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We are a Sangha (community) for those seeking to learn and follow the Dharma (teachings) of the Buddha. The Pasadena Buddhist Temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism. Shin Buddhism offers a path through the chaos of our lives and the world that embraces all and forsakes none. Our national organization is the Buddhist Churches of America, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our temple was established in 1948, and incorporated in 1956. The temple and classrooms were completed in 1958. The annex (Sakai Hall), which is used by the PJAA Bruins organization to conduct basketball practices, was constructed in 1962. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2008. We welcome all to come and learn about the Buddha Dharma.

The Pride banner that was destroyed was made for us by our neighborhood community at the Harambee Ministries block party last summer to replace the worn flags that the Board approved back in 2020. The flag painting project was organized by Side Street Projects and and our artist-in-residence, Alan Nakagawa. Since the banner burning, other organizations and persons have offered to replace our banner. Gassho. ​

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Hanamatsuri will be held at 10:00 am on April 2, 2023. The calendar has not been updated, so please take note. Please call the temple if you have any questions. Service will be live streamed through the Facebook Page.

Hanamatsuri is the "Flower Festival" and celebrates the birth of the Buddha. Please join us in celebrating the birth of the Buddha.

The Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation will also be holding Hanamatsuri with ministers from all the temples in Little Tokyo and surrounding areas at the Kaikan at Nishi Hongwanji located at 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 10:00 am.

​The new Omamori Order Form is now available for you to download and mail in while we update our website. Please mail in your forms with a check and allow the time to process your order. If you have any questions you can call the temple at (213) 624-1267.

Please note our mailing fee has gone up. It's $6 for the first item and $0.50 for each extra item. You may also choose to pick up the item, but will need to make an appointment to ensure someone is there for you to pick up your goods. Hamaya/Arrows are only available for pick up and will not be mailed out.


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Please see the attached New Year's Schedule and Oseibo Letter by clicking here.


It is said that each year of a person's life is influenced by the "star (birth star)" of the year in which he or she is born, and each year's fortune changes. This is called "Hoshi-Meguri", which means the rotation of the stars to determine a person's fortune each year. It is said that the synergistic relationship between the star of the year and the nine stars that we were born with can lead to a good year ( ○ ) or a bad year ( ● ).


Hoshi Matsuri is a ceremony held before the start of spring every year to pray for one's own star to be protected from bad luck and misfortune in a bad year, and to pray for more luck in a good year.


"Yakubarai Hoshi Matsuri" is an event to pray for good luck to purify the evil of the year. It is said that "Yaku" is the turning point of life where bad luck and hindrance is likely to happen to you, and there is a custom to pray for warding off the bad luck. The year of bad luck is a time of transition in a person's life, whether mental, physical, or social, and it is said that there are many changes and calamities that may occur during this period of time.

It is a time of great misfortune for men at ages 25, 42, and 61, and for women at ages 19, 33, 37, and 61, and the years before and after these are also known as "Mae-Yaku" and "Ato-Yaku".

If you wish to have prayers offered for you and your family to ward off bad luck and misfortune, please return or send in the application by Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Shingon Buddhism's "Goma Ritual" was introduced by Master Kobo Daishi in Japan and is the most powerful and effective prayer practice in Esoteric Buddhism. This religious ceremony originated in India over 5,000 years ago and is unparalleled in its ability to liberate people from suffering, remove the darkness of ignorance, and bring the light of enlightenment to all beings.