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In a combined Nirvana Day and Pets’ Memorial service our Sangha remembered the lives of both Sakyamuni Buddha and our deceased pets. Click this link to see a video of the pets’ names which were written on cards and displayed … Continue reading →

No experience needed! Interested Sangha members please e-mail your name, phone number and the date of the Sunday(s) you are available to the temple at religiousdepartment@seattlebetsuin.com. Service chairs are asked to arrive at the temple by 9:35AM for a quick … Continue reading →

Last minute registration still possible. E-mail the following ASAP to the temple at office@seattlebetsuin.com: 1) Name 2) Phone number (include area code) 3) Dietary restrictions (if any) Please make out your $200 check to: “Seattle Betsuin Religious Department”. Rev. Dr. … Continue reading →

Reverend Koshin Ogui, Socho (Bishop) of the Buddhist Churches of America, was in Seattle this past week and delivered the Dharma talk during the temple’s annual Atomic Bomb Memorial Service on Sunday, August 7th. Video of both his English and … Continue reading →

Rev. Dennis Hirota, professor of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University in Kyoto Japan, will present this 90 minute public lecture on Wednesday evening, August 10th, at 7PM in the Dallas Room of the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwilla (16500 … Continue reading →

Come to the temple on Friday night, August 12th at 7PM for a special opportunity to experience a Japanese Tea Ceremony and hear about the ties between Buddhism and the tea ceremony. Mrs. Naomi Takemura, wife of our retired Rinban, … Continue reading →

To help you get ready for the Bon Odori the temple’s dance instructors offer free dance practices, open to the public, where you can learn each of the dances that will be included in this year’s festival. This year’s five … Continue reading →