Bringing together Buddhist Wisdom and Japanese Culture for more than Seventy Years
The ABSC vision is to bring together American and global communities who seek the unconditional wisdom and compassion expressed in Buddhist teachings.
Trailblazers
The American Buddhist Study Center will pay tribute to those individuals who aided in bringing Buddhist wisdom and Japanese culture to our everyday lives.
Rev. Seishin Kiyoshi Yamashita, circa late 1970s.
The ABSC honors Rev. Seishin Kiyoshi Yamashita
By Dennis Yamashita and Koshin Yamamoto (sons)
Rev. Seishin Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Nisei ordained minister, propagated Jodo Shinshu in Tokyo and Berkeley, California. Born and raised in Kent, Washington, he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with honors from the University of Washington. He was forcibly interned at Tule Lake in May 1942, and instead of proudly receiving his diploma at commencement ceremonies, he received it unceremoniously at Tule Lake, delivered in a plain manila envelope.
ABOUT Us
American Buddhist Study Center was originally founded in 1951 by the late Reverend Hozen Seki. At that time the Study Center’s name was The American Buddhist Academy. Back then Reverend Seki’s wanted to enlighten the spirit and the minds of Americans to the great compassion, wisdom, and teachings of Amida Buddha.
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