Home›Sources›Harada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023)SourcesHarada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023)Buddhist Churches of America, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Harada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/harada-past-present-future-bca-2023.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Harada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/harada-past-present-future-bca-2023Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-harada-the-past-present-and-future-of-th, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Harada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/harada-past-present-future-bca-2023}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXBishop Marvin Harada's "The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA," published on the Buddhist Churches of America's own site 2023-07-10 and read 2026-08-16, giving its own membership at three points: 11,000 in 1931, 20,000 in 1974, and 10,000 in 2023, a stated loss of 28 percent over the preceding ten years.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedBishop Marvin HaradaPublisherWell-attestedBuddhist Churches of AmericaPublication YearWell-attested2023URLWell-attestedhttps://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org/post/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bcaSource TypeWell-attestedOfficial denominational historyAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier one: the presiding bishop of the denomination writing its own membership history under his own name and office, the most direct possible source for its own count.Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDenominations, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested14DenominationsJodo ShinshuSourcesHarada, The Past, Present, and Future of the BCA (buddhistchurchesofamerica.org, 2023)General References1DenominationsJodo ShinshuComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year