Welcome to the Pasadena Buddhist Temple
The Pasadena Buddhist Temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism. Our national organization is the Buddhist Churches of America, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our temple was established in 1948, and incorporated in 1956. The temple and classrooms were completed in 1958. The annex, which is used by the PJAA Bruins organization to conduct basketball practices, was constructed in 1962. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2008. We welcome all to come and learn about the Buddha Dharma.
Reverend Lee Rosenthal is our resident minister. (626)798-4781 Reverend Tetsuo Unno is our Japanese speaking minister. Family services are held each Sunday. Service begins at 10:00 am and is followed by separate a English speaking Discussion Group and a Japanese language Dharma Talk. Dharma School meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month following Sunday Service. Sangha Teens and Jr. YBA meet monthly. The Temple is located at 1993 Glen Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103. Phone: (626) 798-4781 Office Hours: 9am-5pm. Closed Wednesday and Thursday. Obon July 13 & 14
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Upcoming EventsBWA MONTHLY FUNRAISER - MAY 22
This month the BWA invites you to join them at Marie Callendar's restaurant in Arcadia (820 South Baldwin Avenue) anytime from 7 am to 10 pm for the easiest fundraiser ever. Just bring the flyer and either eat-in or take-out. And there's always room for pie. BWA will receive 20% of the flyer receipts.
BWA Father's Day Chirashi Fundraiser
June 16th is Father's Day! Let the BWA prepare delicious chirashi to serve to the family.
Pre-orders are due by June 11th. Click on picture to go to the order form. 2013 Big Pot Drawing Tickets
The temple will only sell 200 tickets at $100 each. A ticket will be selected at the monthly board meetings and the monthly winner (from January - November) will win $500! Not only do they get the money, their ticket will be tossed back into the ticket bin and this same ticket can be selected another month! In December, the winner will get $2000!
So, contact Gerry Ito or Shelley Shinmoto for your tickets. They will be going fast! |
Pasadena Buddhist Temple * 1993 Glen Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 * (626) 798-4781 * PasadenaSangha@gmail.com




