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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 30, 1963 reads, "Valley Buddhists worship in newly erected church with the Rev. Gisho Himeji, pastor of the congregation. The Pacoima church follows the teachings of Shinran Shonin, or Shin Buddhism, which teaches that the ordinary man can lead a Buddhist life without shutting himself up in a monastery. At right, a Buddhist father lifts his son to pour sweet tea over the Baby Buddha during celebration of Buddha's birthday this month. Ritual symbolizes the rain of sweet tea at time of Gautama's birth in 556 B.C. Below, Joe Sakamoto, Pacoima, president of Valley Buddhist Church, studies program during Hanamatsuri Service, or Buddha's birthday." Pictured is Joe Sakamoto.; See image #00118306 for additional photo in this series.
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