Recently wildfires have threatened various Shin temples. The Lahiana temple was destroyed, the Pasadena temple was damaged. Thankfully, the Spokane temple is currently safe. To help those who have been affected, start here my.spokanecity.org/donate/ #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism

H.O.M.E. Starts Here Donations

Donations to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund go directly to supporting services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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Engaged Buddhism: Delivering Food Assistance to Displaced Families in Gaza 🔗 Read more: www.buddhistdoor.net/news/engaged... #Buddhism #EngagedBuddhism #Compassion #HumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #GazaConflict #TzuChi #Taiwan

Engaged Buddhism: Delivering Food Assistance to Displaced Families in Gaza - Buddhistdoor Global

An interfaith relief effort mobilized by the Buddhist humanitarian organization Tzu Chi Foundation in Gaza is providing hot meals to displaced families.

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Here's an issue that pops up in Buddhist spaces. Different Buddhist lineages may handle it differently (@danarel.com how did y'all respond?).

Dan Arel | Radical Buddhism@danarel.com · 7d ago

At temple tonight, at a class on Metta meditation, a man tried to argue with the practitioner that our temple was contradicting Buddhist teachings by claiming there is “no self” but then also participating in “identify politics” by marching in the Pride parade…

The Radical Buddhist Project seeks to recover, preserve, and analyze the historical intersections of Buddhists with left-wing philosophies, anti-imperialism, and radical social justice movements #buddhism #marxism #socialism #anarchism #engagedbuddhism radicalbuddhism.net/wiki/Main_Page

A lot of hate speech against religions and religious people on this app.

Yesterday the Midwest Buddhist Temple's Homeless Project made and distributed 350 sandwich bags to unhoused neighbours in Chicago. #buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #unhoused #foodinsecurity #hunger #chicago

Tonight's Online Buddhist Study Class will be led by Special Guest Rev. Dr. Aaron Shōken Proffitt , discussing "The Mother of All Buddhas: Thinking with Buddhist Women." Please join us at 7pm MT! Email info@tsdbt.org for the zoom link. #freeonlineclasses #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism

A powerful new resource for understanding the diverse, contested history of religion in the United States #religion #judaism #christianity #buddhism #hinduism #daoism #islam #usa #confucianism #history www.undergods.org

Home | Under Gods

New stories about the plural and powerful nature of religion in the United States, past and present.

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Official Statement by Sikyong Penpa Tsering on the Self-Immolation of Lobga Rangzen Outside UN Headquarters, New York

Last weekend the Midwest Buddhist Temple Homeless Project made and delivered 280 sandwich bags to unhoused neighbours in Chicago #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #homeless #unhoused #chicago #hunger

2026 annual Juneteenth service at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #juneteenth #blm #hawaii www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zcz...

2026 Juneteenth Service at Hawaii Betsuin — Three Messages

YouTube video by Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin

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Laihaina Hongwanji Mission, Lahaina Jodo Mission, and the other founding members of Lahaina Interfaith Council invite the community to a memorial service for the fire, on August 1. #buddhism #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lahaina #hawaii #interfaith

Godzilla Stomps Hate #godzilla #kaiju #parenting #trans #lgbtq #queer www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG1T...

"Coming Out" - a stop motion short about a trans kid.

YouTube video by Cressa Maeve Áine

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Relevant today and every day, until a just society is achived #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #blm mvbuddhisttemple.org/statement-in...

Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter - July 2020 - Mountain View Buddhist Temple

June 9, 2020   As all of us are aware, and which most of us have witnessed, the precious lives of Black people, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, were taken without show of...

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No Buddhists on the commission, and no recognition of Buddhism in the report. This is an illegitimate Christian Nationalist farce. The inattention to Islamophobia is also wrong. The Buddhist Churches of America has often stood up publicly for genuine separation of church and state, and should again.

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(RNS) — The advisory commission’s 224-page draft report includes some controversial recommendations.

Trans kids in the USA should be able to play sports with their friends. It's just really obvious and doesn't take anything more than a shred of human decency to reach that conclusion.

Toronto Buddhist Church having fun at Toronto Pride 2026! #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #pride #lgbtq #queer

Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta showed up in style to march at Lethbridge Pride yesterday! #buddhist #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq+ #pride #queer #lethbridge #alberta

This past weekend the Albany Buddhist Sangha once more marched at Pride! #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #pride #lgbtq #queer #albany

Just donated to Annie Bachmann in MECA's Ride for Palestine! Passing along the link in case you'd also like to show your support or discover other ways to get involved. rideforpalestine.akaraisin.com/ui/3fbf63acf...

A nonbinary take on Amida Buddha, the central figure of Pure Land Buddhism #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq #queer #pride #enby higashihonganjiusa.org/2022/06/22/n...

Nonbinary Buddha – Higashi Honganji USA

Is Amida Buddha male or female, both or neither? I think it's best to say "nonbinary." Here's why.

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A teaching on compassion from Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Ellen Hamada Crane #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #compassion www.lionsroar.com/deepen-your-...

Deepen Your Love with Compassion

Shin Buddhism teaches that wisdom is the cornerstone of compassion. Ellen Hamada Crane Sensei explains.

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Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Judy Nakatomi reflects on her journey as the mother of adult queer people #buddhist #buddhism #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #lgbtq #pride #queer www.lionsroar.com/the-evolutio...

The Evolutionary Journey of Mothering

Judy Yushin Nakatomi reflects on the evolutionary ride of caring and learning, and protecting that is mothering.

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Oregon Buddhist Temple is aiding Connecting Resources to Empower Women. They need: • Cash, cheque to “Transformative Justice Community” with “CREW” in the memo or tjcoregon.org/donate (select CREW) • Gas cards • Hygiene items (soap, etc) • New bras, underwear, socks, shoes #engagedbuddhism #buddhism

Donate | TJC

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Hawai'i celebrates Pride in October (not June, when the mainland does). Thus the annual Honolulu Betsuin Pride service took place on Oct 5. Here's a recent report. #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #pride #lgbtq #queer #hawaii hongwanjihawaii.com/blog/2026/05...

All Shining Equally With Light: LGBTQ+ Themed Service at Hawai‘i Betsuin

How the third annual LGBTQ+ themed service at Hawai‘i Betsuin affirms acceptance, inclusion and the wisdom of the Amida Sutra. Includes biographical info about guest speaker Aiden Aizumi.

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Last week: the Yakima Buddhist Church's booth at Yakima Valley College's "Pop-Up Pride" event #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #pride #queer #lgbtq

“What a joy it is that I place my mind in the soil of the Primal Vow and I let my thoughts flow into the sea of the inconceivable Dharma.” ~ Shinran Shonin (1173-1263)

The FCC is preparing to add warning labels about trans and nonbinary content to children's programming. You can submit your comment on this proposal by using this link: #trans #enby #nonbinary #fcc #censorship #politics #queer #lgbtq #tv glaad.org/fcc/

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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BREAKING: SB 2471 has been signed into law! It’s the first of its kind in the nation and renders the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision irrelevant in Hawaii. This is a win for the movement to get big money, especially dark money, out of politics.

New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling

Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics. This move comes after the 2010 U.S.

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The moon belongs to everyone. No nation or private corporation has the right to strip it for resources or colonize it. Hands off the moon! #moon #colonization #space