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Prebish, C.S. (1999) Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America University of California Press. Ratanamani, M. (1960) History of Shin Buddhism in the United States. University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations 119. Seager, R.H. (2012) Buddhism in America, revised and expanded edition Columbia University Press, New York.
Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America (2020–) Rev. Marvin Harada reciting a text at the White House Vesak celebration in May 2021 Marvin Harada (born 12 September 1953) is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist minister within the Buddhist Churches of America , and serves as its bishop since 1 April 2020.
Prior to the establishment of the Institute of Buddhist Studies as an accredited graduate school in 1985, BCA ministers have historically been all male and ethnically Japanese, trained at Nishi Hongan-ji in Japan, but there are now a substantial number of female, and non-Japanese ministers. In 2022, the BCA appointed their first female ...
Mahayana Temple (Chinese: 大乘寺; pinyin: Dàchèng Sì; Jyutping: Da4sing4 Zi6) is a Chinese Buddhist temple organization headquartered within a forest in South Cairo, New York. It is the retreat of the Eastern States Buddhist Temple of America, Inc. ("ESBT"), whose downtown branch of the Mahayana Temple (aka Mahayana City Campus) is ...
The son of Ann (Rosics) and the late Peter Dahulich, Michael was born in Johnson City, N.Y., on August 29, 1950. He grew up in Binghamton, N.Y., and has one brother, retired US Air Force Captain George Dahulich, who presently works for Lockheed Martin and lives in Centreville, Va.; and a sister, Barbara Knighton, who lives in Binghamton and works as a secretary at the State University of New ...
Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She became more widely known outside the art world when her single " O Superman " reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981.
In 1927, Zenshuji was recognized as a non-profit organization by the United States. In 1937, Zenshuji formally became the North America Headquarters for Soto Zen and a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji. Bishop Daito Suzuki became the third head priest on Rohatsu [4] which fell on December 8, 1941. [4]
In 2011, New York became the sixth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriages. At that time Archbishop Champion, as the president of the local Interfaith clergy association PAPA, was one of a number of local clergy interviewed about the development. He said that the freedom to marry is a civil right all Americans should have: