Welcome to the Pasadena Buddhist Temple Shinran Shonin, Founder of Jodo Shinshu
We are a Sangha (community) for those seeking to learn and follow the Dharma (teachings) of the Buddha. The Pasadena Buddhist Temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism. Shin Buddhism offers a path through the chaos of our lives and the world that embraces all and forsakes none. 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 (Sakai Hall), 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.
Rev. Gregory Gibbs has been our resident minister since January 1, 2014. The Temple is located at 1993 Glen Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103. Temple Phone: (626) 798-4781 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursdays from 9am-5pm.
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Glimpse of our Sangha....at work and at play...Quick CalendarNovember
2......Monthly Memorial Service @ 10am CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS - FALL BACK ONE-HOUR 9......Monthly Memorial Service @ 10am 16.....Eitaikyo Service @ 10am 23....Family Service @ 10am Art with Miki Yokoyama 27.....Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone! 30....Family Service @ 10am BWA Meeting @ 8:30 am December 3..... PBT Board Meeting @ 7:00 via ZOOM 7......Family Service @ 10am 14....Oseibo Service @ 10am and Lunch 21....No Temple Service 27 ...Making Mochi @ 10am. Please RSVP below 28....No Temple Service 31....Joya-e Service @ 6:00pm. Join us to ring in the new year and enjoy hot soba while meeting with friends. |
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Pasadena Buddhist Temple was awarded a grant from Keiro for 2026 to support our activities we have put in place for our senior sangha and community members. We will continue our quest to enhance their quality of life. Thank you Keiro! |
Fire Recovery Update • 11/23/2025LTSC awarded PBT, PJCI and the Altadena Presbyterian Church the LANTERN AWARD for all the work they did to provide meals and activities for the Eaton Fire victims. They got to take a photo with David Ono!
40 people who were affected by the fire went to Tanaka Farms on Nov 2nd, and we all had a really nice time. Of the 40, there were 7 kids. We all jumped on the wagon for the Farm tour, had a delicious lunch, picked blackberries and pumpkins, and shopped! Weather was perfect.
See all photos on the Eaton Fire page of this website. Fire Recovery Dance fundraiser was held on November 15th. We had over 200 come to enjoy the music of Kokoro, have sake tasting and magic by Bill Yamane.
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Artists in Residence! Today we got to paint pictures with artist MIKI YOKOYAMA. More photos on Youth Groups page.
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