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Caring for the seniors in our sanghas and providing them with stimulating, nurturing, and educational programs is one way that we can thank them for their years of service and dedication to our temples. Dāna is a Sanskrit and Pali Buddhist term meaning “generosity” or “giving.” Project Dana, an interfaith coalition of over 30 temples and churches which began in 1989 in Honolulu, offers guidance and support. Rev. Jikō will talk about Daifukuji’s successful Project Dana program. Let’s discuss the various ways in which our temples can further meet the needs of aging sangha members.
Rev. Jiko Nakade
Rev. Jiko Nakade
Jikō Nakade is the 12th resident minister of Daifukuji Soto Mission, a Soto Zen Buddhist temple located in Kona on Hawaiʻi Island, which she attended throughout her childhood years. Jikō studied at Seattle University, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she majored in Japanese language and religion. As a recipient of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship, she studied Buddhism at Komazawa University, a Soto Zen university in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 19, she received her Buddhist name “Taishin Jikō” from Shundō Aoyama Roshi while briefly training, as a layperson, at a Soto Zen women’s training monastery in Nagoya, Japan. In 1999, Jikō was accepted into the Hawaii Soto Shu Ministerial Training Program. She trained under her teacher, the Reverend Ryuji Tamiya, and became the resident minister of Daifukuji in 2004. She has held this position for the past 20 years, assisted by her daughter, Deacon Jikai Nakade. Jikō and her husband Michael have two adult children and a dog named Michi.
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