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Wel­come to the vir­tual site of the Bud­dhist Churches of Amer­ica (BCA). Through this site we hope to pro­vide you with infor­ma­tion about the BCA, our tem­ples that are found through­out the Con­ti­nen­tal United States, and Jodo Shin­shu Bud­dhism. Jodo Shin­shu Bud­dhism, the school of Bud­dhism that pro­vides the reli­gious and spir­i­tual core of our insti­tu­tion, is a teach­ing that has been prop­a­gated for more than 8 cen­turies and has been able to help give mean­ing to people’s lives in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North Amer­ica. The BCA was estab­lished to help spread the mes­sage of Uni­ver­sal Sal­va­tion through the Vow of the Amida Bud­dha in the Con­ti­nen­tal United States. We hope that through this site you will be able to par­tic­i­pate in the rich resources that the BCA has avail­able, to deepen your appre­ci­a­tion of Jodo Shin­shu Bud­dhism, and ulti­mately to dis­cover the riches that life has to offer all beings.

 

BCA MISSION STATEMENT TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHA, DHARMA, AND SANGHA as well as TO PROPAGATE THE JODO SHINSHU TEACHINGS.


 

“Wherever the Buddha travels, be it country, province, town, or village, there is no place which does not benefit from his virtue. Peace and harmony reign throughout the land. The sun and the moon shine brightly, the wind and rain are timely, and no disaster or disease ever occurs. The land is prosperous and the people live in peace, so there is no need to use soldiers and weapons. People respect virtue, cultivate benevolence, and diligently observe propriety and humility.” The Sutra on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life


 
From Shinjin to Shinshu

Institute of Buddhist Studies

Fall 2013 Enrollment Full

BCA Bishop’s Message


Summer Pacific Seminar, July 5-7, 2013

BCA President’s Messages

May 2013 WOD now available