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The BCA counts over 60 affiliated churches and some 12,000 members within its ranks today. [3] [4] During World War II, Japanese Buddhist communities faced suspicion and discrimination as many Buddhist leaders were targeted by the government, as all mainland Japanese-Americans were incarcerated for the duration of the war. Despite the ...
The leader of Buddhist Mission of North America, later Buddhist Churches of America, held the title kantoku between 1899 and 1918. [1] [2] Kantoku has been translated to "superintendent" [3] and "director". [1] [4] In 1918, the title was changed to sochō, which has been translated as "chancellor" [5] [6] and "president". [7]
Marvin Harada (born 12 September 1953) is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist minister within the Buddhist Churches of America, and serves as its bishop since 1 April 2020. As bishop of BCA, he also serves as the superintendent of Hongwanji-ha's North American district. [1]
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the United States for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. See also: Buddhist Churches of America California
Buddhist universities and colleges in the United States (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Buddhist organizations based in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The name Buddhist Churches of America was adopted at Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah; the word "church" was used in analogy to a Christian house of worship. After internment ended, some members returned to the West Coast and revitalized churches there, while a number of others moved to the Midwest and built new churches.
The Young Buddhist Association (YBA) is an auxiliary lay group of the Buddhist Churches of America, the mainland U.S. branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Founded in 1974 and originally known as the "Young Men's Buddhist Association" (YMBA, which was modeled after YMCA), the YBA began as a way to offer communal activities for young Japanese-American Shin Buddhist men in the United States.
In the following years he founded a number of temples in Canada, such as the Hamilton Buddhist Church and the Montreal Buddhist Church, and the US, including Ekoji Buddhist Temple. From 1968 to 1981 Kenryu Tsuji served as the first North American born, first nisei Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America and also served as President of the ...