Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple will hold a memorial service for victims of the Tohoku region earthquake/tsunami, combined with the Spring Ohigan Service, on Sunday, March 27, at 10 a.m.
The temple’s Relief Fund is being coordinated with the North America District. Donations received by the end of April will be presented to the Honzan at the 11th World Dobo Convention. Those received later will be sent to headquarters to be included with the nationwide (Japan) Higashi Honganji Relief Fund. Make checks may be payable to Higashi Honganji.
The temple is located at 505 E. Third St. in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. For more information, call (213) 626-4200 or visit http://hhbt-la.org.
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