Introduction to Buddhism

This interactive and lecture-style class magnifies the foundation of Buddhist practices and philosophies, with an emphasis on Shingon Buddhist concepts.

This is a biweekly class that occurs every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. 

Registration on Eventbrite is required. 

If you are unsure if a class is canceled, please visit our events calendar. If an event is not on the calendar, it is canceled. We also typically post cancelation messaging on Facebook. 

$5 donation suggested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. All are welcome.

Please send questions or comments to events@shingonpdx.org. 

Recommended Reading from Rev. Kosho Finch

• Buddhism For Dummies by Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian, Gudrun Bühnemann

• Life of the Buddha by Ashvaghosha, translated by Patrick Olivelle

• https://bdkamerica.org also provides free PDFs of Buddhist texts as well as hardcopy editions for sale