Bringing together Buddhist Wisdom and Japanese Culture for more than Seventy Years
The mission of the American Buddhist Study Center is to encourage scholarly research in the Great Wisdom of Buddhist Teachings and to foster compassion, mindfulness, and kindness to address social, economic, and environmental issues for a better world.
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.
Sakaye Aratani (December 11, 1919 – March 18, 2024)
A Philanthropist, Humanitarian, and Boddhisatva
The two great legends have gone to the Pure Land. George Aratani passed in 2013, and now his wife Sakaye has joined him. George was one of our Trailblazers, and now it is an honor to give tribute to Sakaye.
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.
