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.

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

February, 2012

1 Board of Directors Meeting at 7:30 pm
5 BWA Meeting at 8:30 am
5 Shotsuki Hoyo (Monthly Memorial Service) & Dharma School at 10:00 am
12 Nirvana Day Service at 10:00 am
14 Culinary Class at 7:00 PM (Depending on status of Gas Line)
19 Family Service & Dharma School at 10:00 AM
26 Family Service at 10:00 AM

SAVE THE DATE!
Sukiyaki Dinner March 24 & 25

This year our Annual Sukiyaki DInner Fundraiser will be held on March 24 and 25. Still a bargain, although we will be raising prices for the first time in years to $12 to reflect our increase in costs. DInner will include Beef Sukiyaki served in the pan with hot steamed white rice, tsukemono, sunomono, soup, green tea and fortune cookie. Dharma School and Sangha Teens will be having their Bake Sale and Drinks Sale. Mark you caledars now. More information to come.

Natural Gas Line Update - February 1, 2012

Thanks to Alan Hatakeyama for digging a trench for the new natural gas pipe from the parking lot to the street. The gas company will soon begin installing and testing the new lines. Reluctantly, this means that the February Culinary Class may be cancelled. Please watch your emails and this website for updates.

2012 Big Pot Drawing Tickets

Our largest fundraiser for 2011 was the 2011 Monthly drawing. The temple will only sell 400 tickets at $40 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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