Berkeley part of new international Buddhist Studies network

By Kathleen Maclay, UC Berkeley, January 9, 2018

California, USA -- UC Berkeley’s Center for Buddhist Studies is part of a new international network of universities that is receiving $4.9 million to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures.

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Opening of Buddhist Temple in Ogden Draws Hundreds

US News, Oct 2, 2017

An open house for a new Thai Buddhist temple in Ogden drew hundreds of visitors and monks from around the country.
OGDEN, Utah (USA)
-- An open house for a new Thai Buddhist temple in Ogden drew hundreds of visitors and monks from around the country.

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Rev. Yugo Fujita leads the Salinas Buddhist Temple

by Joe Truskot, The Salinas Californian, July 28, 2017

Salinas, CA (USA) -- The bronze statue of Shinran Shonin, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, stands in the garden outside the Salinas Buddhist Temple on California Street.

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Yakima Buddhist Church endures

By Tammy Ayer, Yakima Herald, March 24, 2017

WAPATO, WA (USA) -- They carefully dismantled the altar, handmade in Japan, and stored it under the stage of the church gym. They sealed the church windows, locked the doors and gave the keys to friends who would keep watch for them.

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Buddhist frat grows as Dharma Bums seek new home

by Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan 4, 2017

San Diego, CA (USA) -- A Buddhist fraternity that started at San Diego State University in 2015 is getting national attention from other schools and might open a chapter at UC San Diego next year.

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