Qualla: Byodo-In Temple https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:09 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/8/7/z/c/byodo-in-hawaii-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Byodo-In Temple https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii Byodo-In Temple: Introduction https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii/ Photo credit Bayshoremods, CC BY-SA 3.0. A three-ton brass bell hangs at the entrance, and visitors ring it before stepping inside. The sound carries across the Valley of the Temples on Oahu's windward coast, bouncing off the fluted ridges of the Ko'olau Range and fading into mist. Behind the bell stands the Byodo-In Temple, a crimson structure reflected in a koi-filled pond, flanked by peacocks and wild chickens. It looks ancient. It is not. Dedicated in June 1968, this concrete replica of a 900-year-old World Heritage Site near Kyoto was built to mark the centennial of Japanese immigration to Hawaii -- a monument not to religion exactly, but to the persistence of culture across an ocean.

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/8/7/z/c/byodo-in-hawaii-wp/87zc-byodo-in-temple-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Byodo-In Temple: An Original in Uji https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii/ Photo credit Zhangmoon618, Public domain. The original Byodo-in stands near the ancient city of Kyoto, founded as a monastery by the nobleman Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052 during the Heian period. Its centerpiece is the Phoenix Hall, named for the twin fenghuang birds perched on the roof with outstretched wings. Inside, ...

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/8/7/z/c/byodo-in-hawaii-wp/87zc-byodo-in-temple-an-original-in-uji.mp3 0:06 2 full Byodo-In Temple: A Century of Crossings https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii/ Photo credit Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Japanese immigrants began arriving in the Kingdom of Hawaii in the late 1860s, drawn by labor contracts on sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They joined Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Portuguese, and Native Hawaiian workers in the fields, and over the decades built temples, school...

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/8/7/z/c/byodo-in-hawaii-wp/87zc-byodo-in-temple-a-century-of-crossings.mp3 0:06 3 full Byodo-In Temple: The Valley of Many Faiths https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii/ Photo credit Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0. The temple sits within the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, founded by developer Paul Trousdale in 1963. What makes this cemetery unusual is its ecumenism. Large Catholic statues depicting the Passion of Christ and the Virgin Mary stand within sight of the Buddhist temple. Sh...

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/8/7/z/c/byodo-in-hawaii-wp/87zc-byodo-in-temple-the-valley-of-many-faiths.mp3 0:06 4 full Byodo-In Temple: Lotus, Koi, and Cameras https://qualla.com/byodo-in-hawaii/ Photo credit Sanjay ach, CC BY 4.0. Inside the temple, an eighteen-foot gilded statue of the Lotus Buddha gazes serenely from beneath 11,000 square feet of roof. The temple welcomes worshippers of all faiths, hosting not only meditation and prayer but also weddings and events. Outside, the grounds have become one o...

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