Jun Yusada, caretaker of the Grafton Peace Pagoda, recently spoke with friends about their memories of Hank Hazelton. The land for the pagoda was a 1983 gift of the late Grafton resident Hank Hazelton – who was also an activist in support of Native American rights – who passed away in 1995. Watch this video where Jun […]

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Dear visitors to the Grafton Peace Pagoda, We pray that as you read this post, you and those you love are well. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the interconnectedness of our world. The Grafton Peace Pagoda is a Japanese Buddhist temple of the Nipponzan Myohoji order, built on Mohican […]

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day 76th Commemoration Ceremony Grafton Peace Pagoda Saturday, August 7, 2021 Forever Renounce War. Create a Nuclear-Free World. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo There are around 30,000 nuclear warheads worldwide, 95% of which are held by the US and Russia. Nuclear weapons pose the single biggest threat to the Earth’s environment, scientists […]

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Grafton Peace Pagoda Flower Festival Sunday, May 23, 2021 11AM-1PM In front of the peace pagoda Celebrating the birth of Buddha and all living things Especially in this troubled time, come to celebrate the birth of Buddha, the new life of spring and hope with flowers and prayer […]

Na-Mu-Myo-Ho-Ren-Ge-Kyo October 2020 27th Anniversary Grafton Peace Pagoda 25th Anniversary of the Main Temple 151st Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday “Mahatma left his hands from spinning wheel and said Namaste. He saw us penetratively beyond his glass with his eyes moistening. Mahatma “Stranger whom I could not speak a single word;” Simple twenty minutes meeting ; I was […]