As the story goes, a few thousand years ago a disciple, worried that his mother was suffering after passing away, asked Buddha what he might do to ease her pain. Not much, the faithful man was advised ...

With superhuman sight, the great Buddhist disciple Moggalana saw his deceased mother suffering in hell because of her past selfish acts. When Shakamuni Buddha saw how sad this made Moggalana, he took ...

Memorial Folk Dance Festival on Saturday, July 14. Admission and parking at the temple, located on Northville Road off of Highway 77 in Seabrook, are free to all who wish to enjoy the program. Each ...

The Japanese Summer Obon Festivals are beginning to take place around the Bay Area. These events provide a cultural experience where family and friends come together to commemorate one’s ancestors ...

UPPER DEERFIELD — For more than 60 years, the Obon Festival at the Seabrook Buddhist Temple has entertained the community and lifted celebration to those ancestors who have passed and who created what ...

WATSONVILLE — Watsonville Buddhist Temple members celebrated the compassion and enlightenment of the Buddha on Sunday, enjoying dance, music and food at the annual Obon Festival. The popular festival ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Community members in Salt Lake City’s Japantown are gearing up for this weekend’s Obon Festival ahead of plans to revitalize the downtown area including Japantown. For Sandy resident ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV4)-- The Obon Dance and Festival is bringing the community together to celebrate and honor lives that have passed. The summer Obon season perpetuates the Buddhist tradition of ...

Doris Matsuoka, 94, danced with other members during bon dance rehearsals last month at Wahiawa Hongwanji. They were preparing for a virtual broadcast of their dances on June 26. Three-year-old Skylar ...