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14th Annual Lantern Floating Hawai'i 2012
Date: May 28, 2012 
Location: Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu
Lantern Floating Hawaii 2012 is scheduled to take place Monday May 28, 2012 in Honolulu. Planning is underway for this Memorial Day tradition, already 14 years in the making.
Shinnyo-en Celebrates the Birth of the Buddha
Date: April 08, 2012 
Location: Tachikawa, Japan
Head Priest Shinso Ito led traditional Japanese observances of Buddha's birthday and the coming of spring.
Shinnyo-en Remembers Victims of the 2011 Earthquake
Date: March 11, 2012 
Location: Tachikawa, Japan
On March 11th, the first anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Shinnyo-en observed a moment of silence during that day's Feast of Compassion service at the Ogen Center in Tachikawa, Japan.
Shinnyo Fire and Water Ceremony in Kenya: Update
Date: March 09, 2012 
Location: Laikipia, Kenya
On March 4, 2012, Head Priest Shinso Ito, performed a Shinnyo-en fire and water ceremony in Laikipia Kenya.
Head Priest Shinso Ito at UNEP, Nairobi
Date: March 02, 2012 
Location: At UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) Nairobi, Kenya
Address by Her Holiness Shinso Ito at the 10th Anniversary of the Global Peace Initiative of Women
Fire & Water Ceremony in Kenya
Date: February 22, 2012 
Location: Kenya
Live streaming of "Awakening the Healing Heart" and "Fire & Water Ceremony" conducted by Her Holiness Shinso Ito.
Shinnyo-en Celebrates the Feast of Nirvana
Date: February 15, 2012 
Location: Worldwide
On February 15 this year, Shinnyo-en Members around the world will observe the Feast of Nirvana, an annual celebration of Buddha Shakyamuni's final teaching before his passing.
Shinnyo-en Announces Participation in Interfaith and Environmental Conference in Kenya
Date: January 29, 2012 
Location: Tachikawa, Japan
Her Holiness Shinso Ito, Head Priest of Shinnyo-en, announced that she will participate in a conference and religious ceremonies in Kenya in March 2012. As part of Shinso Ito's message to Shinnyo-en members during their 2012 Winter Training, she announced her intention to attend the 10th anniversary conference of the Global Peace Initiative of Women(GPIW).
Shinnyo-en Members’ Annual Winter Training, 2012
Date: January 01, 2012 
Location: Shinnyo-en Temples and Training Centers
Shinnyo-en Members worldwide began on January 20, 2012 to participate in Shinnyo-en's annual Winter Training series of speeches, sharing experiences, chanting, and meditation. The Winter Training activities are organized at over 800 locations in 50 countries
