Some Random Monk23h ago
It's #Kathina robe offering season! Share and share alike. This video is a wonderful vote of thanks from #LosAngeles #Buddhist Vihara for our temple's contribution to their fund-raiser & robe-offering on October 18. It comes from their MMC TV USA dedicated satellite channel youtu.be/ifRYeVZQE3E?...

Dhammakaya Contribution to MMC...
Dhammakaya Contribution to MMC, Covina Kathina 2025

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EngagedPureLand23h ago

"Resistance and Regeneration Amidst the Chaos," Nov 15, 2025, 1-3pm PST. Speakers: Chenxing Han, Br. Phap Luu, Rev. Patti Nakai. Register at vbtemple.org/bcg

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism

Show threadSydneyJim2d ago
Even within #Buddhist cultures, especially where touched by missionary shame, the #body has often been dismissed as impure. Some teachings focus only on decay & #impermanence, forgetting beauty. The #body is indeed transient, but that does not make it vile. It is precious because it is fleeting. #Mukyōhō honours this #impermanence, not to reject the #body, but to love it fully while it lasts. (8/16)
Backpack and Snorkel3d ago
Hangzhou with its Longjing #tea has some of China's best #greentea . You can walk right into the tea fields. Lingyin #Temple is one of the most famous and wealthiest #Buddhist #temples in #China .
Here is more information
#travel #traveltribe https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Hangzhou/
Backpack and Snorkel3d ago
Hangzhou with its Longjing #tea has some of China's best #greentea . You can walk right into the tea fields. Lingyin #Temple is one of the most famous and wealthiest #Buddhist #temples in #China .
Here is more information
#travel #traveltribe https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Hangzhou/
Bob the Traveler4d ago
Prince Hisaaki, 8th shōgun of the Kamakura shōgunate of #Japan, was born OTD in 1264. Kenchō-ji is the greatest of the "Five Great Mountains" #Buddhist temples. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/kencho-ji.html?s=mb #travel #Japan
Kenchō-ji — Kamakura — Japan

Kenchō-ji is the oldest and most important of the 'Five Great Mountains' Zen Buddhist temple in Yamanouchi or Kita-Kamakura, near Kamakura.

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EngagedPureLand4d ago

Beep beep! The Mahayana turns out to be Hongwanji Hawaii's Buddha Bus, which was out yesterday in the Honolulu Pride Parade, spreading the good vibes of Amida Buddha's universal embrace of all people. Get on board, we're all going to the Pure Land together!

(also, the Hongwanji genso eko is going to be fabulous)

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq #pride #queer

Bob the Traveler4d ago
Prince Hisaaki, 8th shōgun of the Kamakura shōgunate of #Japan, was born OTD in 1264. Engaku-ji is another of the "Five Great Mountains" #Buddhist temples. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/engaku-ji.html?s=mb #travel #Japan
Engaku-ji — Kamakura — Japan

Kenpozan Jōchi-ji is an important Zen Buddhist temple, the Second Rank of the 'Five Great Mountains' temples in Yamanouchi, near Kamakura.

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Bob the Traveler4d ago
Prince Hisaaki, 8th shōgun of the Kamakura shōgunate of #Japan, was born OTD in 1264. Kenpōzan Jōchi-ji is one of the "Five Great Mountains" #Buddhist temples. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/jochi-ji.html?s=mb #travel #Japan
Jōchi-ji — Kamakura — Japan

Kenpōzan Jōchi-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple, the Fourth Rank of the 'Five Great Mountains' temples in Kita-Kamakura, near Kamakura.

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EngagedPureLand4d ago

It's Pride season in Hawai'i! Are you thinking of coming out? Has your child come out? Hongwanji Hawaii has a full page of resources, with pamphlets on coming out and supporting your family member who has come out, videos of Buddhist LGBTQ discussions, links to Buddhist and non-Buddhist support organizations, and much more.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq #queer

https://hongwanjihawaii.com/lgbtqia-plus-resources/

Hongwanji Hawaii LGBTQIA+ Resources

Workshop/Panel Videos October 2024 Event

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Sean BalaOct 10

I am re-reading one of my favorite #books: "The Snow Leopard" by Peter Matthiessen. It is a #travel book set in 1973 in #Nepal as the author accompanies a #science expedition into the #Himalayas. It is a book about #nature and a #Buddhist introspection on grief and change.

The cool thing is that I am #reading the chapters on the day they were set. A really nice experience if you have never read such a book like that before.

#bookstodon #buddhism @bookstodon

Show threadiPhone PhotographerOct 10
Kobo! So much better than a stack of books on a holiday 🤗
Show threadSean BalaOct 10
@valichikismet Yes! I absolutely love it. Since we had our son, it is the main way I read now. I used to have the larger Kobo Aura H2O. But I wanted to try this one (it was my wife's) and I was surprised how much I loved the size. I can actually stick it in my pocket and go.
Show threadiPhone PhotographerOct 11
And hundreds of books in one go.
Show threadSara-Jayne Slocombe (she/her)Oct 10
@seanbala Oooh, this book sounds fab, thanks!
Show threadSean BalaOct 10
@sjslocombe Hope you enjoy! :)