Buddhist Temple of Salinas

 FAQ

How do you get to the temple?
What is Jodo Shinshu?
What does the wisteria symbolize?
What are the Four Noble Truths?
What is the Eightfold Noble Path?
What are the Six Paramitas?
What are the Three Treasures?

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 How do you get to the temple?
Located at 14 California St. in Salinas, CA, near the National Steinbeck 
Center.  It is between Market Way and Rossi Streets, behind the Gutierrez 
Drive-In, across from California Produce and catty-corner to the Confucius 
Church.  On Market Way, turn right at Ralph's Auto Repair.  Look for the 
Bell on the left, across from the apartments.

For a map, go to the Links to Images page for a link to MapQuest, where you 
can enter the temple's address and then print out a copy of a map to the 
temple.
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 What is Jodo Shinshu?
It is a sect of Mahayana Buddhism, established by the Japanese priest 
Shinran Shonin in the late 1100's A.D., to help lead the common people to 
Enlightenment.
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 What does the wisteria symbolize?
The Wisteria flower is the Jodo Shinshu (Sect) Crest.

In 1898 when Chuko Kujo married the Abbot Kyonyo (Kozui), she brought the 
wisteria crest of the famous Kujo family with her, and permission was 
granted by the Kujo family (a branch of the Fujiwara clan) for the Hongwanji 
to use the Wisteria as its crest.

In Japanese tradition, the wisteria flower indicates humility, humbleness 
and a cordial welcome; the blossoms are symbolic of brightness and 
transitory.
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 What are the Four Noble Truths?
The Truth of Suffering
The Cause of Suffering
The Cessation of Suffering
The Truth of the Way to End Suffering is the Eightfold Path.
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 What is the Eightfold Noble Path?
1.  Right View	5.  Right Livelihood
2.  Right Thoughts	6.  Right Effort
3.  Right Speech	7.  Right Mindfulness  
4.  Right Conduct	8.  Right Meditation
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 What are the Six Paramitas?
1. Giving  (dana)              4. Endeavor  (virya)
2. Discipline  (sila)           5. Meditation  (dhyana)
3. Patience  (ksanti)         6. Wisdom  (prajna)
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 What are the Three Treasures?
1.  Buddha, the enlightened one
2.  Dharma, Buddha's teachings
3.  Sangha, Buddha's disciples
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