This talk was given on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. In 15th and 16th Century Japan, Jodo Shinshu priests, warriors, peasant farmers and merchants joined forces to create and defend communities grounded in the Nembutsu teaching...

This Dharma talk was delivered at the July 5, 2020 San Mateo Buddhist Temple Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial Service.

A century ago on July 14, 1920, Buddhist Mission of North America Bishop Koyu Uchida submitted a letter to the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization during the hearings on Japanese Immigration, in which he declared the following the purpose...

６月２８日に日本語法要をインターネットと電話でライブ中継をしました

On Sunday, June 28, 2020, we were delighted to welcome Mary Jo Kubota Sensei from our SMBT Summer Terakoya teaching team to share a traditional kamishibai telling of story of Momotaro, the Adventures of Peach Boy in English during our Zoom Dharma Servi...

2020-06-27 The Food and the Sangha at SMBT BazaarDownload

Hear a conversation about the significance of the bazaar and the temple in the lives of children.

On the occasion of Father’s Day, we look to wisdom of Rennyo Shonin for inspiration and guidance. Rennyo lived deeply in the Nembutsu while fathering and raising 27 children (13 sons and 14 daughters). It is said that he washed their diapers himself.

2020-06-14 Live Each Day to Its FullestDownload

2020-06-07 Realizing the Gift of LifeDownload