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The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Japanese: 本派本願寺ハワイ別院, Honpa Honganji Hawai Betsuin) is a district of the Nishi (West) Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, a school of Mahayana Pure Land Buddhism.
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Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is the umbrella organization for Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in the islands. We provide a two-way connection between the head temple in Kyoto, Japan (the Nishi Hongwanji) and temples and organizations in Hawaii.
History. On the evening of March 3, 1889 a sound resounded across a tiny island chain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The sound was that of a gong and a deep rhythmic chanting in Sino-Japanese. It is a sound that has echoed across the tiny island chain ever since. Beginnings.
The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese Hawaiians or “Local Japanese”, rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. [ 2 ]
The history of the Hongwanji in Hawaii began when Rev. Soryu Kagahi arrived in Honolulu on March 2, 1889 and led services before traveling on to Hilo where he established the first Japanese Buddhist temple in the Hawaiian Islands in April 1889.
The Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Honolulu is the main temple of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Hawaii Kyodan). The Betsuin and Hawaii Kyodan belong to the Jodo Shinshu (Shin Buddhism) school and maintain close ties with the Nishi Hongwanji head temple in Kyoto.
