Hōonkō Seminar

Name: Hōonkō Seminar
Start: 2026-01-10T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-10T14:30:00-08:00
Location: 1427 South Main Street, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98144

Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple

Highlights

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm

1.5 hours

1427 South Main Street, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98144

Date & Location

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm (PST)

1427 South Main Street, Washington 98144

1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98144-2034, United States

About the event

Hōonkō Seminar

Please join us for our Ho-onko seminar with guest speaker, Rev. Tadao Koyama, from the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. The subject of the seminar is "The Goeiden, Godensho, and Shinran Shonin: A Close Look at Hōonkō"

Register at: https://seattlebetsuin.org/event/ho-onko-seminar-2026/

About Hōonkō:
Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of our Jōdo Shinshū tradition, passed away on January 16, 1262. For Jōdo Shin Buddhists, Hōonkō (報恩講) is the most important observance of the year. “Hōon” means to “repay or return one’s gratitude” and “kō” refers to “a gathering.”

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