Orange County Buddhist Church is hosting the 2025 Southern District Buddhist Conference in a hybrid in-person/youtube-live format on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Orange County Buddhist Church from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The theme of the conference is
"Issues In Jodo Shinshu Heterodoxy"
浄土真宗における異安心
The day will include speakers:
Rev Marvin Harada
Rev Dr Takashi Miyaji
Rev Dr Mutsumi Wondra
Rev Kiyonobu Kuwahara
Saturday, Jan 25, 2025, 9am - 1pm
Registration Cost:
$30 for In-Person
Optional Bento $15
In-Person:
Orange County
Buddhist Church
909 S Dale Ave,
Anaheim, CA 94804
Gardena Sangha Members
Please register one of 2 ways:
Register through one of our affiliated organizations (i.e. BWA, ABA, Ichimi, YABA, etc,)
https://tinyurl.com/WPSgroupreg
Individual Registration
https://tinyurl.com/WPSindividual
Deadline to Register : Saturday, January 11, 2025
Questions: Please contact the Southern District Ministers Association Center for Buddhist Education
2025 WINTER PACIFIC SEMINAR
January 25, 2025, at Orange County Buddhist Church
“Issues in Jodo Shinshu Heterodoxy”
SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and Refreshments
9:00 – 9:20 am Opening Service
Chairperson: Rev. Koho Takata
Opening Remarks
Kansho
Juseige led by Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra
Greetings by Rev. Jerry Hirano
Closing Remarks
9:30 – 10:40 am Lecture 1
Rev. Marvin Harada & Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara in English @ Hondo
(30 minutes each) followed by Q and A (10 minutes)
Moderator: Rev. Jerry Hirano
Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji & Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra in Japanese @
Social Hall (30 minutes each) followed by Q & A (10 minutes)
Moderator: Rev. Koho Takata
10:40 – 10:50 am Break and Refreshments
10:50 – 12:00 pm Lecture 2
Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji & Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra in English @ Hondo
(30 minutes each) followed by Q & A (10 minutes)
Moderator: Rev. Jerry Hirano
Rev. Marvin Harada & Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara in Japanese @ Social Hall
(30 minutes each) followed by Q & A (10 minutes)
Moderator: Rev. Koho Takata
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch and Social Hour