Tsunami service

Practitioners engage in ceremonies at the new temple. On Sunday, those who died in the tsunami will be blessed in a service.

Practitioners engage in ceremonies at the new temple. On Sunday, those who died in the tsunami will be blessed in a service.

Practitioners engage in ceremonies at the new temple. On Sunday, those who died in the tsunami will be blessed in a service.
A Lutheran Church in the Mission District is home to the city’s newest Buddhist temple, the Hua Zang Si. Today is the grand opening and marks the birthday of Amitabha Buddha.
The San Francisco Chronicle, Penni Gladstone
Photo taken on 12/27/04, in San Francisco, CA.