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2023 June-July : Obon festival and Bon odori events held every weekend in June and July by efforts of Buddhist temples and Japanese community centers
LOS ANGELES (Cultural News) - Obon Festival and Bon Odori Events in Southern California
Member Temples of the Buddhist…
American Buddhism Update / Seminar on “Zen and Shin” Buddhism, June 11
Special seminar “Zen and Shin” Buddhism will be presented by Higashi Honganji North America District on Saturday, Jun…
Lecture Note: Eastward Movement of Buddhism in the Mid-1950s by Dr. Wako Kato, January 11, 2011
Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club, January 11, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dr. Wako Kato is Professor Emeritus of California State…
American-born and Japan-trained Zen monk Appointed as Head of Soto Zen North America
The article is appeared in the Cultural News, 2010 May Issue
By Shige Higashi
For the first time in 90 years, the Japan-ba…