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Rev. Ronald Ken (Shaku KenGu) Kobata

Born: 

Ogden, Utah - November 5, 1947 (Raised in San Francisco, CA)

Graduated: 

UC Bekeley    B.S.   Religious Studies

 

Institute of Buddhist Studies M.A.   Buddhist Studies

Tokudo ordination    

3/18/1974

Kyoshi certification      

3/30/1974

Kaikyoshi certification  

5/1/1975

Ministerial assignments
BCA

White River, 8/1975 – 10/1979

Tacoma (Supervisor)  

10/1978 – 9/1979

Hawaii 

Hawaii Betsuin (Honolulu) 11/1981 – 5/1983

Kahului Hongwanji (Maui) 

6/1983 – 6/2001

Makawao Hongwanji (Maui) 

7/2001 – 1/2005

BCA 

Office of the Bishop, Executive Assistant     2/2005 – 2/2009

Buddhist Church of San Francisco

3/2009

Family

Wife: Sayoko (Terada), daughters: Tabitha- Kyoto, Japan, Mindy - Portland, OR, Trina – San Francisco, CA


BCSF Home
The Buddhist Church of San Francisco
1881 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415)776-3158; Fax: (415)776-0264
office@bcsfweb.org
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