San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
The San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, founded in 1902, is a temple within the Buddhist Churches of America. BCA is a branch of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha, a global organization of temples in the Jodo Shinshu school of Pure Land Buddhism in the Mahayana tradition. Located in San Jose’s Nihonmachi (Japantown), we continue to honor our Japanese founding heritage while welcoming all to come listen to the Dharma (teachings). We encourage everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identification, sexual orientation, age or religious background to come as you are, to join us as we walk the path to enlightenment together.
Sunday Services
Dharma School Service
9:30am
Adult Service
10:10am
日本語 Service
11:00am
(second Sunday of the month)
Generations is a capital campaign project with two distinct building phases over several years. The first phase addresses seismic concerns with the annex building and represents approximately one third of our financial target. The second phase focuses on the education building and is expected to be initiated in 2019. It is up to us to build a thriving Betsuin for future generations to enjoy for years to come.
Latest Dharma Messages
Why do we conduct the service? – What the moon told me
When I was still a child, my mother occasionally took me to the field that was five minutes’ drive away from our house
January Dharma Article
Happy New Year! While I do admit to a certain amount of naivete, I remain the eternal optimist. The beginning of 2020 was
Happy New Year!
G Sakamoto and Family We’ve managed through another year of the pandemic. Some of us have adjusted to the changes others have not
