The Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) is an incorporated religious organization of American Shin Buddhist affiliated with the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Hongwanji denomination within the Continental United States. The BCA is governed by Americans of the Shin Buddhist faith through a Board of Directors comprised of the Bishop, the Board President, the Ministerial...
Konko Churches of North America
Konko Daijin (1814-1883), the founder of Konkokyo, was a farmer in a small farming village in what is now Konko-cho, Okayama Prefecture. Despite being very religious and praying to gods and buddhas often, he encountered many misfortunes such as the deaths of three of his children and two oxen. He and his fellow villagers believed that his misfortunes were due to...