Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (Nishi) 本派本願寺羅府別院 has been in LA since 1905.

Today, the children of Nishi Center  celebrated their graduation.Congratulations, everyone! 🎓✨Sharing morning service wi...
06/05/2026

Today, the children of Nishi Center celebrated their graduation.

Congratulations, everyone! 🎓✨

Sharing morning service with you has been such a happy and meaningful time for me.
Every morning, you gave me so much energy and joy.
I will miss you all very much.

But as Ms. Susan said, Nishi is your home.
Please come back anytime. 🐸

And please remember this:
the Buddha, to whom you placed your hands together every morning,
is always with you, wherever you go.

And from Kame-chan:
step by step. 🐢

Congratulations on your graduation! 🙏

📢 Bon Dance Practice Schedule UpdatePlease note that there has been a change to the Bon Dance practice schedule.Be sure ...
06/03/2026

📢 Bon Dance Practice Schedule Update

Please note that there has been a change to the Bon Dance practice schedule.

Be sure to check the flyer for the updated dates and details.

We look forward to dancing together as we prepare for the upcoming Obon season! 🏮✨

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Anytime, anywhere,
Namo Amida Butsu 🙏
#盆踊り #お盆

Last month’s Dharma message was:“Hello, Baby.I am your Mom. ♪Namo Amida Butsu.”Now it is June — Father’s Day month!And i...
06/01/2026

Last month’s Dharma message was:

“Hello, Baby.
I am your Mom. ♪
Namo Amida Butsu.”

Now it is June — Father’s Day month!
And in Japan, it is also the rainy season. ☔🐸

To all the fathers out there:
Thank you for carrying so many responsibilities and burdens every day.

When we think of rain, we often think of frogs.

So this month’s Dharma message is:

“Even dads are still growing…
Namo Amida Butsu.”

In Japanese, this message plays on the words “frog,” “renewal,” and “returning home.”

When illuminated by Amida Buddha’s light,
I am reminded that I am not living alone.

There is a compassionate presence that walks with me and carries my burdens alongside me.

The Nembutsu brings joy and reassurance to the heart.

We all have a place to return to.
And we all have opportunities to be renewed again and again.

Before Amida Buddha,
fathers, mothers, and all of us alike
are beings still growing and being nurtured,
just as we are.

Nembutsu brings joy to the heart.
Even dads are still growing…

Namo Amida Butsu.

This month’s bulletin board artwork is a collaboration between calligrapher Hiroko Nakahira and our Betsuin Facilities Manager, Thomas Mochizuki, who drew the frog illustration.

Both are also talented musicians and members of our band, ABA Sonics. 🎵 .n.21

Thank you both for sharing your gifts and helping create this wonderful piece.

Anytime, anywhere,
Namo Amida Butsu🙏

先月の法語は、

「こんにちは赤ちゃん
私がママよ♪
南無阿弥陀仏」

でした。

さて、今月は父の日。
そして日本では梅雨の季節ですね☔🐸

世のお父さん方、
毎日たくさんの責任や重圧を背負いながら、本当にお疲れさまです。

雨といえばカエル。

そこで今月の法語は、

「父もまだまだ若ガエル
南無阿弥陀仏」

にしてみました。

阿弥陀さまの光に照らされたとき、
私は一人で生きているのではなかったことに気づかされます。

共に私の重荷を担い、
共に歩んでくださるはたらきがあった。

お念仏は、そんな安心と喜びを与えてくださいます。

私たちには、
本当に「カエル場所」があり、
何度でも「若ガエル喜び」がある。

阿弥陀さまの前では、
父も、母も、
そして私もまた、煩悩具足の身としてお育てにあずかる存在です。

Nembutsu brings joy to the heart.
Even dads are still growing…

南無阿弥陀仏

ちなみに今回の作品は、書道家の中平宏子さんと、カエルのイラストを描いてくださった別院ファシリティマネージャーのトーマス望月さんとのコラボ作品です。

お二人は私たちのバンド「ABA Sonics」の仲間でもあります🎵

才能が集結した素晴らしい作品となりました。

いつもありがとうございます!

いつでも、どこでも、
なもあみだぶつ🙏

#お寺の掲示板 #浄土真宗 #法語

We were happy to welcome Mamiko-san from Eko Kindergarten in Germany to LA Nishi.Welcome to LA Nishi!   Amazingly, she w...
05/28/2026

We were happy to welcome Mamiko-san from Eko Kindergarten in Germany to LA Nishi.
Welcome to LA Nishi!

Amazingly, she will be attending six Dodgers games in a row while visiting from Germany ⚾️🔥
She instantly surpassed my total number of games… I’m jealous!

Yesterday’s game could not have been better — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and became the winning pitcher!
What a perfect game to experience.

Thank you so much for visiting us all the way from Germany.
And special thanks to the minister at Eko-ji for recommending a visit to our temple.

Anytime, anywhere — Namo Amida Butsu🙏

ドイツの惠光幼稚園より、MamikoさんがLA西別院へご参拝くださいました。
ようこそLA Nishiへ!

なんと、ドイツからドジャーススタジアムへ6試合連続観戦予定とのこと⚾️🔥
私の観戦回数を一気に追い越されました…うらやましい!!笑

昨日は、大谷翔平選手が先頭打者ホームラン、そして勝利投手という最高の試合!
素晴らしい瞬間を見ることができて本当に良かったですね。

遠くドイツからのお参り、本当にありがとうございました。
また、Mamikoさんに別院参拝をおすすめくださったEko-jiの先生にも感謝申し上げます。

いつでもどこでも、南無阿弥陀仏 🙏

2025–2026 Sangha Award Class 🌿Last week, the final presentations for this year’s Sangha Award class were held in the Hon...
05/27/2026

2025–2026 Sangha Award Class 🌿

Last week, the final presentations for this year’s Sangha Award class were held in the Hondo at LA Nishi.

The five Scouts who will receive their Sangha Award badges gave thoughtful presentations on the life of the Buddha, carefully explaining the Buddhist murals inside the temple. They also shared how the Buddhist teachings they studied throughout the year connect to their own daily lives.

Balancing school, extracurricular activities, and busy schedules is not easy, and I want to give my deepest praise to all of the students for their sincere effort and focus during every class.

As you continue through life, there may be times when you feel lost, worried, or uncertain. When those moments come, please remember that you do not have to carry everything alone. Lean on the people around you.

And never forget — the Buddha is always with you, wherever you are.
The Buddha’s compassion always embraces you warmly.

After the presentations, we also held an orientation for the next Sangha Award class. Thank you to everyone who attended!

This class allows Scouts to earn religious award badges through Buddhist learning and activities. All religions, Buddhist traditions, and Scout troops are welcome.

We are planning to begin the next class around September. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Himeji at LA Nishi.

Congratulations once again to this year’s Sangha Award recipients!! 🙏🌿

🌻 Summer is here… and Obon season has arrived!! 🏮  The Southern District Obon season is about to begin!  From taiko and ...
05/21/2026

🌻 Summer is here… and Obon season has arrived!! 🏮

The Southern District Obon season is about to begin!
From taiko and bon dancing to food, laughter, and reunion — this is the time of year when temples come alive with joy and gratitude.

Let’s support one another, visit different temples, and make this Obon season unforgettable together!

Check out the full Southern District Obon schedule on the flyer.
See you around the yagura! 🏮✨

Namo Amida Butsu 🙏

#盆踊り

Today, May 21, we celebrated the 853rd birthday of our founder, Shinran Shonin, together with the children of Nishi Cent...
05/21/2026

Today, May 21, we celebrated the 853rd birthday of our founder, Shinran Shonin, together with the children of Nishi Center. 🌿

The Shinran statue on our temple grounds was beautifully decorated by the children and looked so joyful today!

Shinran Shonin,
thank you for sharing with us the compassion of Amida Buddha and the joy of the Nembutsu.

Happy Birthday!

Namo Amida Butsu 🙏

本日5月21日、宗祖・親鸞聖人の853回目のお誕生日を、西センターの子どもたちと一緒にお祝いさせていただきました。 🌿

境内の親鸞さまも、子どもたちによって華やかに飾られ、とても嬉しそうです!

親鸞さま。
私たちに阿弥陀さまのお慈悲と、お念仏のよろこびをお伝えくださり、本当にありがとうございます。

お誕生日おめでとうございます。

南無阿弥陀仏 🙏

#親鸞聖人 #浄土真宗

On May 17, we held our Gotan-e (Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Service) and Hatsumairi Ceremony at LA Nishi. 🌿  First, we wer...
05/21/2026

On May 17, we held our Gotan-e (Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Service) and Hatsumairi Ceremony at LA Nishi. 🌿

First, we were happy to welcome Rev. Gibbs and his family from Pasadena.
Rev. Gibbs previously served here at LA Nishi for seven years.
Welcome back!

We also welcomed Rev. Wakasugi from Japan as our guest speaker.
While researching self-compassion, he encountered the Buddhist teaching of compassion and later received Tokudo in 2025.
This may have been his very first Dharma talk after ordination (!), and we were grateful to hear his message.
We look forward to welcoming him back to Nishi again someday.

We were also honored to celebrate Hatsumairi for five families.

May these children, embraced by Amida Buddha’s compassion,
grow in health, warmth, and joy as children of the Buddha.

Thank you all for visiting and sharing this special day with us.

Namo Amida Butsu 🙏

5月17日、LA西別院にて降誕会・初参式をお勤めいたしました。🌿

まず、パサデナよりギブス先生ご一家がご参拝くださいました。
ギブス先生は、かつて7年間別院でご奉仕くださっていた先生。
おかえりなさい!

そして日本からは若杉先生をゲストスピーカーとしてお迎えしました。
若杉先生は、セルフコンパッションの研究を深めていく中で仏教の慈悲に出会われ、2025年に得度。
この度、初めて(!?)ご法話をしてくださいました。
また別院でお話をいただける日を楽しみにしております。

そして今回は、5組のご家族の初参式もお勤めしました。

仏の子として、
阿弥陀さまのやさしさに包まれながら、
健やかに成長されますよう心より念じております。

皆さま、ようこそのお参りでした。

南無阿弥陀仏 🙏

#降誕会 #浄土真宗 #親鸞聖人 #初参式

東京・江戸川区 真徳寺より、佐藤様ご家族がLA西別院へご参拝くださいました。  この度は、息子さんのサンディエゴでの大学ご卒業、誠におめでとうございます!🎓  大切な節目のご旅行の中で、別院へお参りくださりありがとうございました。  日本と...
05/14/2026

東京・江戸川区 真徳寺より、佐藤様ご家族がLA西別院へご参拝くださいました。

この度は、息子さんのサンディエゴでの大学ご卒業、誠におめでとうございます!🎓

大切な節目のご旅行の中で、別院へお参りくださりありがとうございました。

日本とアメリカ。
場所は離れていても、こうしてお念仏のご縁でつながれることをありがたく感じます。

そして、大谷翔平選手の素晴らしいピッチングも見ることができて本当に良かったですね! ⚾️🔥

またぜひお参りください。

いつでもどこでも、なんまんだぶ 🙏

We were happy to welcome the Sato family from Shintokuji Temple in Edogawa, Tokyo, to LA Nishi.

Congratulations to your son on his university graduation in San Diego!

Thank you for visiting our temple during such a meaningful trip and important milestone for your family.

Though Japan and America are far apart,
we are grateful to be connected through the Nembutsu.

And we’re so glad you were able to watch Shohei Ohtani’s incredible pitching as well!

We hope to see you again someday.

Anytime, anywhere — Namo Amida Butsu🙏
#浄土真宗 #参拝

On April 24, 2026, Rev. Hoshino and his family from Shinkyoji Temple in Fukuoka ( )visited LA Nishi.  Rev. Hoshino and I...
05/12/2026

On April 24, 2026, Rev. Hoshino and his family from Shinkyoji Temple in Fukuoka ( )visited LA Nishi.

Rev. Hoshino and I are connected through two things:
baseball and Buddhism. ⚾️🙏

We both played baseball at the same university and are ministers of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha tradition. Through a mutual senior from our baseball days, we were brought together in 2021.

Five years have passed since we first met in Fukuoka, and this time, they came all the way to Los Angeles as a family.
It was truly moving to share a service together here at Nishi.

We were also deeply grateful to receive a beautiful illustration of LA Nishi created by Mrs. Hoshino.

You can truly feel the time, care, and heartfelt thought that went into this artwork.
Thank you so much for this warm and meaningful gift.

(And yes… Rimban and I actually look pretty similar in the drawing 😄)

We look forward to using this wonderful artwork for temple memories and future outreach.

No matter where we may be in the world, may we continue to rejoice in the Nembutsu together.

Namo Amida Butsu

2026年4月24日、福岡県・真教寺より星野様御一行がLA西別院へご参拝くださいました。

私と星野住職は、「野球」と「坊主」のご縁でつながっています。⚾️🙏

お互い同じ大学の野球部出身、そして浄土真宗本願寺派の僧侶ということで、2021年より共通の先輩を通してご縁をいただきました。

福岡で初めてお会いしてから5年。
この度はご家族でようこそロサンゼルスへ!
そして、一緒にお勤めをさせていただき本当に感激でした。

さらにありがたいことに、坊守さまよりLA西別院を見事に描いた素敵なイラストを寄贈していただきました。

時間をかけ、心を込めて描いてくださったことが伝わってくる温かい作品です。
本当にありがとうございます。

輪番と私、なんだか似ていますね😄

これから、参拝記念やお寺のPRなどで大切に活用させていただきます。

これからも、それぞれの場所でお念仏をよろこばせていただきましょう。 この度はようこそのお参りでした!

なんまんだぶ 🙏

#浄土真宗 #参拝記念

Address

815 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA
91030

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12136809130

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