Join Reverend Katsuya Kusunoki for informal evening dialogues on Buddhism. Sensei will cover topics from ‘Cocktails’ by Rev. Masao Kodani. Classes will take place online, via Zoom. There is no cost to attend. Donations are gratefully accepted.
2025 class dates (every 3rd Tuesday):
October 21, November 18, December 16
6:30pm-7:30pm
Rev. Peter Hata will be giving a seminar Saturday, Nov. 22nd on astronaut and musician Sarah Gillis’ violin performance while in orbit, and on Nov. 23rd he will give a Dharma Talk and performance as part of Seattle Betsuin’s Autumn Music Service.
Rev. Peter 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. Then, in the early 2000s, after training as a minister’s assistant and receiving tokudo and kyoshi, he was assigned in 2012 as minister of Higashi Honganji’s West Covina Buddhist Temple. In 2014, he was reassigned to Higashi’s Los Angeles Betsuin, where he helped establish the temple’s lay education programs and study classes.
In 2021, he retired from his full-time position, but has stayed active and continues to speak semi-regularly at the temple and as an invited speaker at other temples. Also, since retiring, Rev. Peter has also been an active amateur astronomer, and has shared his thoughts on Buddhism and astronomy at the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha and at Senshin Buddhist Temple’s Family Retreat.
Nov 22, 1:30-3pm
Registration: Temple members $10, non-members $20, Students $10, Youth 18 and under free