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Jodo

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Jodo [ˈdʒəʊˌdəʊ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) a Japanese Buddhist sect teaching salvation through faith in Buddha
[from Japanese]


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Among other Japanese groups are the San Francisco Nichiren Buddhist Church, the Chicago Jodo Mission, the Shingon Buddhist Church in Chicago and the Nichiren Shoshu of America (Soka Gakkai) in Los Angeles.
Her perspectives are creating imaging of Japanese Buddhism and culture, Jodo Shinshu and literature, creative arts, and the tea ceremony.
The walking tour includes the Jodo Mission, built to commemorate the arrival of Japanese in the islands, and its peaceful grounds are punctuated by a massive Buddha, a ceremonial bell and a towering pagoda.
 
 
 
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