by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
By Reverend Mimatsu Hello, everyone. I hope you are all doing well. It will soon be 5 years since I arrived here in 2019 to take over the position of Head Minister at Koyasan Temple. Although Spring will soon be here, this will now be my last Spring in the United...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
Shakyamuni Buddha, the spiritual founder of Buddhism, was born between the 6th – 4th century BCE and lived in central north India some 2,500 years ago. He was named Siddhartha Gautama and was raised in the region of Shakya. His father was Shuddhodana, King of...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
INGREDIENTS 1 rotisserie chicken carcass (bones and skin). 1 tablespoon of ginger, sliced or minced 2 cloves of garlic, minced or smashed 4 quarts of water 2 tablespoons of miso paste 3 tablespoons of shoyu (soy sauce) DIRECTIONS Prepare the Chicken Carcass: Trent...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
Contributed by Savannah Umeda Savannah Umeda, a member of the Advanced Taiko Class submitted this article detailing her experience as a Koyasan Taiko Group Member. What I love most about taiko is the feeling of being with your friends and sharing frightening moments...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
By Janene DelMundo On Saturday, January 27, 2024, the Koyasan Temple’s Taiko Group had its first performance of 2024 by kicking off Lunar New Year celebrations at the Old Town Plaza in Elk Grove with The Creative Space. 20 performers played Kodama, Buchiasase Daiko,...
by Trent Sunahara | Feb 26, 2024 | Newsletters
By Reverend Yasuko Coy My first visit to the Northern California Koyasan Temple was in August 1994. At that time, Reverend Asahi was the Head Minister at the Temple. I did not know anything about Koyasan Shingon Buddhism at the time, but I started to learn little by...
