Welcome
to the
Shin Dharma Net Cyber Sangha,
initiated by
the Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin in Honolulu!
We're here to provide a
focal point on the Internet, where anyone studying Shin Buddhism, or wishing to identify with it,
can get information and nurture
their spiritual lives.
By talking with ministers and others, you can seek answers to your
questions and gain insight into the various aspects of
Shin Buddhism. Essentially, it is for those who don't have access to a temple community. Where
there is a temple, we encourage you get to know the Shin Buddhist
community by participating in that temple's life -- but we welcome you as
a member of the Shin Dharma Net Cyber Sangha as well.
Shin Dharma Net Cyber Sangha dues is $30 per year,
and includes:
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the monthly Goji, Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin
(print) Newsletter and
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Metta, the newsletter
of the Buddhist Study Center
in Honolulu. |
Through both publications, members will be able to get a sense of the life of the
Shin community in Hawaii, and be a part of that community.
In addition to the publications, members receive a 10% discount from the
Honpa Hongwanji Bookstore
and also have access, by e-mail, to ministers and knowledgeable laypersons
located at the Honolulu
temple or other temples
in the Hawaiian islands.
At present the following individuals are
available for dialogue:
If you wish to make contact with another
member minister or layperson, please e-mail Rev. Bloom for a referral.
We hope people throughout the world who are linked together through their trust in Nembutsu will become
one in a spiritual fellowship that will
develop online through the teaching of Shinran.
Though he lived in the 13th century,
Shinran's spiritual insight remains
relevant and vital today. If you share this conviction, please join us
here as part of the Shin Dharma Net Cyber Sangha so we can establish a true
network that transcends all boundaries and limitations.
To join, please send your
dues to:
Alfred Bloom
204 Kuuhoa Pl.
Kailua HI, 96734
Checks or money orders (in U.S. currency
only) must be made out to the
Honpa Hongwanji
Betsuin. |