About Us

Tacoma Buddhist Temple History

In 1910, a respected leader and grocery store owner in Fife, Soroku Kuramoto, originated a plan to invite Rev. Hoshin Fujii of the Seattle Buddhist Church to conduct monthly services in the backroom of his general store.

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Shin Buddhism

Shinran Shonin’s Teachings are firmly based upon the teachings of Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha. Although Shinran lived some 1400 -1500 years after the death of the Buddha, it was his clear intent to teach the essence of the Buddha’s teachings to all people. Let us first discuss briefly the teachings of Buddhism from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha up to Shinran.

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Meet our Minister

Rev. Tadao Koyama will be the officiating minister of Tacoma Buddhist Temple on August 1, 2020. A West Coast native, he was born and raised in Sacramento California to parents Ken Koyama and Stacie Hiramoto.

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Check out our mural on the back of the Temple!

Created as part of the City of Tacoma's 2013 Mural Project, artist Chelsea O'Sullivan gathered ideas from temple members and neighbors. Check out more of her art here!