SGI-USA - SF Buddhist Center

Category: Cultural center in Mission District, San Francisco, CA

Address: 2450 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Phone: +14152556007

Opening hours

Sunday: 8AM–3PM

Monday: 9AM–5PM

Tuesday: 9AM–5PM

Wednesday: 9AM–5PM

Thursday: 9AM–5PM

Friday: 9AM–5PM

Saturday: 9AM–3PM

Reviews

PS Chiu

Aug 18, 2018

The best Buddhist center in the bay area! If you want to learn more about Buddhism come here. Intro sessions are Thursday 7pm and Saturday 11am every week.

Julie Taeko

Aug 18, 2018

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 salsa dancing.

Nicole Moserle

Jul 19, 2017

Always smiling people welcome you in a peaceful place. You can find a well furnished bookshop about Buddhist literature and international people visiting. Don't miss to ask about Nam-myoho-Renge-kyo practice and have a try!!

Umnouy Ponsukcharoen

Jul 13, 2017

You can find the path to indestructible happiness here. Great community of compassionate people. I particularly like the bookstore since I bought many good books about Buddhism here.

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Questions & Answers

Hello! This is super last minute but I am in San Francisco this evening and through the weekend. I am hoping to pick up a new volume of the New Human Revolution. Is the bookstore also open as late as the center today, until 9pm?

Krystal Z | Sep 4, 2019
Star Wilkinson | Sep 4, 2019

Best thing to do is call and usually they will have someone who can at least open it up for you at times if it is closed.

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Hello I am a SGI member from KOREA and I wanna visit SF cultural center(here) on this Sunday (1/20). I wonder that could I visit there? and when is the daimoku?

| Sep 4, 2019
Patricia Mair | Sep 4, 2019

Hi Rachel, YES, you can visit the center Sunday anytime from 9am -3pm. There is a room always open for chanting whenever the center is open. If you want to know about specific activities please call the center 415.255.6007. I hope this is helpful. Patricia

Hello! What time are you doing Daimoku during the week and also in the weekend? I’m here for an internship and I’d like to practice during my stay.

Francesca Marsico | Sep 4, 2019
Bevan Wang | Sep 4, 2019

Call 415-255-6007 for the schedule.

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Are there services over Labor Day weekend. Visiting from Wisconsin. Usually chant Gongyo with local Sanga Sunday's at 10AM. Downtown at Union Sq. Hilton so quite close to your center. Can you give me Gongyo times for Sunday, September 2nd?

Bruce Kerr | Sep 4, 2018
mounir hadjaj | Sep 4, 2018

Hi Bruce Sunday we have gongyo from 8am til 9:15am

Is it easy to find parking weekdays?

Agatha Poirot | Sep 4, 2018
Patty Sherin | Sep 4, 2018

Depends on the day and if activities are being held. Otherwise the building has a small parking lot.

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Hi, I am a member from India. I am in San Francisco on May 3rd. Can I know the timings to visit the cultural center on May 3rd. Thanks

archna mahajan | Sep 4, 2019
Patty Sherin | Sep 4, 2019

The Center is usually open from 9 am to 9 pm most week days. Always a good idea to call first in case of closure or schedule change.

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I’m a SGI member from India. I’ll be visiting SFO for a medical conference. Is there any gongyo session on coming weekend (13/14 October)? Can I come and attend ?

neha kanojia | Sep 4, 2019
PS Chiu | Sep 4, 2019

Yes, Saturday morning 10-11am 50k with sensei chanting 11-12pm intro to Buddhism meeting and Sunday morning 8-9:15 am soka spirit chanting

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Are there any electric vehicle charging stations at or near Ikeda Auditorium at the SF Culture Center?

Victoria Ryan | Sep 4, 2018
Devsmita Das | Sep 4, 2018

No

What time is new years gonyo

Shajuan Payne | Sep 4, 2018
Tahirah Lujan | Sep 4, 2018

There is one at 10am and one at 1pm.

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Do we have meeting this sunday 24th Dec?

Kasi Kasinathan | Sep 4, 2018
Doris Schwab | Sep 4, 2018

No, there is no meeting at the SFCC on Dec 24th.

Hi, Is the center open for chanting on the weekend? Also, is the bookstore open at all? Thank You!

tracy cox | Dec 7, 2021
SGI-USA - SF Buddhist Center | Dec 7, 2021

At this time, San Fernando Center does not have regular hours when we are open. The bookstore should be open during Kosen-Rufu gongyo.

What do you do when you run across a extremely abusive member. Who barrows money from you. Then curses at you when you ask for it back. Not only that. But they except you to help them at drop of a hat. Then gets real abusive. And he is a leader.

John Souza | Sep 4, 2019
Kathy D'Or | Sep 4, 2019

So sorry this is happening! Better report it right away, it's against sgi code of conduct for leaders to borrow money from members. Even though it may be hard, it's up to each of us to protect each other & the sgi.

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