Buddhist Churches of America

The national headquarters for 61 temples in the continental United States of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist (Hongwanji-ha), which follows the Hongwanji in Kyoto, or more commonly known as Nishi Hongwanji. Over 100 years of history in the U.S. and is associated with the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada and the Hompa Hongwanji of Hawai[i Mission. The National Headquarters also has a second location, BCA Jodo Shinshu Center at 2140 Durant Street in Berkeley, CA. Originally the organization was known as the Hongwanji Mission of North America.