Palo Alto Buddhist Temple

This coming Sunday, Nov 1, will be the monthly memorial service (Shotsuki Hoyo) for November. If you would like to attend, please message us at [email protected] for the Zoom link. Don't forget to turn your clocks back this weekend.

This coming Sunday the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Buddhist Women's Association (BWA) will be having their annual BWA Memorial and Eshinni/Kakushinni Service. Rev Etsuko Mikame of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin will be the guest speaker. The virtual service will begin at 10 AM on Oct 25. If you would like to attend and need the link for the service, please message us at [email protected]

This Sunday, Oct 18, Reverend Landon Yamaoka will be giving the Dharma Talk at our virtual Zoom service. Service begins at 10 AM. If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] for the link.

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We will have our October Monthly Memorial Service at 10 AM tomorrow Oct 4. If you would like to attend and do not have the Zoom link, please send a request to [email protected]

Two ministers are beginning a trek across the country. They will visit each of the 48 contiguous states holding services along the way. Check them out. If you are interested in sponsoring a service, please visit: https://forms.gle/cZkdnA3EmDbJAetC7

The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Dharma School will be ushering in the new virtual Dharma School year with a parent assembly after the service on Sunday 9/20. Past DS students and families will automatically be sent the Zoom link for this meeting. If you would like to join the PABT Dharma School or have questions, please email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

We are back after a month break from virtual services. We will have our September monthly memorial service on Sunday 9/13 at 10 AM via Zoom. If you did not get the link via email, message me at [email protected] and we will provide it.

The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple is currently on its summer break from Sunday services. Our next virtual Sunday service will be on September 13th which will be the September Monthly Memorial Service. Dharma talks for the past several months are posted on our website and can be accessed at this link. http://www.pabt.org/sermons.html Check them out in case you missed any or want to hear them again. See you in September.

This would have been the weekend for our annual Obon Festival but Covid19 had other plans for us. We hope that you are all safe and well. The PABT Obon Festival will be back next August. Here is a link with a message from our President, Tracy Okamoto. http://www.pabt.org/obon_2020.html

The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple has been streaming the Sunday services for about a month now. If you would like to join in on a Sunday service, please let us know via email to [email protected]

In case you missed it, here is the talk that our very own Rev Landon Yamaoka did on Shin Buddhism in Star Wars