & Jean Wada (IMO Haruo & FusaeWada & Sandra E Nakagawa), Mr. & Mrs. Robert Waki, Betty Watanabe, Brian Watanabe, Ikiko Watanabe, Janice Watanabe, Stan& Bonnie Watanabe, Jonathan & Paula Wong, Fred & Aiko Yamashige, Setsuko Yamashita (IMO Takichi & Mina Shishido),Edward Yasui, Jane Yonamine, James & Harriet Yoshimori, Patsy Yoshimura, James & Marian Yoshioka.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 109:30am—12:30pm Ikebana

118:00am Cleanup10:00am Fujinkai Meeting11:00am Kyodan Meeting4:00pm-5:30pm Zazen

12 13 14 15 16 1710:00am—2:00pm Nishime Sale

189:00am Family service – ShichiGo San (7-5-3) Ceremony 4:00pm-5:30pm Zazen

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2510:30am Fujinkai Luncheon at Kaanapali Beach Hotel4:00pm-5:30pm Zazen

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Coming up in December (tentative Schedule)Sunday 2 Jodo-e Service, Shakyo Session

Sunday 9 Fujinkai Meeting, Clean up

Sunday 16 End of the Year Clean-up Day

Monday 31 Joya no Kane & New Year’s Blessing Service