Buddhist Temple of San Diego Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Justin Whitaker
24 September 2026
The temple reflects on survival through wartime incarceration while looking toward its next century
Japanese Buddhist Temples Turn to Investing as Donations and Funeral Income Decline
Justin Whitaker
22 September 2026
Japanese temples are turning to financial markets as traditional sources of revenue decline
IBS Launches Dialogue Series Between Black and Asian-American Buddhist Leaders
Justin Whitaker
17 September 2026
IBS launches a seven-part dialogue on race, culture, and Buddhism in the United States covering topics from incarceration, cultural erasure, and domination to solidarity and the Jodo Shinshu experience
Buddhist Organizations Offer Assistance After Wildfire in Washington State
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
15 September 2026
Tzu Chi USA and the Spokane Buddhist Temple are helping Washington families recover from the destructive Spokane Complex Wildfire
Japanese Shin Buddhism in Hawaiʻi Faces Declining Membership and Temple Closures
Justin Whitaker
1 September 2026
Shin Buddhist leaders are debating how to reach younger and more ethnically diverse communities
Kyoto Buddhist Temple Ordains 100 Laypeople, Including 48 Children
Justin Whitaker
6 August 2026
The ceremony highlighted the continuing importance of family temple lineages in Japan
Salt Lake City Buddhists Celebrate 90th Obon Festival
Justin Whitaker
14 July 2026
Utah’s Japanese American community celebrated nine decades of ancestral remembrance
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple Members Express Concern Over Development Project
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
18 June 2026
The Jodo Shinshu temple has served Salt Lake City’s Japanese American community since 1912
Letting Care Last Without Wearing Us Down
Bruno Wang
30 March 2026
Bruno Wang explores how care can remain a source of strength rather than depletion over time through Pure Land principles
Robo Shinshu: The Future of Buddhism and AI, with Rev. Hondaku
Johan Nilsson
30 January 2026
Rev. Hondaku, ordained minister in the Higashi Honganji, reveals his ambitious plans for Buddhist dissemination in the AI age
Book Review: Neither Monk Nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism
Johan Nilsson
9 January 2026
Senior Buddhologist Richard Jaffe engages in a systematic and comprehensive study of Japanese Buddhism’s most remarkable phenomenon
Relying on Map, Compass, and Treasure: Trust and Devotion in the Age of AI
Sarah C. Beasley
11 November 2025
Meditation, an expansive and accessible human technology, remains our truest guide through life, death, and the coming digital unknown