Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.

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BDG on YouTube: Dharma Reflections with Ven. Tanmyeong: What was there BEFORE the Universe?

🔗 Watch: https://youtu.be/fcG2tTaWHTY

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BDG Feature: The Meaning of the Name of Amitabha Buddha

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BDG on YouTube: The Amitabha Sutra: A Dharma Talk with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 11)

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Nov 6, 2025: Members of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco Engaged Buddhism group participated in the
San Francisco Faith in Action prayer vigil and procession for immigrants' rights and protection.

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May 4, 2025: The Buddhist Church of San Francisco choir and the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance Men's Chorus sang together for the temple's Gotan-e service, honouring the birth of Shinran Shonin. GAPA Men's Chorus first performed at the temple in 2016.

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Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani, bishop of the Hawaiian Nishi Hongwanji Pure Land temples, issues a statement on ICE's violence in Minnesota.

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https://hongwanjihawaii.com/messages/awakening-to-compassion-in-turbulent-times/

"What we call the Pure Land has to be a vision of complete freedom for all beings–there is no justification for placing anyone in a cell, camp or corral, not in the U.S. or anywhere else."

Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Patti Nakai reflects on her ongoing study class and current events

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https://windycityjodoshinshu.blogspot.com/2026/02/study-group-january-2026-session.html