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Contact Us
2929 Market Street
San Diego, California 92102-3227
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00am-4:30pm
Saturday: Varies - Please Call Temple
Sunday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Who Are We
The Buddhist Temple of San Diego (BTSD) belongs to the Jodo Shinshu (Shin or "Pure Land") sect of Buddhism, part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Our temple is a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, and is affiliated with the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha in Kyoto, Japan.
S T A F F
Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi, Resident Minister
Linda Redenbaugh, Office Administrator
M I N I S T E R I A L A S S I S T A N T S
Laverne Imori, Certified Ministerial Assistant
Noriko Kawai, Certified Ministerial Assistant
Maribeth Smith, Certified Ministerial Assistant
Yukari Williams, Minister’s Helper
K E Y V O L U N T E E R S
LuAnn Lee, President
Ralph Honda, Operations Manager|
Michael Kinoshita, 1st VP (Ways & Means); Improvements
Glenn Torio, 2nd VP (Activities); Ex-Officio
Bill Teague, 3rd VP (Membership); Buddhist Education Committee
(BEC); Web Editor
Nancy Martinez, Recording Secretary
Karen Okuhara, Corresponding Secretary
Akie Tomiyama, Treasurer
Glenn Negoro, Assist. Treasurer
Joyce Teague, Scholarship Committee
Kaytee Sumida, Interreligious Council (IRC)
Carol Baker, Qamar Bradford, Timothy Kajita, Kimberly Kruse, Roy Okuhara, & Gregg Yonekura - Directors-at-Large