Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple
28941 Haverman Road Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Schedule for ZOOM services for the first half of 2021: Saturday, February 13 @ 2pm Rev. Grant Saturday, March 13 @ 2pm Rev. Aoki Saturday, April 10 @ 2pm Rev. Grant... Saturday, May 8 @ 2pm Rev. Aoki Saturday, June 12 @ 2pm Rev. Grant more information will be released before the service.

Temple Support: Please consider supporting our temple’s bottle drive by donating the deposits from your beverage containers to the FVBT. Place your empty juice, water, and alcohol containers into a clear plastic bag and take the bag to your local Return-It Express depot in BC. Enter the phone # 6043517183 at the kiosk and place the label it generates onto the bag and leave it on the counter. Be kind to the environment and help our temple easy! As a small temple with our... members living everywhere from Hope BC to the West End of Vancouver, it has been difficult to come up with a safe alternate fundraising plan to our annual Fall Bazaar. Thank you to those who have continued to send in donations throughout this pandemic to support our temple and sangha. Donations may be mailed to FVBT at P.O. Box 1619, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 2V1. Stay safe and stay well, In gassho Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple See more

Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada Lecture Series: A new series of lectures organized by the JSBTC starts on Saturday, December 19th with Rev. Henry Adams’ lecture Waking up to Peace of Mind in the Age of Conflict and Distorted Views. To see more information on this lecture as well as coming lectures follow this link to the page on the JSBTC Website https://www.bcc.ca/ldc/jsbtclectureseries.html

Next service: Saturday July 13 2 pm Aldergrove Cemetery 3 pm Obon, July & August Shotuki service, Bon Dance.

Public Lecture "Prayer and Nembutsu: Encountering the Dharma in Hospital Chaplaincy" by Rev. Henry Adams... Friday, July 12 7-9 pm At Vancouver Buddhist Temple Hondo (220 Jackson Ave, Vancouver) By donation

The date for our June service has been moved up one week to June 1st due to a conflict with a special Buddhist event on June 8th. On June 8th, Rev. Grant and some of our members will be participating in the BC Buddhist Festival at Queen Elizabeth Park. It is a free event showcasing many of the Buddhist sects from around the Lower Mainland.

Don't forget the Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple's Spring Fundraising "Dinner in the Country" is on May 25th at the Bradner Hall (5305 Bradner Rd in Abbotsford). If you have not already purchased your tickets, this is your last chance. Tickets are $35 and there will be games, dancing, and a silent auction (in addition to the great dinner!).

Next service Saturday May 11 @ 2 pmNext service Saturday May 11 @ 2 pm

Hanamatsuri Service

Preparations for White Elephant Sale... see you at the Fall Bazaar!

Register now for the BC Buddhist Annual Convention September 15-17, 2017. Early Bird deadline is June 30, 2017. Email [email protected] for a registration form.

The Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple will be hosting a seven-week lecture series based on a televised series on Buddhism produced by Kenneth Tanaka. The book "Buddhism on Air is a transcription of his lecture series. Schedule: sessions will be on the last Sunday of the month starting at 2 pm, beginning on January 27, and will be for 7 sessions ending in July. Each session will be approx. two & a half hours (2 hours of video and a half hour for comments and discussion).

Preparations for White Elephant Sale... see you at the Fall Bazaar!

Register now for the BC Buddhist Annual Convention September 15-17, 2017. Early Bird deadline is June 30, 2017. Email [email protected] for a registration form.

Wisteria - The symbol used by Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples is a hanging wisteria. The double Wisteria Crest is the official crest of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha sect of Buddhism. Two Wisteria flowers form a circle with two intertwining vines in the center. These represent humility and a welcoming heart-mind. The Wisteria flowers are symbolic of brightness and the transitory nature of life and all things. In the Jodo Shinshu tradition they are seen as blooming with their heads hanging down symbolizing humble reverence for Amida Buddha.