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JODO SHINSHU BUDDHISM
CATEGORY	NAME	DESCRIPTION
TEMPLES	Buddhist Churches of America	The Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) is an incorporated religious organization of American Shin Buddhist affiliated with the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha denomination within the Continental United States. BCA is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Oregon Buddhist Temple is an affiliate of BCA. BCA Temple Gallery. There are 60 temples within our denomination, located primarily in the Western US
TEMPLES	BCA Northwest District Temples	OBT is one of seven temples within BCA's Northwest District which covers Oregon, Washington and Western Idaho. The other temples in the district are: Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple 286 S.E. 4th Street, Ontario, OR 97914 (541) 889-8562 www.iobt.org Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple 1427 S. Main Street, Seattle, WA 98144 (206) 329-0800 www.seattlebetsuin.com Spokane Buddhist Temple 927 S. Perry Street, Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 534-7954 www.spokanebuddhisttemple.org Tacoma Buddhist Temple 1717 South Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 627-1417 www.tacomabt.org White River Buddhist Temple 3625 Auburn Way North, Auburn, WA 98002 (253) 833-1442 www.whiteriverbuddhisttmpl.org Yakima Buddhist Temple 212 W 2nd Street, Wapato, WA 98951 (509) 877-2743 no website
TEMPLES	Nishi Hongwanji is the home temple for BCA and is located in Kyoto, Japan
TEMPLES	Jodo Shinshu Center	The Jodo Shinshu Center is located in Berkeley, California and houses the Center for Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Studies, the Institute of Buddhist Studies, and offices of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha and Ryukoku University (Kyoto, Japan). KGO-TV San Francisco news story
TEMPLES	Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada formerly Buddhist Churches of Canada (BCC)	The Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC) is the organization of Shin Buddhist temples in Canada. JSBTC Temple Directory
TEMPLES	Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii	The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is the organization of Shin Buddhist temples in Hawaii. Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii temples
TEMPLES	Ryokeiji Temple	Ryokeiji Temple is a small temple located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. They belong to the Izumoji Sect, one of the ten allied sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan. They have an extensive English section to their website which provides a fascinating peek at the life of a small local temple.
TEMPLES	Hongwanji Buddhist Mission of Australia	The Hongwanji Buddhist Mission of Australia is the Jodo Shinshu organization in Australia.
TEMPLES	Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Mission of Singapore	The Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Mission of Singapore is the Jodo Shinshu organization in Singapore.
EDUCATION	Jodo Shinshu Center Correspondence Course	The Hongwanji Office at the Jodoshinshu Center offers a 2-year computer-based correspondence course, allowing students to gain basic knowledge of Jodo Shinshu and Buddhism in general. Students will download text materials, submit assignments and receive feedback from instructors. Students will deepen their understanding through correspondence with instructors as well as benefit from reference materials such as video lectures, Dharma Talks and sutra chanting.
EDUCATION	Center for Buddhist Education	The Center for Buddhist Education, established by BCA in 2005, is a dynamic learning environment created to provide educational resources for all. Working with a vast network of other institutions and affiliates, CBE aims to promote continuing education and participation in Jodo Shinshu Buddhist practices and cultural/life enrichment through a variety of interactive workshops, training sessions, public forums, and community events. July & August 2009 Highlights
EDUCATION	Shin Dharma Net	Developed by noted scholar Rev. Dr. Alfred Bloom, Shin Dharma Net shares information concerning Shin Buddhist tradition and Pure Land Buddhism as it is presently practiced and interpreted by Shin communities in the West and Japan. Included on this website is Shin Buddhism in Modern Culture: A Self Study Course
EDUCATION	Institute of Buddhist Studies	Since 1964, the Institute of Buddhist Studies has been dedicated to preparing women and men for the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha ministry, fostering the understanding and development of Shin Buddhist thought in contemporary America, and nurturing in our students a harmony of academic excellence and deepening religious awareness
EDUCATION	nembutsu.info	nembutsu.info is an on-line journal of Shin Buddhism. A good introductory article articular interest for people exploring Shin is A Primer on Shin Buddhism
EDUCATION	Collected Works of Shinran Shonin	The Collected Works of Shinran Shonin is provided by the White Lotus Center for Shin Buddhism, a non-affiliated temple in Anchorage, Alaska. This site makes available an online version of the complete works of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu tradition.
PODCAST	Dharma Realm	The DharmaRealm podcast is a series of conversations about Buddhism, Jodo Shinshu, and Buddhist life in America between the Rev. Harry Bridge and Dr. Scott A. Mitchell. Episodes are released the first and third Fridays of the month.
BOOKS	BCA Bookstore	The BCA Bookstore is a division of the Buddhist Churches of America, and is located at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley, California. They stock over 1,200 items to shop online, with more added every month.
FORUMS	BeliefNet Pureland Buddhism Forum	BeliefNet's mission is to help people find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. Beliefnet is the largest spiritual web site and is not affiliated with any specific religion, spiritual organization, or movement.
FORUMS	eSangha Jodo Shinshu forum	E-sangha is a world-wide virtual community where Buddhists from a variety of traditions, and those who are interested in Buddhism, are able to meet and come to a correct understanding of Buddhist teaching and learn how to reap the immense benefits of Buddhism in their daily lives. E-Sangha's intent is to keep the Buddhist tradition alive and flourishing, and to help bring peace, harmony, and happiness into everyone's life.

General Buddhism Links
CATEGORY	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATIONS	Portland Buddhist Hub	Many different resources are available for the study and practice of Buddhism in the greater Portland, Oregon area. The Portland Buddhist Hub is intended to help those searching for a Way place, a Bodhimandala, they can call their own.
ORGANIZATIONS	EcoSangha	EcoSangha was founded in 2008 in Seattle, Washington and is devoted to the propagation of Buddhism as an inherently ecological perspective and to finding answers to today's urgent environmental challenges, most particularly our destruction of the earth through Buddhism's three poisons of greed, hatred and ignorance.
ORGANIZATIONS	Northwest Dharma Association	The Northwest Dharma Association is committed to developing a network of connections among individuals, Buddhist sanghas, temples, groups, and the broader community.
GENERAL	Buddhanet	BuddhaNet is a non-sectarian organization, offering its services to all Buddhist traditions. It aims to facilitate a significant Buddhist presence in the ever-expanding realm of computer communications technology, applying this technology to helping make the Buddha's teachings freely available to all. BuddhaNet Buddhist Studies curriculum
GENERAL	Buddhist Channel	The Buddhist Channel is the world's only dedicated Buddhist news servcies. The non-sectarian site provides daily updates and in-depth coverage of global issues concerning and of interest to Buddhists.
EDUCATION	Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies	The Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies is run by the National Taiwan University Libray. Its objective is to aid those who study Buddhism by putting in touch experts and scholars at and outside the university for promoting in-depth inquiry into the specific properties, historical development, values, and modern interpretations of Buddhism.
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