Berkeley Buddhist Temple is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sangha located in the heart of Berkeley, only a few blocks away from the university. Led by Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara, this center of worship is a chapter of the Buddhist Churches of America, existing to give people access to live a fulfilled life grounded on something more than mere happiness or unhappiness. To this end, the Temple offers Sunday services, Dharma classes for teenagers and children, online yoga classes, book studies, and numerous opportunities for community service.

Located just off a busy strip of Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley and only a few blocks away from the UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley Buddhist Temple offers a spiritual haven for the eclectic, intellectual, and iconoclastic people that call Berkeley home. Alongside a number of office and community spaces, the Temple itself welcomes people with an unpretentious wood-panelled interior, ideal for worship and reflection. People travelling to the Temple can find street parking on Channing Ave, walk from the Downtown Berkeley BART station, or arrive via one of Berkeley’s many bus lines.