Hsi Lai Temple - Hacienda Heights, CA - Buddhist Temples and Public Shrines on Waymarking.com

Hsi Lai Temple
3456 S. Glenmark Dr., Hacienda Heights, CA, 91745
(626) 961-9697

Open 9AM – 5PM Daily
Visitors are welcome and everyone there was very friendly and helpful. Plan to take your time and spend a couple of house walking around the grounds. The architecture is incredible and there are many statues and educational opportunities.

Admission if free – Donations are accepted.
Photos are allowed except in the Shrines.
Vegetarian lunch is served 11AM – 1PM $7 per person (Several interesting things to try – a bit bland.)

Link to a map of the Temple: (visit link)

Hsi Lai Temple is largest Chinese temple in the United States. It covers 15 acres and is designed in accordance with Ming (1268-1644 AD) and Ching (1644-1911) dynasty Chinese architecture. It includes several traditional temple buildings, gardens and statuary. The buildings include: a pagoda, a large main shrine building, a bodhisattva shrine, classrooms, a tea room, garden, museum, vegetarian cafeteria, and gift shop.

Hsi Lai means "coming to the West" and the temple's mission to spread the Buddha's essential teachings in the west. The temple belongs to the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, whose headquarters are in Taiwan.

Hsi Lai is a working monastery in addition to a temple, with a number of monks and nuns living in the complex. The monks and nuns of Hsi Lai provide a variety of classes and special events, including weekly lectures on Buddhism and classes as well as workshops on Chinese culture and language. There are weekly prayer services at Hsi Lai Temple on Saturdays and Sundays, including the recitation of the Diamond Sutra and Amitabha Sutra.

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Official Web Site: (visit link)

Open to visitors?: Yes Photography Permitted Inside?: Yes Statue of the Buddha present?: Yes Related Website: [Web Link]

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Photos of the shrine are strongly encouraged when permitted otherwise please refrain from taking pictures inside and in any case, generally have respect for the religious nature of the site.

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