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Buddhist Temples and Japanese Americans across the US Celebrate Obon Festival

Raymond Lam 25 July 2024

Celebrated one month earlier than in Japan, the Obon festival commemorates the deceased and the bodhisattva Jizo’s compassion

Dance for a Passing World

Joseph Houseal 10 September 2022

Zen and the art of capturing the fleeting nature of life

Bon Odori: A Dance with the Ancestors

Joseph Houseal 13 August 2022

A colorful look into the Buddhist roots of one of Japan’s most iconic festivals

Buddhist Obon Festival Returns to Southern California after COVID Absence

Justin Whitaker 4 August 2022

The Guadalupe Buddhist Church, a member of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Churches of America, drew Buddhists from several communities together in celebration

Draping the lei from the Oshima family on the cannon at Fort Sill’s Bentley Gate. Photo by Linda Morris

What American Buddhism Looks Like: Solidarity for Immigrants at Fort Sill

Duncan Ryuken Williams 20 August 2019

Healing past traumas by standing up for migrant…

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Buddhist Temples and Japanese Americans across the US Celebrate Obon Festival

Dance for a Passing World

Bon Odori: A Dance with the Ancestors

Buddhist Obon Festival Returns to Southern California after COVID Absence

What American Buddhism Looks Like: Solidarity for Immigrants at Fort Sill