Chinese Buddhism is the most ignored by media in the USA although it's been around and very active for 163 years. Start with recognizing Chinese Buddhism then the historical foundation of Buddhism in the USA can be put into proper historical context. San Francisco, California was the birthplace in 1852 with one temple by a private Chinese company and 1853 with another temple by another Chinese company, the Chinese immigrants working the railroad brought Sangha over, eventually building 1,000s of temples by 1900. Hawaii became the gateway for Korean Buddhism in 1901 and Japanese Buddhism in 1902. We ask you to recognize that Chinese Buddhism is the oldest form of Buddhism in the USA.
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