Reverend Dennis “Jay” Hosei Shinseki
Reverend Shinseki was born in Mountain View, California where he attended temple at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple. He is a graduate of California State University with a Liberal Arts degree. He received his M.A. from the Institute of Buddhist Studies in 1978. He furthered his studies at the Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin (Central College of Buddhism) in Kyoto Japan from 1978 to1981. After receiving his ordination from the Nishi Hongwanji he returned to the United States and served at the Seattle Buddhist Temple, White River Buddhist Temple, Salinas Buddhist Temple and the Mountain View Buddhist Temple.
Reverend Shinseki is currently the co-resident minister of Salinas, Monterey and Watsonville Buddhist Temples. He has been assigned as the co-resident minister of Salinas effective October 1, 2021.
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