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On Sunday I completed my mad dash up the West Coast by showing up to Sunday Dharma Service at the Temple that my grandma used to attend decades ago. I couldn't believe how welcoming the sangha was to sending me the msg that they didn't know me, but they knew who I was. I even stayed after for taiko.

13/10/26, 8:42 pm0 reposts3 likes

Nick Suda「須田・ニック」

@nicksuda.com

There was quite a reaction to mentioning my grandma. When service ended, a man w/access to the temple archives pulled me aside into a side office, ran a 5min search & procured a card with the declaration of her homyo (Buddhist name) on one side, and her eitaikyo death notice from 2001 on the other.

Nick Suda「須田・ニック」

@nicksuda.com

A lady gathered many of the Temple's yearbooks in pursuit of finding Sumiko. No dice in the '54 or '76 editions, but success for '93. I also found my grandparents' names on the donor list at the dedication of Wisteria Park across the street. I'm picking up things that were sitting there all along.