BDK News
Notice of summer business holiday
The BUKKYO DENO KYOKAI Tokyo office will be closed from Saturday, August 8, 2020 through Sunday, August 16, 2020 for the summer Obon holiday season. As of the publication shipping service before the holidays, we accept the order by Wednesday, August 5. Other shipping order will be after Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
If you need immediate shipping, please call us: ＋81 3 3455 5851
(9:00 AM-4:30 PM in Japan time)※This is unavailable during the holidays.
Thank you for your understanding.
Entry of “Learning the Basics of Japanese Buddhism” kicked off.
The lecture series on Japanese Buddhism and its culture will be held in Kyoto as we did it last year.
For more information, please look at the below link:
Announcement of 2021 BDK Fellowship for Japanese Scholars
Application of 2021 BDK Fellowship for Japanese Scholars is available now. For more information, please look at the below link:
Announcement of availability of downloading “The Teaching of Buddha” (Revised Esperanto and Dutch versions).
Revised Esperanto and Dutch versions of “The Teaching of Buddha” are downloadable now.
Download from here: TTOB download page
Notice of BDK Office Hours and Book Orders
Because of the declaration of a state of emergency for COVID-19, BDK Japan’s office hours will be 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday except on holidays. This will be the same during the “Golden Week” holiday. However, we may close the office due to the COVID-19 situation.
BDK Japan will close the office on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1st.
Thank you for your understanding.
Although BDK online shopping service is available as usual, the shipments of orders from Friday, April 24 to Wednesday, May 6 will be after May 8. Please understand that our shipping operation has been slowed due to the COVID-19 regulations affecting shipping service.
Announcement of Office Hours Change due to Prevention of COVID-19 Infection
We changed our office hours to prevent further infection of COVID-19 on March 30, 2020. Our current office hours are 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Thank you for your understanding.
Mahāpiṭaka, Newsletter New Series No. 25, has been published.
The 2020 BDK Fellowship application materials are now available online for download.