Pasadena Buddhist Temple

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.

Southern District Conference -June 9, 2012
Registration Deadline extended

Gardena Buddhist Church will host the BCA Southern District Conference on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Conference theme is "b.e.me" (Buddha Embraces Me) and will feature keynote speaker Prof. Duncan Ryuken Williams, currently the Chair of the University of Southern California’s School of Religion and the Co-Director of the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. The Seminar will run from 8 am - 4 pm. Registration is $50 and includes lunch (vegetarian option available). Pasadena Buddhist Women's Association members' registration will be paid by BWA. Deadline to register is Sunday, May 6. Extended until May 20. Carpools to Gardena will be arranged. To RSVP: please notify Kathy Kumagai (bearval@earthlink.net). Please indicate if you want a vegetarian meal, if you wish to attend the lunch-time BWA meeting, if you prefer the English or Japanese language seminar sessions and if you would like to carpool from the Temple.

Culinary Class

The natural gas line is repaired and our Culinary Class returns with Tempura! Our instructor, Mrs. Hitomi Hashimoto, will lead the class through a variety of tempura offerings. Learn by doing. Eat what you make. $15 donation. RSVP required. Use the RSVP link or call Mrs. Yukie Okazaki at (626) 286-0788.

Upcoming Classes:
May 8: Korean Barbecue
June 12 (last class for spring)
Summer Recess

New Cookbook! Heritage of Japan, Vol. 3

Volume 3 of the popular Heritage of Japan, Favorite Recipes Cookbook was published July, 2011. It’s been 30 years since BWA published our last cookbook and we are proud to present our latest edition, filled with over 400 family favorite recipes from all generations of our temple. Book stand included with book. Order your copy today. A perfect gift for the holidays, birthdays and weddings. Take advantage of our volume discount and save! Regular price is $25 per book, buy 4 and the 5th is free (5 for $100). The volume discount will end Dec. 31, 2011. Pick-up or delivery.
For more information, contact Lynne Ozawa, 818-790-7049
Downloadable Order Form

Upcoming Events

May 2012

2 Board of Directors Meeting at 7:30 pm
6 Shotsuki Hoyo (Monthly Memorial Service)

Dharma School at 10:00 am
8 Culinary Class at 7:00 pm

13 Family Service at 10:00 am
18 Teriyaki Chicken Take-out Prep at 1 pm & 7 pm
19 Teriyaki Chicken Take-out Pick-up
20 Traffic Alert! Gotanye Service (Birthday of Shinran Shonin) at 10:00 am. Rev. Shinji Okada, Japanese Dharma Message, Rev. Rosenthal, English Dharma Message. Pasadena Marathon. Approach Temple from west or north.
22 California Pizza Kitchen BWA Fundraiser
27 Memorial Day Service at Mt View Cemetery. No service will be conducted at the temple.

Don't Cook! Dine Out Fundraiser
Tuesday - May 22nd

The BWA will be hosting another dine-out fundraiser on at the California Pizza Kitchen located in the Santa Anita Mall. Just download the flyer and give it to your server.

Chicken Teriyaki Take-Out Dinner A Winner

PJCI will host Japanese Children's Music Concert to benefit Ashinaga Orphans

On Sunday, June 3rd, the Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute will host a Japanese Children's Music Charity Concert to benefit Ashinaga - Japanese Orphans.

The concert will be performed by well known Japanese children's music singers and is aimed primarily at younger children and their families.
The event begins at 1:00 pm and will conclude around 3:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.

Donated Tea House Preview Tour

On Sunday, April 1st, the Board of Directors visited the Huntington Libary & Botanical Gardens for a special preview tour of the renovated Japanese Garden, site of our donated Tea House, "Seifu An" (Arbor of Pure Breeze). The tour was led by Mr. Jim Folsom, Director of Gardens. To see additional photos please visit this Flickr website: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjznsGsp

2012 Big Pot Drawing Tickets

Our largest fundraiser for 2011 was the 2011 Monthly drawing. The temple will only sell 400 tickets at $50 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 2011, we had two people that won twice! In December, the winner will get $2000!
So, contact Gerry Ito or Shelley Shinmoto for your tickets. They are going fast!

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