SGI-USA - SF Buddhist Center — Local services in San Francisco

I’ve been coming here since I was a baby, and I absolutely love the familial environment! Everyone is always so happy, kind, and interested in what you’re doing.

This building holds a lot of memories for me since childhood, and I always love to come back. Plus, there is an amazing diversity of cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicities. Thus, you get a wide range of ideas, ways of thinking, and perspectives. Also, with such a diverse group of people, you also have really diverse meetings, where you sometimes have Afro Cuban dancing, Japanese Taiko drumming, Buddhist rap, and even...

My dear father (Rudy Gutierrez) just just lost his battle with Lung Cancer (on 2/7/20) was a member and a leader to many. The whole family were invited to a Celebration of my father's life at The Culture Center on 2/29/20. I was such a wonderful experience to see and hear of some many people who's lives my father had an impact on. Thank you on behalf of La Familia Gutierrez...I am sure my father was there celebrating with all of us....

The Soka Gakkai International building is for the practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, one of their core spiritual practices being the chanting of 'Nam myoho renge Kyo' to attain personal growth and eventually, hopefully, World Peace. They are a welcoming organization that encourages anyone to practice it's in order to improve their life condition, which I feel is a...