Ekoji Buddhist Temple
Coordinates: 38°46′26″N 77°18′2.6″W / 38.77389°N 77.300722°W Ekoji (恵光寺, Ekō-ji) is a temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha Japanese Buddhist sect in Fairfax Station, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. It is a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, the oldest Buddhist organization in the mainland United States.
Ekoji (literally in Japanese, "Temple of the Gift of Light") was founded in 1981; its initial location was an office condominium building located in Springfield, Virginia, and a larger temple was constructed in Fairfax Station, Virginia, in 1998. The temple was established through the beneficial efforts of the late (1919-2004), the former Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America, and the late Rev. Dr. , a Japanese businessman and devout Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. He also established the ("Society for the Promotion of Buddhism") to help spread Buddhism throughout the world.
Reverend Nariaki Hayashi became the full-time resident minister in 2016.
There are several Ekoji Temples in Japan, as well as in Düsseldorf, Germany and Mexico City.
External links[]
- Ekoji Buddhist Temple, Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (Nishi Hongwanji), Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C.
- Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK): Society for the Promotion of Buddhism
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