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The San Francisco Buddhist Center is a relaxed and friendly place to learn and practice meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism with support from people on a similar path. We are situated in the heart of the Mission District on the land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people.
We are dedicated to supporting and encouraging the development of spiritual friendship – lasting friendships and connections based on shared values and celebrated differences – among those who wish to experience the benefits of Buddhist practice and believe that it can make a constructive contribution to the modern world.
BCSF is a Buddhist temple located in the Japantown area of San Francisco, California. BCSF was founded in 1898, and while remaining true to its Japanese heritage, over the years it has become a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-generational temple community.
15 lut 2022 · Perhaps the critical event foreshadowing the entry of Zen Buddhism to the United States was the World Parliament of Religions, held at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. One of the Buddhists in attendance was Sōyen Shaku, a Rinzai Zen master.
22 mar 2017 · His students and we Zen monastics went into the kitchen, drank tea and talked about the spiritual scene in the San Francisco Bay Area at the end of the nineteen sixties. We had a lot to discuss.
The heart of Shin practice is about integrating spirituality with daily living by developing deeper compassion; practicing monpo or deep hearing; and voicing the nembutsu (“Namu-Amida-Butsu”) as a direct expression of our trust in and gratitude for the ultimate Oneness of life.
The Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of San Francisco is part of an international network of Buddhist centers under the guidance of the 14th Shamar Rinpoche. We offer teachings on meditation and Buddhist philosophy by well-respected lamas and teachers.
