Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church-Union City

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji of Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City, California, about Bodhi Day on December 8th: https://www.npr.org//buddhists-prepare-to-observe-bodhi-da

I will be giving an online talk at 5PM (Pacific Time), Saturday, January 30th, sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education of the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). The topic is:

Dharma Family Service for January 17, 2021. Donations can be made to the temple at: sacbc.org ... Thank you for your kind support https://youtu.be/bE6ZfQ5OVCg

BCA J.A.M.S. (Buddhist Churches of America Jodo Shinshu Artists and Musicians Showcase)! 1st Buddhist Youth Concert, streaming now! https://youtu.be/Q99KnVZ8m8U

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Hawaii District Hongwanji Council presents an online Nembutsu Seminar on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (HST). Our resident minister, Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji, will be the guest speaker for this event.

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Happy Friday! Cover of Great Leap/Nobuko Miyamoto's "Mottainai" by Paul Dateh.

Thank you Kyle Y. And SACBC for the warm welcome!

Memorial service for Nagasaki atomic bomb. August 8 at 7:02 PM PDT

"We'll be back"! Mr. Koichi Mizushima's Hamilton Parody! https://youtu.be/KkgM03wAHEc

SACBC's Gotan-e virtual family service is now available online from Rev. Dennis Fujimoto. Gotan-e is a Jodo Shinshu holiday, celebrating the birth of our founder, Shinran Shonin. https://youtu.be/qlpKVJJ12ys Please like, share, and follow us on our YouTube channel. You can also access Family Dharma Services on our SACBC website here: https://sacbc.org/family-dharma-service/

Former SACBC resident minister, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka, has published his newest book, which he is sharing and can be downloaded for FREE from BDK America. It is entitled "Jewels: An Introduction to American Buddhism for Youth, Scouts, and the Young at Heart." Rev. Dr. Tanaka, is a renowned scholar and author of "Ocean" and "Buddhism on Air". Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka will not be traveling to the U.S. this year, so let's stay connected together online. Please share his book with others. https://www.bdkamerica.org//jewels-introduction-buddhism-y

COVID-19 Pandemic has caused the cancellations the physical Obon dance celebrations this summer. Let us continue to remember those who have passed with a Virtual Bon Dance from Maui. It will be a FB Live, IG Live, and Zoom event tomorrow, 5/15, at 7PM HST (Maui) or 10PM Pacific.

Keep Your Distance But Keep the Dharma Close. Join us on YouTube today, Sunday, April 26 for our Family Service led by Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra. She shows what we can learn from the Medicine Buddha and Amida Buddha. English message is followed by Japanese message.

On April 8th, we celebrate the birth of Siddartha Gautama. We have traditionally decorated our hanamido (miniature floral altar) with flowers by our Sangha. This tradition has occurred every single year since 1965. Although we will not be able to decorate the hanamido this year, let us look back at the interesting history of our hanamido, which was recently discovered in 2018 when two board members, Bob Kitajima and Paul Nakao were in process to restorate the hanamido. You can check out the story in the BCA publication, "Wheel of Dharma", on page 4 and 6. https://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org//uploads/2019_04