A Buddhist Peace Pagoda Rises in Washington To Quell the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Northwest Dharma News, Winter 2022, Volume 35, #1. Written by: Glen Milner A new incarnation of the Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda is rising on the shores of Washington state’s Hood Canal, just a few hundred feet from the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in North America. Construction of the pagoda, supported by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhists monks, has steadily progressed over the past two years. Peace Pagoda image by Senji Kanaeda, August 2019. The Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa that seeks to unite all sentient beings, regardless of race, creed or […]

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August 6th Peace Ceremony in Lake Forest Park

By Glen Milner The annual Pacific Northwest Interfaith Peace Walk started the day on Friday August 6, 2021 in Lake Forest Park for the 76th year remembrance of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Rev. Senji Kanaeda of the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple on Bainbridge Island conducted a short ceremony for peace at the Peace Pole on the corner of Bothell Way NE (SR 522) and Ballinger Way NE (SR 104).   The ceremony in Lake Forest Park is called すべての核犠牲 者の為の「慰霊祭」or Subete no kaku giseisha no tame no Irei-sai (memorial, or spirit-consoling, service for all nuclear victims.) The Peace Walk […]

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