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  • Wheel of Sangha – October 2025

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  • Register now: Connecting the World Through Music with Rev. Peter Hata

    Rev. Peter Hata will be giving a seminar Saturday, Nov. 22nd on astronaut and musician Sarah Gillis’ violin performance while in orbit. Rev. Hata has a long background as a professional musician. He was an original member of the group Hiroshima, and later became an adjunct professor of music at Cal State University Los Angeles. After he retired from his full-time Minister position at Higashi’s Los Angeles Betsuin in 2021, Rev. Hata has also become an active amateur astronomer.

    Registration information can be found below.

    Connecting the World Through Music

  • Reverend Ryosuke Fukami Solo Hichiriki Performance | 2025-08-31

    Thank you to Reverend Ryosuke Fukami for his two music performances and Dharma Messages in late August and early September, as well as providing a hichiriki workshop for Seattle Betsuin members.

    Please enjoy the recording of Reverend Fukami’s modern hichiriki music performance. English translation provided by Rimban Katsuya Kusunoki. Held at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 8/31/2025. Edited for copyright compliance.

  • Watch: The Tengu Club documentary

    Thank you to Mas Tahara and The Tengu Club for hosting a showing of “The Tengu Club” during Dharma Exchange on 9/21. The documentary is an exploration of Japanese American identity and experience from the early 1900s, through Japanese Internment, and into the present day. The film highlights the Tengu fishing club and the story of professional fly-fisher Hilary Hutcheson as she learns more about her family’s past.

    The documentary is about 30 minutes long and is available to watch using the link above and on YouTube.