The 2026 Buddhist Study Center Summer Session with guest speaker Rev. Dr. Aaron Proffitt begins July 26. The overall theme is “Rethinking Buddhist Education.” Here is a summary of the core and district sessions, with links to flyers, more information, and registration.

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Core Offering July 26-29 (Jikoen and BSC)

Info | Overall Flyer
One registration serves for both the Sunday morning session at Jikoen and the evening sessions at BSC; attend what works for you.
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Sunday a.m. at Jikoen
(now both in person and via Zoom)

July 26 (Sunday), 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
“Buddhism and Family Culture,” Jikoen Hongwanji
Families invited, Sunday service, make your own Butsudan, gratitude circle. Registrants will receive Zoom link in case they’d like to attend that way.
Flyer

Monday-Wednesday Evenings at BSC
(1436 University Ave in Honolulu and YouTube livestream )

• July 27 (Monday), 6-8 p.m.
  “Entering the Mahayana Multiverse”
• July 28 (Tuesday), 6-8 p.m.
  “Shin Buddhism as Basic Buddhism”

• July 29 (Wednesday), 6-8 p.m.
  “Buddhism is Simple, Buddhist Studies is Complicated”

Livestream playlist on the BSC YouTube channel

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District-Level Offerings

Kauai

July 30 (Thursday), 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
“Show, Don’t Tell,” Zoom only
Info | Registration | Flyer

Hawaii Island

• August 2 (Sunday), 10 a.m.
  Holualoa Obon service
• August 2 (Sunday), 3 p.m.
  “The Real Buddhism of the Hongwanji”
  Honoka‘a Hongwanji, Zoom option available

Info | Registration | Flyer

Oahu District

August 4 (Tuesday), 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,
“A Special Place”
Waipahu Hongwanji
Info | Flyer

Maui

August 9 (Sunday), 9 a.m.
Kahului Hongwanji
Rev. Proffitt to be the guest speaker for Sunday Service.