Welcome to Our Church

The Long Beach Buddhist Church is a non-denominational, non-sectarian Buddhist community that welcomes everyone.

 

It was the wish of our founder, Rev. Kosai Osada, to build a church that fostered the study of the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha as a way to return to the true nature of Buddhism.

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Our services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00am and are followed by a social hour.

 

We offer Zazen (sitting meditation) and Dharma (teachings) discussion on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:30pm and Sunday mornings from 8:30-9:30am prior to regular service.

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Please check our Calendar page for any exceptions to this schedule throughout the year. We look forward to having you join us.

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The honzon 本尊 statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, carved by artist  Danji Seto, as it is enshrined today at Long Beach Buddhist Church. This image of Shakyamuni Buddha is unique among Buddhist iconography as it depicts the humanness of the historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. Depicted here is the Buddha, after having sat for 7 days straight in meditation and attaining enlightenment, begins to teach the Dharma. The Buddha has his hands in the varada mudra, symbolizing accomplishment and compassion. The Buddha's fingers are extended symbolizing generosity, morality, patience, effort, and samadhi, or meditative concentration.