Greetings from the NYBC Sangha
The sangha members of the New York Buddhist Church welcome you to join us in hearing, learning and practicing the Buddha-Dharma.
The New York Buddhist Church (NYBC) is a temple of Jodoshinshu True Pure Land School Buddhism, whose head temple is Nishi-Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Shinran Shonin (1173-1262) is the founder of this school of Buddhism.
The NYBC has been serving the New York community since 1938, and was founded by Rev. Hozen Seki with the assistance of his wife, Satomi, and concerned lay people. They all wished to share the Buddha-Dharma in America's most populous city, which then had no center for Jodoshinshu Buddhism. Their wishes have flourished as today we continue to share the Buddha-Dharma here in New York.
May the Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha touch your heart so that you may be awakened to the world of True Dharma with Nembutsu.
Special Events
July 12 (Sunday), Combined English and Japanese Service, from 10:30am, Speaker: Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, "Shall We Dance?", followed by Obon Dance Festival from 1pm to 5pm in Bryant Park. Come join us in dancing together as a time to joyously remember those who have passed on before us and their treasured gifts of being part of our interdependent existence. If you want to practice the dances, please join us at New York Buddhist Church from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on: Tuesday June 30th and July 7th and Thursday July 2nd and 16th.
July 17 (Friday), Meditation and Teachings for Beginners from 7pm - 9pm .
July 18 (Saturday), Bus departs for Seabrook Obon, 2pm. The Obon festival will be held at our sister temple in Seabrook, New Jersey, and is much like our Obon, but it also offers food, strolls through a Japanese garden, and dancing into the evening hours. The South Jersey temple is located about 40 miles south of Philadelphia, at 9 Northville Road in Seabrook, NJ. The NYBC has chartered a bus that will depart at 2:00 p.m. sharp (assembly time is 1:30 p.m.) and will return at about midnight the same evening. Please contact the NYBC for details including cost of transportation.
August 1 - 9, Film Showing: Gate, also known as Atomic Flame; English Showings: August 1, 5, and 9 at 2pm; August 3 and 7 at 7pm; Japanese Showings: August 2 at 2pm, August 4, 6, and 8 at 7pm. Please visit the Global Nuclear Disarmament Fund for details about the movie and its purpose.
August 2 (Sun.), Universal Peace Day to commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing at NYBC, from 11:30am - 1:00pm, Speaker: Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki: "Cultivating Peace in Our Mindful Heart".
August 5 (Wed.), Universal Peace Day Service, at NYBC to commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing, from 6:30pm. Silent Peace Walk to the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (W. 86th & West End), from 7:20pm - 8pm. Interfaith Peace Prayer and Peace Day Music Concert at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, from 8pm.
The New York Buddhist Church is closed August 10 - September 7 for summer break.
In the News
See Rev. Nakagaki's talk from the Living Peace workshop at Columbia University on June 9, 2008.
See Rev. Nakagaki on the Channel 13 Forum: Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
Hear Rev. Nakagaki talk about coping with stress. Read the New York Times article on Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki and the New York Buddhist Church (570KB).
Read an article on Rev. Nakagaki's calligraphy classes at the NYBC from Chopsticks New York.
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Recent Updates
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Last update: 6/30/2009
Calendar and dharma message updated. Please visit the new Fundraising section; special thanks to Yuko Odanaka for designing and developing the new section.
Photo of the Obon Dance Festival by Cindy Chang.
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