Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
Schedule
(Shoshinge chanting will resume on April 2)
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service with talk by Juliet Bost
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion led by Juliet Bost
To join us for this online Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
We welcome you to join us in person at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple on Sunday, March 5 for a celebration of the traditional Japanese holiday of Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival). Rev. Adams will share a Dharma talk on the meaning of the Doll Festival from a Buddhist perspective.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Taiso Morning Exercise with Juliet and Grace Bost
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m.
⚫︎ Hondo: Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial Service
⚫︎ Classrooms: Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) Dharma School School Activity 子供のアクティビティ
⚫︎ Social Hall: View the hinadan ひな壇 doll display (PHOTOS WELCOME!)
⚫︎ Dharma Room: Dharma Discussion
To join us for online Dharma Services, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
On Sunday, February 26, at 10:00 a.m. the San Mateo Buddhist Temple Sangha will be joining the Buddhist Churches of America Eitaikyo Service, which will be live streamed on YouTube. San Jose Betsuin Rinban Rev. Gerald Sakamoto will honor us with a Dharma Talk during the service. The live stream will be shown in the SMBT Hondo and we warmly welcome you to come to the temple in-person to view the service in the company of the Sangha.
Click the link below to join the service:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLtZAGNf9kpV3m57qZzEbIQ
Kindly note that there will not be a separate Zoom meeting for SMBT services and Dharma Discussion on Sunday, February 26. We encourage you to take part in this precious opportunity to join a BCA-wide Dharma Service.
We welcome you to join us in-person at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple or via Zoom for our Sangha led Dharma Service on Sunday, February 19, the 81st Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, authorizing what was to become the mass forced removal and incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast.
To join us via Zoom for this Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
Schedule
(Shoshinge chanting will resume on March 5)
9:00 a.m. Mindful Meditation with David Crampton
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service with talk by Ron Munekawa
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion
10:30 a.m. Kamishibai Storytelling by Mary Jo Kubota Sensei for Dharma School Students (LIVE IN PERSON ONLY)
We welcome you to join us in person for our Nirvana Day Service, the annual remembrance of the day that Sakyamuni Buddha drew his final breath in this world and attained parinirvana, passing into the lasting peace of tranquility.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting (click here for chanting text)
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Activity
9:30 a.m. Nirvana Day Service
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion
To join us for this online Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
In this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, Rev. Adams will share the story of Nītha, a scavenger who met the Buddha while collecting waste. Initially ashamed of his own lowly status, Nitha was welcomed by the Buddha to join the Sangha with respect and dignity.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Taiso Morning Exercise
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial (Hondo Main Hall)
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion (Dharma Room)
We welcome you to join us in person!
To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
Schedule
(Shoshinge chanting will resume on January 22)
9:00 a.m. Mindful Meditation with David Crampton
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service with talk by Juliet Bost
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion led by Juliet Bost
To join us for this online Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
This Sunday’s Dharma Talk by Rev. Adams will focus on the courage that awakens in our minds when we are free of ignorance, greed, and anger, inspired by the following verse the Sanbutsuge:
Ignorance, greed, and anger
Are completely absent in the World-honored One;
You are a lion, the most courageous of all humans,
Having immeasurable majestic virtues.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial (Hondo Main Hall)
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion (Dharma Room)
We welcome you to join us in person!
To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
On Sunday, December 18 we are honored to welcome Rev. Dr. David Pating and Camille Pating Sensei from the Buddhist Church of San Francisco as our Special Guests.
Schedule
9:00 a.m. Mindfulness Meditation with David Crampton
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion led by Rev. Dr. David Pating and Camille Pating Sensei
To join us for this online Dharma Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
In this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, Rev. Adams will reflect on the wisdom of the jellyfish that flows in harmony with the vast ocean, and share appreciation for the following verse from the Sanbutsuge:
Deeply and clearly mindful
Of the ocean of the Dharma of all Buddhas,
[The Awakened One] knows its depth and breadth,
And reach its farthest end.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shōya Raisan Chanting
9:00 a.m. Hula with Stephanie Hagio Chin
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. Dharma Discussion
10:30 a.m. Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial
We welcome you to join us in person!
To join us online via Zoom , CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
