Buddhist Churches of America
Buddhist Traditions Order / organization
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Buddhist Churches of America is cataloged as an Order / organization within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “United States” and its period or origin is “founded 1899; incorporated 1944; present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Buddhist Churches of America; BCA; Buddhist Mission of North America; American Jodo Shinshu churches
- Parent tradition
- Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha
- Public geographic context
- United States
- Period / origin
- founded 1899; incorporated 1944; present
- Living / historical status
- Living Buddhist denomination
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- Evidence status
- Related-entry source
Geography
CandidateUnited States
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Buddhist Churches of America. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1755. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1755
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