Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple

05/29/2026

05/06/2026

BCA Bishop Harada will lead guided meditation session Wednesday mornings on the Lion's Roar website in the month of May.

Open to Everyone Weekly Guided Meditations Meditation isn’t about perfection — it’s about steady practice. Our weekly live online guided meditations help

05/02/2026

Happy Children’s Day

04/13/2026

Please join this special service, in person or online. Rev. Emeritus Don Castro will be giving the Dharma Talk, as well as leading a Dharma Exchange following service.

In honor of Earth Day, a collection of recyclable items (styrofoam, batteries, and lightbulbs) will be collected after Dharma Exchange, in the gym.

Accepted items include clean, dry #6 formed styrofoam food containers separated by color, bubble wrap and packing peanuts. No foam or beige styro. Please remove labels and tape.

Batteries, such as lithium and nickel, which should not be put in trash will be accepted.

Mercury containing lightbulbs such as Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs-the "curly cue" ones and fluorescent tube lights) will be collected for proper hazardous waste disposal. LED lightbulbs can also be recycled and will be collected. (Incandescent and Halogen lightbulbs can be disposed of in trash).

The temple looks forward to your participation. Thank you!

04/08/2026

April Newsletter
Happy Hanamatsuri

English
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026_April_wheel_of_sangha_ENG.pdf
Japanese
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026_April_wheel_of_sangha_JPNS.pdf

03/29/2026

We were honored to host a stamping event of the touring Ireicho Book of Names on Thursday.

A book listing more than 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II comes to the Seattle area, where family members can stamp under the names to honor them.

03/04/2026

March Newsletter
3/8 General meeting
3/15 Spring Ohigan Service (Dr. Mark Blum, UC Berkeley)
3/29 Scholarship Sunday Service
4/5 Hanamatsuri Sakyamuni Buddha's Birthday
English
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wheel_of_sangha_english_2026_March.pdf
Japanese
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wheel_of_sangha_japanese_2026_March.pdf

02/15/2026

🗓️ Join us Sunday, February 15, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington for the 2026 Buddhist Churches of America National Council Eitaikyo Service live from Renton, WA. Service begins at 9:30AM and can be accessed via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/UMBJE4c8t4E

Northwest District - Buddhist Churches of America
White River Buddhist Temple Tacoma Buddhist Temple Spokane Buddhist Temple Yakima Buddhist Church Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple Oregon Buddhist Temple

2026 BCA National Council Eitaikyo Service & NW Convention Closing ServiceSunday, February 15, 2026 | 9:30 AM PSTStreamed live at the Hyatt Regency Lake Wash...

02/04/2026

February Newsletter
"Renewal - Jodo Shinshu for Today-"

English
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wheel_of_sangha_Eng_2026_February.pdf
Japanese
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wheel_of_sangha_Japanese_2026_February.pdf
NW Convention
https://seattlebetsuin.org/2026-convention/

02/02/2026

Buddhist Churches of America workshops this Saturday (2/7) open to the public. Links can be found here: https://seattlebetsuin.org/2026-convention/ncm-workshops/

01/03/2026

A Happy New Year!!
About 120 people came to Joya-e service!! Thank you for coming to ring the Joya no kane (bell)!!

January Newsletter
English
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wheel_of_sangha_January_2026_english.pdf
Japanese
https://seattlebetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wheel_of_sangha_January_2026_japanese.pdf