08/07/2026
Maui people — one more chance to see Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt on his BSC Summer Session tour, this Sunday, August 9, as Kahului Hongwanji Mission's 9 a.m. Sunday service speaker! Dr. Proffitt is an ordained Jodo Shinshu priest and co-founder of the Albany Buddhist Sangha in New York. The Summer Session theme has been "Rethinking Buddhist Education."
Don't miss Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt at Kahului Hongwanji this Sunday August 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.! (no Sunday service at Makawao)
Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt will give the Dharma Talk at Kahului Hongwanji this Sunday August 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. as part of BSC Summer Session 2026 "Rethinking Buddhist Education."
Rev. Dr. Aaron Shōken Proffitt アーロン・プロフィット博士（浄土真宗本願寺派僧侶）法名：釈正見 is an Associate Professor of Japanese Studies in the East Asian Studies Department and an ordained Buddhist priest (tokudo) in the Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha lineage.
Proffitt received his bachelor's degree and master's degree in religious studies from the University of Colorado and his PhD in Buddhist studies from the University of Michigan. He studied Japanese at the Inter-University Center in Yokohama from 2009 to 2010 and conducted research as a Fulbright Fellow at Otani University, Koyasan University and Ryukoku University from 2014 to 2015.
Proffitt serves the UAlbany Interfaith Center and Buddhist Student Association as a Buddhist chaplain. He also co-founded the Albany Buddhist Sangha and regularly teaches mindfulness and meditation for community organizations in the Albany area.
Everyone is welcome, come as you are!
Namo Amida Butsu!
Your Friends and Fellow Travelers on the Buddhist Path
Makawao Hongwanji Mission / Makawao Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
