Chronology of Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai
| 1965 | Establishment of Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai. Inauguration of the first director: Rev. Chitoku Morikawa. |
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| 1966 | Publication of Japanese-English version of “The Teaching of Buddha.” |
| 1967 | The first presentation of Cultural Awards for the Promotion of Buddhism. (2009: The 43rd presentation) |
| 1968 | Inauguration of the first chairperson: Rev. Yehan Numata |
| 1970 | The first BDK Buddhist Missionary Seminar. (2009: The 38th seminar) |
| 1971 | Inauguration of the second director: Rev. Ryōtai Hatani |
| 1972 | Ceremony for the completion of theBDK Center Building. |
| 1974 | Inauguration of the third director: Rev. Shōson Miyamoto. |
| 1975 | Beginning of the donation of the Japanese-English version of “The Teaching of Buddha” to hotels in Japan and overseas |
| 1976 | Publication of theFrench version of “The Teaching of Buddha.” (Currently, 44 languages versions of “The Teaching of Buddha” have been published) |
| 1978 | Establishment of BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI AMERICA, INC. Establishment of BDK Hawaii. |
| 1980 | Establishment of Fundacão Educacional e Cultural Yehan Numata (BDK South America) |
| 1982 | Establishment of the Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research (In Berkeley, California). |
| 1983 | Inauguration of the fourth director: Rev. Shōchō Hagami. |
| 1984 | Establishment of the first Numata Program in Buddhist Studies at University of California, Berkeley. (2009: 15 universities ) Establishment of Society for Buddhist Understanding (Germany) e.V. Establishment of BDK Asia Ltd. Inauguration of the second chairperson: Rev. Toshihide Numata. |
| 1985 | Establishment of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai De México, A.C. (Asociación Promotora de Budismo de México) |
| 1987 | Establishment of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Canada (Canadian Society for the Promotion of Buddhism) Establishment of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai U.K. (The Society for the Advancement of Buddhist Understanding) |
| 1988 | Initiated the construction of EKŌ-House Japanese Culture in Germany. |
| 1988 | Establishment of BDK Taiwan. Inauguration of the fifth director: Rev. Gajin Nagao |
| 1991 | Establishment of BDK Fellowship. |
| 1993 | The first publication of the English Tripitaka series, “The Summery of the Great Vehicle.” (2009: Vol. 39 publications) |
| 1994 | Rev. Yehan Numata passed away at the age of 97 (May 5th) |
| 1995 | Inauguration of the sixth director: Rev. Takamaro Shigaraki |
| 2007 | Publication of sign language DVD version of “The Teaching of Buddha” |
| 2008 | Inauguration of the seventh director: Taihō Fukuyama |