Dharma Articles

With the drastic development of the technology of Artificial Intelligence, our lives and jobs have been getting more convenient and efficient. Those technologies are modified into various devices, machines and apps, which help us to create something smoothly and know whatever we want to know

You may remember Reverend Hojo and Reverend Tokunaga, who both served the Betsuin for many years, but do you know many years ago our temple established the Hojo Tokunaga Chair at the Institute of Buddhist Studies? We did this to recognize the work of two

It certainly has been an historic 2 years…ones that we hope never to encounter again!  However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel….and it’s not an on-coming train!  The COVID situation is definitely improving.  Many of the restrictions put in place to

This is the Mission and Vision Statements of the Betsuin. These statements guide us in our decisions and our responsibilities. Mission Statement Be a community of peace, happiness and understanding by sharing and practicing Buddhist teachings. Vision Statement We are striving to create an inclusive

As it is getting warmer, we can see that flowers gradually started blooming. Everywhere. It makes me so excited.  When we have a Buddhist service at the temple, we decorate with flowers in our Naijin or inner altar space to pay respect to Buddha.  But,

And the answer to the question about Obon is………..well, maybe.  How’s that for a wishy washy answer!  Based upon our initial poll results, there appears to be a lot of support for having a “normal” Obon this year.  The results also confirm our earlier suspicions…many