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| About FAQ Donate Contact Facebook Inspiration Sermons Lay Thoughts Pure Land Primer Resources Education Books PL Teachings & Lectures Rituals Ceremonies At Home Altar and Dress Pure Land Links Newsletters Prayer Daily Prayer Single-Sheet Covenant Prayer Request Gallery Facebook Photos Videos Calendar Welcome to Pure Land Buddhism. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime service with the Chief Abbot of Jodo Shu, here in Los Angeles. CLICK THE IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION Five-Fold Transmission Members participate in the life-changing "Goju Soden" lay conferral retreat. CLICK IMAGE FOR INFO ON OUR INTERNATIONAL 800TH MEMORIAL EVENT A Gathering of Faith and Compassion ...a gathering of Americans, Japanese, and members from around the world. CLICK IMAGE FOR A SPECIAL INVITATION TO OUR NEXT INTERNATIONAL GATHERING Open Doors, Open Ideas A place to exchange ideas, learn, and build lasting friendships. CLICK IMAGE FOR A SPECIAL INVITATION Engaging sermons, moving ideas Meet our ministers and congregation members from around the world. CLICK IMAGE FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME INVITATION Update: Relocation of Jodoshu North America Jodoshu North America has been providing religious services for thirty years in the Little Tokyo area, since its ground-up construction at 442 E. 3rd Street in Los Angeles. However, the building’s location at the edge of Skid Row meant security of the temple and its congregation were always of utmost concern. Unfortunately, as the nearby homeless population increases at a rapid rate, our temple’s surrounding neighborhood has deteriorated year by year. We remain sympathetic to the needs of the unhoused community; however, drug use, sanitation concerns, graffiti, vandalism—and even fires and the potential for arson—are a daily reality for our temple. As a result, guaranteeing the safety of the building and our congregants has become a great challenge. Last spring, our temple took a long-awaited first step in this regard. In appreciation of the sanctuary where we united in our Pure Land practice of reciting Namu Amida Butsu” together for the past 30 years, we observed Spring Higan Service with about 60 congregants on Sunday, March 26, 2023, as the last service at Little Tokyo location. After Spring Higan Service in March 2023, we moved to the temporary office in Torrance. Since then, we are searching for a new site for our future temple and observe our temple regular services at Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Please refer to the following information for our temple contacts. Jodoshu North America Buddhist Missions Contact Info Address PO BOX : PO Box 11068 Torrance, CA 90510-1068 Office : 3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 470 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone : (213) 346-9666 Email : info@jodoshuna.org *For individual services, prayers and consultations, etc… please feel free to contact us. We are available for visiting you for individual Buddhist services. If a loved one is very ill or your family is in crisis such as bereavement, please contact us immediately. Pure Land Buddhism of Jodo Shu Welcome to the English-speaking home of Jodo Shu North America Pure Land Buddhism of Honen Shonin. Honen (1133 - 1212, Japan) taught that anyone - regardless of gender, social standing, or life circumstances - can achieve Ojo, or birth in the Pure Land simply by reciting Nembutsu: praise of Amida Buddha. In the spirit of Honen and Pure Land Buddhism, all visitors are welcome here to pass through, learn, share your ideas, and become a part of our online community. Namu Amida Butsu. Prayer Request Learn MoreSermons Words of compassion from Jodo Shu ministers Lay Thoughts Thoughts from friends and followers Pure Land Basics What is Pure Land Buddhism? Start here. Prayer Request Prayers for family, friends, ancestors Service Dates & Events View our calendar of eventsCopyright © Jodo Shu North America Pure Land Buddhism of...