49 Days Ceremony Photo Gallery
Photography by Tauran Woo
Altar with seven memorial tablets at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles
Ungilded ceramic lotus, handmade by James Okumura, with wrapped paritta threads
Bishop Marvin Harada (Buddhist Churches of America) leading the chanting of the Sanbujo
Rev. Shumyo Kojima (Zenshuji Soto Mission) leading the opening process while wearing one of the “Homage to Three Jewels” masks that he handmade and calligraphed
Bhikshu An Tri (Dieu Ngu Temple)
Ven. Beomyu (Diamond Zen Center)
Debra Boudreaux (Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation)
Rev. William Briones (Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple)
Ven. Phramaha Chaiwat Chanson (Wat Phra That Phanom of America)
Bhante Chao Chu (Rosemead Buddhist Monastery)
Bhikshuni Chon Man
Bhikshuni Chon Nhu (Dieu Ngu Temple)
Ven. Makandure Dhammapeethi (Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara)
Rev. Jitsujo Gauthier (Zen Center of Los Angeles)
Ven. Hui Dong (Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple)
Ven. Hui Cheng (Rosemead Buddhist Monastery)
Ven. Hui Ze (Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple)
Ven. Hyeonil (Bup Wahang Sa)
Ven. Jukkit Wanichinchai (Wat Buddhapanya Thai Temple)
Sister Kinh Nghiem (Deer Park Monastery)
Tenzin Kiyosaki (Vast and Profound Dharma)
Ven. Tenzin Lekshey (Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling)
Ven. Phramaha Loedej Wongsricha (Wat Phra That Phanom of America)
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Bhikkhu Mahapanno [Ven. Tung Tan Liv Sieng Justin] (Wat Khmer Santa Ana)
Bishop Yuju Matsumoto (Koyasan Buddhist Temple)
Ven. Nun Minh Tu (Huong Tich Temple)
Rev. Cristina Moon (Daihonzan Chozen-ji International Zen Dojo)
Ven. Myogyeong (Korea Sah Buddhist Temple)
Rev. Wendy Egyoku Nakao (Zen Center of Los Angeles)
Steve Nakasone (Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple)
Steven Subodha Nunez (International Buddhist Meditation Center)
Ven. Phairoth Praeklai (Wat Banpanabun)
Brother Phap Dung (Deer Park Monastery)
Geshe Phuntsho (Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling)
Bhikshuni Phuoc Quang (Phuoc Duc Temple)
Ven. Aparekke Punyasiri (Maithree Vihara)
Bhante Sanathavihari (Sarathchandra Buddhist Center)
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Bhikkhu Silarakkhito [Bhante Van Saveth] (Wat Khmer Santa Ana)
Ven. Sirinanda Unaleeye (Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara)
Ven. Tanzin Tharpa (Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling)
Rev. Tony Truong (International Center for Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education)
Ven. Vien Ly (Dieu Ngu Temple)
Dr. Larry Ward (The Lotus Institute)
Rev. Duncan Ryuken Williams (Zenshuji Soto Mission)
Brother Phap Luu (Deer Park Monastery)
(left to right) Rev. Shumyo Kojima, Bishop Marvin Harada, and Bishop Noriaki Ito chanting the Juseige
(left to right) Rev. William Briones and Bishop Yuju Matsumoto chanting the Juseige
(left to right) Rev. William Briones and Bishop Yuju Matsumoto chanting the Juseige on the main altar at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles
Buddhist leaders in attendance at May We Gather
Chenxing Han, May We Gather co-organizer, delivering welcoming remarks
Dr. Funie Hsu, May We Gather co-organizer, delivering welcoming remarks
Buddhist leaders watching Atlanta Journal Constitution-video showing Elliott Peterson talking about his mother Yong Ae Yue
Buddhist leaders watching Atlanta Journal Constitution-video showing Robert Peterson talking about his mother Yong Ae Yue
Rev. Shumyo Kojima during the recitation of the Three Refuges
(left to right) Ven. Sirinanda Unaleeye, Ven. Makandure Dhammapeethi, Ven. Aparekke Punyasiri reciting the Three Refuges in Pali
Buddhist leaders in attendance with hands in prayer
Rev. Dr. Duncan Ryuken Williams, May We Gather co-organizer, delivering the Hyobyakumon
Rev. Dr. Duncan Ryuken Williams delivering the Hyobyakumon
(photo center) Sunyoung Lee assisiting with behind-the-scenes logistics; (photo right, left to right) Dr. Trent Walker and Evan Kodani at the livestream station
Bishop Noriaki Ito (Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple) delivering a Dharma message on prajna paramita (the perfection of wisdom)
Sister Kinh Nghiem delivering a Dharma message on sila paramita (the perfection of right conduct)
Bhikkhu Silarakkhito offering a candle at the memorial tablets
Ven. Vien Ly offering a candle at the memorial tablets
Sister Kinh Nghiem offering a candle at the memorial tablets
Geshe Phuntsho offering a candle at the memorial tablets
Tenzin Kiyosaki offering incense at the memorial tablets
(left to right) Ven. Hui Ze, Ven. Hui Dong, and Bhante Chao Chu reciting the Heart Sutra in Chinese
(left to right) Dr. Larry Ward, Rev. Cristina Moon, and Sister Kinh Nghiem listening to the Heart Sutra
(left to right) Ven. Hui Ze, Ven. Hui Dong, and Bhante Chao Chu transferring merit to the ancestors
Bhante Sanathavihari delivering a Dharma message on ksanti paramita (the perfection of patience)
Ungilded ceramic lotus, handmade by James Okumura
(left to right) Ven. Beomyu, Ven. Myogyeong, and Ven. Hyeonil reciting the Heart Sutra in Korean
Rev. Shumyo Kojima gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. Cristina Moon gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. Wendy Egyoku Nakao gilding the ceramic lotus
Dr. Larry Ward gilding the ceramic lotus
Row of seven memorial tablets calligraphed by Rev. Shumyo Kojima
Ven. Vien Ly gilding the ceramic lotus
Ven. Nun Minh Tu gilding the ceramic lotus
Bhikshuni Chon Man gilding the ceramic lotus
Ven. Hui Ze gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. Tony Truong gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. William Briones gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. William Briones gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. Dr. Duncan Williams gilding the ceramic lotus
Rev. Shumyo Kojima preparing the paritta threads
(left to right) Ven. Tenzin Lekshey, Geshe Phuntsho, and Ven. Tanzin Tharpa reciting the Jampe Monlam and Ngomon
Seven memorial tablets at the altar
Rev. Cristina Moon delivering a Dharma message on virya paramita (the perfection of spiritual strength)
Rev. Cristina Moon delivering a Dharma message on virya paramita
Dr. Larry Ward delivering a Dharma message on dana paramita (the perfection of generosity)
(left to right) Ven. Tenzin Lekshey and Geshe Phuntsho, lead the procession of Buddhist leaders, in pairs, out of the main hall
(left to right) Ven Bhikkhu Mahapanno and Ven. Makandure Dhammapeethi process out of the main hall while holding paritta threads
(left to right) Bhikkhu Silarakkhito and Bhikshu An Tri process out of the main hall
(left to right) Ven. Hyeonil and Rev. Tony Truong process out of the main hal
(left to right) Ven. Vien Ly and Tenzin Kiyosaki process out of the main hall
(left to right) Brother Phap Dung and Rev. Cristina Moon process out of the main hall
(left to right) Bhikshuni Chon Nhu and Bishop Yuju Matsumoto, followed by Brother Phap Luu and Debra Boudreaux process out of the main hall
Rev. Duncan Ryuken Williams and Bishop Marvin Harada process out of the main hall
May We Gather Buddhist leaders on the front steps of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles after the ceremony, May 4, 2021. Front row (left to right): Ven. Sirinanda Unaleeye, Rev. William Briones, Ven. Vien Ly, Ven. Hyeonil, Rev. Tony Truong, Ven. Makandure Dhammapeethi, Ven. Aparekke Punyasiri. Second row: Sister Kinh Nghiem, Brother Phap Dung, Ven. Nun Minh Tu, Bishop Noriaki Ito, Ven. Myogyeong, Ven. Hui Cheng, Rev. Wendy Egyoku Nakao, Bishop Bishop Yuju Matsumoto, Chenxing Han. Third row: Rev. Shumyo Kojima, Bhikshuni Chon Man, Bhikshuni Chon Nhu, Bhikshuni Phuoc Quang, Ven. Tenzin Lekshey, Geshe Phuntsho, Rev. Jitsujo Gauthier, Rev. Cristina Moon, Dr. Funie Hsu. Fourth row: Ven. Phramaha Chaiwat Chanson, Ven. Jukkit Wanichinchai, Steven Subodha Nunez, Brother Phap Luu, Ven. Tanzin Tharpa, Rev. Dr. Duncan Williams, Dr. Larry Ward, Bhikshu An Tri. Back row: Ven. Phramaha Loedej Wongsricha, Bhante Sanathavihari, Bhikkhu Mahapanno [Ven. Tung Tan Liv Sieng Justin], Ven. Phairoth Praeklai, Bhikkhu Silarakkhito, Ven. Hui Ze, Ven. Hui Dong, Bhante Chao Chu, Steve Nakasone, Debra Boudreaux, Tenzin Kiyosaki, Bishop Marvin Harada. Not pictured: Ven. Beomyu.
Community-Contributed Photos
Rev. Cristina Moon and Rev. Shumyo Kojima painting the ceramic lotus
Ceramic lotus by James Okumura with gold painted applied on cracks
May We Gather co-organizers (from left to right) Chenxing Han, Duncan Ryuken Williams, and Funie Hsu in front of restored lantern