Hawaii Buddhist Council Holds Hanamatsuri Celebration at Honpa Hongwanji
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
25 April 2023
Jodo Shinshu Buddhists in Hawai’i celebrate Buddha Day with a recounting of the Buddha’s previous lives
Japanese Buddhist Temple Offers Immersive CGI Imagining of the Pure Land
Craig Lewis
30 January 2023
Senju-ji, the head temple of the Takada school of Shinshu Buddhism, has launched an immersive 360-degree CGI imagining of the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha.
Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple in Hawaiʻi Confronts Declining Attendance
Justin Whitaker
8 September 2022
Leaders hope that a move away from traditional religious ideas and toward contemporary paths to happiness will ensure the survival of the Lanai Hongwanji Mission
Spreading Compassion: Buddhist Barber of Spokane Offers Lesson in Right Livelihood
Justin Whitaker
17 March 2022
Jefferson Workman, a Buddhist practitioner in Spokane, Washington, brings his practice to life each day in his work as a barber. Encountering every new customer,
Buddhists Offer Mindfulness and Inter-religious Dialogue on Faith and Science ahead of COP26
Justin Whitaker
28 October 2021
Buddhist groups will offer free online events ahead of COP26
UPDATE: Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles to Rebuild after Vandalism, Fundraising Effort
Justin Whitaker
1 April 2021
Temple leaders stress need to maintain a welcoming…
Rev. Marvin Harada, Bishop of Buddhist Churches of America, Reflects on the Rise of Asian Hate Crimes
Justin Whitaker
25 March 2021
His statement echoes growing concern over racist hate and..
Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles Vandalized amid Rise in Hate Crimes
Justin Whitaker
2 March 2021
LA’s oldest Japanese Buddhist temple sustained only minor…
Retired Buddhist Teacher to be Honored for Interfaith Work in Manitoba, Canada
Justin Whitaker
31 December 2019
A multi-faith upbringing made communicating across…
The Birth of an American Form of Buddhism: The Japanese-American Buddhist Experience in World War II
Justin Whitaker
9 May 2019
The evolution of Japanese Buddhism in America
The Modernization of Faith and Ideology: Victoria Montrose Discusses Japanese Buddhism’s 19th Century Transformation
Raymond Lam
26 August 2016
Victoria Montrose (“Tori” to her friends, a fittingly Japanese epithet) has been immersed in Japanese culture since childhood. Victoria was four when her American father