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	Koyasan Buddhist Temple, officially known as “Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin” of Los Angeles, is located on East First in Little Tokyo area near the Civic Center. The Temple belongs to the Koyasan Shingon Mission founded by Kobo-Daishi (774-835 A.D.) and refers to one of the Mahayana Buddhist Schools. The Temple serves as the headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon Mission for mainland United States. History The Koyasan Buddihist Temple, formerly known as “Daishi Kyokai” was founded in the Fall of 1912 by Reverend Shutai Aoyama. It was originally located near Elysian Park in Los Angeles. In 1914, the Daishi Kyokai was moved to Commercial Street and then in 1920 to Central Avenue near the present site of the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. In 1934, it was elevated to the status of “Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin.” In 1940, just before the outbreak of World War II, the present Temple building was constructed on East First Street in the area known as “Little Tokyo” under the direction of Bishop Seytsu Takahashi. The Temple’s main hall was popularly called “Koyasan Hall” and frequently used for cultural activities of the local Japanese communities till the 1980s.
Head Minister	Bishop Seicho Asahi
Denomination	Koyasan Shingon-Shu (Esoteric Buddhism). Founded by Kobo-Daishi (Kukai) and established in 807 A.D.
Founder	Reverend Shutai Aoyama, 1912
Chief Deity	Mahavairocana (Great Sun) Buddha
Gohogo Mantra	Namu Daishi Henjo Kongo
Basic Texts	§ Vajrasekhara Sutra § Mahavairocana Sutra § Prajna-paramita-hridya Sutra (Hannya-shingyo) § Prajna-paramita-naya Sutra (Hannya-rishukyo) § The Lotus of the True Law (Kannon-gyo)
Basic Teaching	The religious way of the Shingon Mission aims at enlightenment in this very life by transforming human condition to the cosmological through the acts of the Three Mysteries (San-mitsu): forming the mudra (gassho), chanting mantras, and meditation. It is the way of finding everlasting peace and becoming Buddha in this existence.
Activities	§ Morning Service § Daishi-Ko Services § Goma Service (Fire Ritual) § Goeika Practice (Advance) § ABA Service § Troop 379 Boy Scout Assembly § Troop 379 Girl Scout Assembly § Troop 379 Cub Scout Assembly § Sangha and Padma Class	Sunday, 10:00 am (weekends) Last Sunday, 1:30 pm Second Saturday, 1:30 pm Second Saturday, 3:30 pm Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 pm Wednesday, 7:00 pm Wednesday, 7:00 pm Saturday, 4:15 pm
	* Please check the Calendar for changes in dates and times
Main Headquarters	Kongobuji Temple, Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, Japan
Affiliations	§ Harbor City Koyasan Church (California) § Northern California Koyasan Temple of Sacramento § Seattle Koyasan Buddhist Church (Washington) § Temple of Earth and Heaven (Fresno, California) § JIngoji Temple (Redmond, Washington)
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