Last June, after three years of study at Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin in Kyoto, my eldest daughter passed the ordination examination and received her Tokudo ordination at Nishi Hongwanji Nishiyama Betsuin. I am deeply grateful, and I believe this was possible in large part because the members of Fresno Betsuin have warmly watched over our family for many years. I also offer my heartfelt thanks to Rimban Rev. Kakei Nakagawa, who supported and encouraged her studies in Japan. During the pandemic, when...

Editor’s note: The following article by Rev. Kazuaki Nakata, the interim Rimban at the Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, is an edited version that first appeared in the Fresno Betsuin’s monthly Geppo newsletter. The Wheel of Dharma is reprinting it with his permission. Hosted by the Fresno Betsuin, I conducted a three-day, two-night pilgrimage on Sept. 17 to two Japanese American incarceration camps. Since arriving in the United States in 2003, I have visited all 10 of the major former...

To view Rimban Rev. Kazuaki Nakata’s speech in Parma, Italy, go to: bit.ly/43gSNmb (starts at 2:08:15) Back in February, I received an...