Little Tokyo's Jodo Shu Betsuin's fight against its Japanese parent body
I saw an article on the Pacific Citizen website about Little Tokyo's Jodo Shu Betsuin. It caught my eye because I had kind of heard about this a while back. My family belonged/belongs(?) to the Betsuin, but since we only go for funerals and memorial services, I didn't realize anything was wrong until one of my uncles passed away. I thought it was strange that the funeral was at Nishi Hongwanji. They said it was because we got kicked out of our temple. This is a very interesting case of problems in communication as a result of cultural differences between Nikkei and Japanese. It'll be interesting to see what happens. With a Pending Lawsuit, a Broken Peace for JA Buddhists |
