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Rev. Nio & the Panam Buddhist Mission has represented Buddhism alongside top Buddhist leaders across the world

Japanese priests

Rev. Nio is an expert in Japanese Buddhist traditions used by the Samurai encompassing all sects and denominations.

Buddhist Churches of America

Rev. Nio is finding ways to make Buddhism cool and exciting for today's youth.

Lotus Sutra

The Buddhist Lotus Sutra has inspired Gandhi, Rosa Parks and Tina Turner as well as General Ieyasu. Zenji Nio is one of the only experts in the world to chant the Lotus Sutra in its original Sanskrit version.

Great Zenmasters

Rev. Nio with one of his advisers from the Jogye Order of Zen meditation.

Bodhidharma - Samurai & Shaolin

Rev. Nio met with Zen leaders to work out how the Shaolin & Samurai prototypes as well as the uber cool Buddhist monk Bodhidharma can inspire the youth and mainstream

Power of Art

Rev. Nio uses art to inspire motivation and spirituality.... here lecturing with a monk from Thailand.

Female Empowerment

Nio promotes female equality & empowerment in religion as per the Buddha's teachings as the Buddha formed the first monastery for women.

Meditation Expertise

Rev. Nio's expertise in Buddhist and Samurai meditation has been praised by many Buddhist leaders.

Social Empowerment

Rev. Nio met with social workers to discuss ways to empower those oppressed by the caste system. Buddha commanded us to serve the marginalized.

Gandhi's protege

Gandhi's protege Karunamayee said Nio's work was a great gift to future generations.

Prince Shotoku

Rev. Nio & Rev. Miyaki-san discussed the importance of Prince Shotoku who founded the world's oldest constitution that mandated Japan to be the Capital of Buddhism.

Canadian Screening

Rev. Nio was featured in a film that premiered opposite Oprah Winfrey's "Belief"

Samurai Center & Panam Buddhist Mission

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