Bay Area Buddhist Association Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/bay-area-buddhist-association/ Jodo Shinshu Buddhism for everyone Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:47:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-cropped-mon-tw-300x300-32x32.jpg Bay Area Buddhist Association Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/bay-area-buddhist-association/ 32 32 SDG #2: Fighting World Hunger https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2021/12/15/sdg-2-fighting-world-hunger/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:57:40 +0000 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/?p=2129 By Rev. Ken Yamada Buddhist leaders tackled world hunger in an online forum last week, the second of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), under the theme, “Zero Hunger: What can we do now for our future? Buddhist Perspectives.” The forum was hosted by the Bay Area Buddhist Association, an alliance of Buddhist organizations representing …

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]]> SDG#1: Fighting World Poverty https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2021/06/28/fighting-world-poverty/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:14:42 +0000 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/?p=1891 Buddhist leaders tackled world poverty, the first of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in an online forum last week. “Before the pandemic, there was a time when focusing on SDGs would have been seen as political,” said Zen priest Rev. Alan Senauke. “They were right in a sense—SDGs can’t be accomplished without political …

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]]> SDGs: Buddhist Leaders Tackle World Problems https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2020/12/18/buddhist-leaders-tackle-world-problems/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:47:32 +0000 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/?p=1686 By Rev. Ken Yamada Buddhists leaders in Northern California have banded together to help tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems. They’ve adopted goals set by the United Nations and plan to urge their members to take action. Representing various sects and denomination, including Jodo Shinshu, Zen, and Nichiren Buddhism, some 45 ministers and …

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