President. one of the hundreds of religions in this great country of ours. where freedom of worship is a fact of life. is the Jodoshinshu Hongwanji sect of Buddhism. which will be celebrating a most historic event this coming weekendthe official dedication of its first temple in our Nations Capital. Judoshinshu Hongwanji is considered to be the largest of the Buddhist sects emanating from Japan. It was first introduced into the United States in 1868 by Japanese immigrants who arrived as laborers to help build our Nations railroads and expanding industries. Since then. the sect has quietly grown in the United States and now has 300.000 actively practicing members and 135 temples and branches. In my State of Hawaii alone. there are about 200.000 adherents.
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