Buddhist Temple of Chicago

The Buddhist Temple of Chicago was founded in October 1944 by Gyomay Kubose, a minister of the Higashi Honganji branch of the Jōdo Shinshū sect, along with several laypeople who had been released from the Japanese American internment camps.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riviera Theatre and Uptown Broadway Building.

Theater building
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The is a concert venue located in the neighborhood of , . is situated 600 feet north of Buddhist Temple of Chicago.

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The is a historic three-story building at 4703–4715 North Broadway in . Built in 1926, it was designed by Walter W.

Metro station
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Lawrence is an 'L' station on the 's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1120 West Lawrence Avenue in the neighborhood of , . is situated 890 feet north of Buddhist Temple of Chicago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uptown Square Historic District and Uptown Chicago.

Neighborhood
The is a commercial historic district encompassing parts of Broadway and Lawrence Avenue in the neighborhood of , .

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Uptown is a scruffy, jazz-inflected neighborhood on the north side of . Within its boundaries, off to the side of the action, are the residential areas of Sheridan Park and Buena Park, and an exciting Southeast Asian community based around Argyle Street.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located in the community area on the Far Northeast side of Chicago, Illinois. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Foster Avenue to the north, Glenwood Avenue to the east, Ainslie Street to the south, and Sheridan Road to the west.

Buddhist Temple of Chicago

Latitude
41.967° or 41° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
-87.65933° or 87° 39′ 34″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Levels
1
Open location code
86HJX88R+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210381710
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Geo­Names ID
4885912
Wiki­data ID
Q4984259
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Buddhist Temple of Chicago” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شيكاجو البوذى”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ仏教会”

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