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FROM SHINJIN TO SHINSHU

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CENTER FOR BUDDHIST EDUCATION

presents: 

A FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: FROM SHINJIN TO SHINSHU: 

Organizing and Disciplining the dogyo 

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Neil McMullin

Saturday, August 4, 2012 from  1:00 – 3:30 pm

At the Jodo Shinshu Center
2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704

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This lecture will examine the birth and early development of Shinshu in the three centuries following the death of Shinran. It will focus on “the establishment of moral codes in the emerging Shin tradition in that period, and the ways in ...

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IHOPE Report

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By Rev. Henry Adams Oxnard Buddhist Temple

 

From April 10 to April 13, the first International Hongwanji Overseas Propagation Exchange (IHOPE) seminar was held at the Jodo Shinshu Center (JSC) in Berkeley, California. This historic gathering was the first time that ministers and minister’s assistants with Tokudo ordination serving at temples in the four Hongwanji Overseas Districts of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada, the Hompa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai’i, the ...

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TechnoBuddha Conference 2012

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Who Am I? The Search for Spiritual Self in the Digital Age

By Steven Tamekuni, San Jose Betsuin

The 5th Annual TechnoBuddha conference took place on March 2 to 4 at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley, California. This year we had about 62 attendees and were fortunate to have a great keynote speaker in Rev. Dr. Mark Unno. This year’s theme was: “Who Am I? The Search for Spiritual Self in the Digital Age.” We wanted to examine personal identity and ...

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A Trip to Rome and Assisi with Shinmon-sama

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By Dr. Kenneth K. Tanaka

Musashino University, Tokyo

Article from the 2012 February Edition  of the Wheel of Dharma

I had the privilege of accompanying His Eminence Otani Kohjun, Shinmon (henceforth, Shinmon-sama, which is how I address him) to participate in the gathering of world religious leaders convened by Pope Benedict XVI on October 27 and 28, 2011. Named the “Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Justice ...

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2012 Federation Dharma School Teachers’ Conference

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Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in America…be a part of the evolution. Hosted by the Northern District at the Thunder Valley Casino, April 27-29, 2012. Please download the information flyer here in PDF.

 

 

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Winter Pacific Seminar – 21st Century

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The Institute of Buddhist Studies & Buddhist Churches of America
Center for Buddhist Education present

A Life of Shinjin

Saturday, January 28, 2012
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple 
815 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Panelists: Rev. Yushi Mukojima, Rev. Patricia Usuki, Rev. Henry Adams & Rev. John Iwohara

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In Commemoration of Shinran Shonin’s 750th Memorial

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In Commemoration of Shinran Shonin’s 750th Memorial

Socho Koshin Ogui, Bishop
Buddhist Churches of America

It is very easy to go back to things as they were. It seems safe to keep things as they are. It is almost always a challenge to change and try and move forward to make something happen. It is, indeed, ...

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Women in Shin Buddhism-Symposium in NYC

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Buddhist Symposium

Saturday, October 29, 2011

From 12 noon to 5 pm

Women in Shin Buddhism

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A History of Devout Buddhist Practitioners 

Speakers:
Prof. Mark Unno
Rev./Dr. Shoyo Taniguchi
Mrs. Sumi Tanabe

Please join us as we explore and honor the women of Jodo Shinshu and the important ...

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