A collection of the Buddhist Temple of San Diego monthly newsletter, the Bussei Script for the dates, January 1977 – November 2005.

The Bussei Script is produced in San Diego, California by the Buddhist Temple of San Diego as a newsletter for its members. The origins of the San Diego Temple can be traced back to the Otay flood disaster of January 27, 1916. The flood killed eleven Japanese residents and brought many of the early immigrants closer together due to their strong Jodo Shinshu upbringing. They began to meet more frequently and also gathered on weekends at various locations to hold religious meetings. On May 19, 1926, the upper floor of a building on Sixth and Market served as the first official Buddhist Temple of San Diego. The Temple remained at that location for five years until, with a growing membership, it moved to its current location on 29th and Market St. In the early years of the Temple, the Bussei Script was initially called the Kaiho and was a bulletin written in Japanese and English. The version we know today as the Bussei Script was first produced in 1947 by the Young Buddhist Association and serves to inform members of the various activities of the Temple.

2 linear feet (4 boxes)

The Buddhist Temple of San Diego holds the copyright to the unpublished materials. Restrictions may apply.

Collection open for research.