http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org Official homepage of the BCA Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/from-shinjin-to-shinshu http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/from-shinjin-to-shinshu#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:21:49 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6984 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 ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/from-shinjin-to-shinshu/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/ihope-report http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/ihope-report#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 07:43:32 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6862  

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 South American Hongwanji Mission, and the ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/ihope-report/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/technobuddha-conference-2012 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/technobuddha-conference-2012#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:29:30 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6780 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 ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/technobuddha-conference-2012/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/a-trip-to-the-rome-and-assisi-with-shinmon-sama http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/a-trip-to-the-rome-and-assisi-with-shinmon-sama#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:32 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6711 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 and Peace in the World,” this gathering marked the 25th anniversary of ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/a-trip-to-the-rome-and-assisi-with-shinmon-sama/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/2012-federation-dharma-school-teachers-conference http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/2012-federation-dharma-school-teachers-conference#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:37:47 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6655  

 
]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/2012-federation-dharma-school-teachers-conference/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/pacific-seminar-21st-century http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/pacific-seminar-21st-century#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:06:37 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6175 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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FREE: Registration donation of $20 includes lunch. Deadline is January 15, 2012 
Please make checks payable to “CBE.” Mail to 2140 Durant Ave. Berkeley, ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/pacific-seminar-21st-century/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/in-commemoration-of-shinran-shonins-750th-memorial http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/in-commemoration-of-shinran-shonins-750th-memorial#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:25:59 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=6512 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, not easy to try new things out. But for me, there is no question that without trying new things and learning from our ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/in-commemoration-of-shinran-shonins-750th-memorial/feed 0 http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/women-in-shin-buddhism http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/women-in-shin-buddhism#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:56:42 +0000 admin http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/?p=5903 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 role they played in helping to propagate and establish Shinran Shonin’s teaching in Japan. Our speakers include Prof. Mark Unno, from the University of Oregon, Rev./Dr. Shoyo Taniguchi a ...]]> http://buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/women-in-shin-buddhism/feed 0