Troy Watanabe, Salt Lake Buddhist Temple president, minister’s assistant, teacher and scout leader, shows the onaijin at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The Salt Lake Buddhist Temple now stands in downtown Salt Lake City, a monument to the hard-working individuals who first gathered there to worship. Photos of all the ministers who have served the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, except the current minister, hang in the hondo of the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The mediation room is pictured at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. Cole Eisenhour paints a mural overlooking the parking lot behind the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple in Salt Lake City on Aug. 4.