I really appreciate this temple because it's close to home and accessible. I normally park on the…read morestreet and just walk right in. I feel that this is more of an intimate setting since it's not a big place. The set up is three rooms right next to one another. Feel free to pick up an incense, light it with a candle, and pray. I made sure to ask for my fortune and this is up to you, but I make a donation after I finished each room. There are signs in Thai. I didn't expect to see this because I thought it was a Chinese temple. I don't visit the temple as much as I should but when I do, I think of this place.

Wong Tai Sen is a place of worship and culture. You feel a sense of community when visiting. We…read morefrequent the temple during Lunar New Year and this year was no different. It's smaller compares to many other temples but it's filled with great volunteers, and religious figures. Behind the temple is an outdoor deity, it's something you can't miss. They usually will sell Buddhist lucky charms, free lucky charms etcetera. Depending on the day and the time you visit, there will also be free meals available for visitors.

The most beautiful stunning temple. The food is amazing and delicious. The people are kind and I…read morelove it here. 10000000000/5 stars if I could live here I would.

The Master Monk of the new Hai Tang Buddhist Temple is named Nhat Thanh. He practiced several years…read morein India, the origin land of Buddha. If you ever get the chance, please visit this temple and say hello to Monk Nhat Thanh. Overall, it's such a wonderful and peaceful experience. Despite your need for the visit, whether it's for a spiritual guidance or daily prayer, this temple is open every day of the week and everyone is extremely welcoming. You and your soul will definitely find a sense of peace and calmness as your worries and sorrows will also fade away here. In addition, there's plenty of vegetarian dishes available each day for you to choose and purchase from; every dish is made with so much love and care. Your donations will go a long way to help further build the temple. There's also group prayers every Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday around 7pm along with weekend gatherings. The environment here is like no other, the Hai Tang Temple is truly so beautiful and spacious. I love this temple with all my heart and I know your donations would be greatly appreciated here as well!

I had the immense privilege to be able to join this temple's celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New…read moreYear. (Tashi delek) is what I heard upon entering this temple, with kindness emanating from the Tibetan monks as well as the Chinese speaking docent of the temple. Services are often conducted in Tibetan, Mandarin, and English, and visitors such as myself are welcome to participate in the Buddhist religious practices, such as the mantra chanting. Buddhists of all ethnic backgrounds come here to be in community with their faith. On this occasion, Tibetans gathered to celebrate their New Year and generously allowed us to celebrate with them.

I'm taking their Beginner's level Tibetan language class here. Their pedagogy is very different…read morefrom other American schools', e.g., Beverly Hills Lingual Institute, UC extension. Instead of the familiar explanatory and full immersion approaches which American schools usually employ, Land of Compassion Buddha's monks pretty much use the most primitive way to teach a new language-recitation, memorization and repeated practices-in class! I basically don't do any revision at home, as I'm busy with other things; and they go over the new things like 30 or 50 times in class with us to make sure we do the work even if after class we don't study ourselves. I'm wondering if it's a monastic way of language learning as self-study may not take up as much time of a student's, at least when they are on elementary level. Just my guess. Venerable Thupten Jangchu is pretty awesome. I honestly don't remember learning like this after graduating from the kindergarten at six. He guarantees everyone in the whole class "gets it" before he moves on to something new so it becomes not only about learning but also practicing patience, which is sometimes even more important to a student. My class becomes something I look forward to through the week. Nothing is better than learning a new thing in a tranquil place filled with beautiful dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) tools and nice people. The accent/dialect Venerable Jangchu teaches is Khampa which is spoken in Eastern Tibet. If you need to learn another accent/dialect, you should ask in advance when you sign up. I think I paid about $200 for a boot camp lasting 1.5 months. The text book costs $15. A steal, right? Oh, no shoes in the center. There's tea for students. Just make sure you clean up after yourself. Volunteer to put the study trays and sitting cushion back to the storage after class. There are no chairs; we sit on the floor so I find pants more convenient than dresses or skirts. As for lunch, the mall with eateries, Starbucks, Westfield and Ikea is 5 minutes away.

Gwan Yin Temple is a great place to practice mediation and learning the teaching of the compassion…read moreBodhisattva. Our family come here at every Buddhist events and Chinese New Year.

Spoke to one of the sister / nun , even though her English were not perfect she tried her best to…read moreexplain to me about the rituals of 49 days death anniversary rituals . She were so kind and patient to answered some of my questions . She also welcome me and my family to come visit the temple on the weekends for their traditional annual celebration. She says every one is welcome , no matter race or religion background . come to pray pray when ever one feel like . Since it's COVID she states the men hall is closed off to public and some of the inside rooms. We are welcome to pray at the praying hall

For Vietnamese New Years, it is our tradition to visit many temples for good luck. Growing up in…read moreUpland, there were not many Vietnamese Buddhist Temples in the area. Vinh Nghiem Temple is one of the three temples in a 30 minute radius for my family to visit during New Years since my mom cannot drive on the freeways. The Headmaster and the Buddhist Nun here are both really nice and welcoming. My mom and I are not regulars to this temple, but every time we come, they always offer us a vegetarian meal and well blessings. I know the temple underwent construction in recent years and now they have a private lot that makes it easy for visitors to park. Back in the days, we would have to park a few houses down on the street. With the new construction, the main hall has also been refurnished with new Buddha statues. The interior and exterior of this place looks great. I am slightly surprised that Vinh Nghiem Temple has no reviews yet, but then it makes sense since their regular disciples seem to be an older more traditional crowd of older ladies. If you are looking for a nearby temple to visit, this place is great!

I visited this temple from time to time or when I am having dimsum at NBC…read more.. This week I made a trip to visit and pay my appreciation. In the past few months, I have learned more about their charity work and their dedication in support the community. They have been generously donated masks, face shield and KN95 masks to local groups to help families in need. All the canned food that were brought to the temple for blessings are being safely collected then donate to LA foodbank. We go to temple to seek for inner peace and by sharing our blessings, we found peace.

We've been coming here for several years and it continues to be humble in their practice. They…read morestill give out free vegetarian food. The parking situation is not that great. It is mainly street parking right on Atlantic Blvd or the side streets. El Portal Pl is a popular spot (plus there's a cool water feature). You can also access the rear entrance from El Portal Pl by following the small alley behind the stores. The rear entrance is clearly labeled with a sign in Chinese and the words "Buddhist Mission 527." This time around, we used the rear entrance since we parked on El Portal. When we arrived at the temple, the place was fairly busy with people making their prayers and offerings to the gods. Since it was the start of the New Year, people were also making their offerings to Tai Sui to prevent misfortune/disturbances and ask for peace and good fortune. Overall, the place is pretty busy. They don't have a great parking area as it is mainly street parking. It's not a very lavish temple, but it has a nice homely feel to it.

I can't believe there's only 2 reviews for this temple. Believe it or not but my family helped…read morebuild this temple when it was nothing but a patch of land. My parents and a couple of their friends decided to build a temple, then when word got out, a lot of people donated money to help build this temple. Then as people started to come, they wanted to build an outdoor kitchen to cook for the poor and unfortunate people and people started to donate rice and vegetables and cooking utensils. Then they started to have people joining the prayer group, both my parents and sister joined. They go to temple to do prayer on special occasions and chat for enlightenment. Before Covid, I always go there every Sunday to help them chopped vegetables to make lunch for the needy people, i mean the poor folks, some ain't even poor, they just go for the free food and the take the offerings, which they not supposed to unless the people managed it says is ok. But I see a lot of greedy people who just take more than they need. Every Sunday, lots of people come to help prepare the food, set up the chairs and tables, wash all the pots and pans, serving trays, clean the area. But now, they're only doing it once in awhile. If you want to donate money, they have these metal boxes by the front entrance and the goddess of mercy. You can also donate rice, cooking oil and vegetables. My family also donated grapefruit and tangerines because we grew them, we do it every harvest. We donated a lot of things too like the incense, rice and cooking oil. Is a good place to go and help out, you can also chat with the monks, they have a book if you don't know the words of the chants. Sometimes the chants can go for hours, but they take breaks and then go back to chanting lol. A good time to go is usually on the weekends. But if you happen to drive by and see the gates are open, then is open. Go pray for good health, for new babies , or for your loved ones who passed away to have a good journey and don't pray to win the lottery or get rich, is not going to work and it might backfire, you might end up even poorer lol Everyone is welcome to come by. One more thing, when they serve free lunch on Sundays, they sometimes sell the food for $5 a box and they sell the pickle vegetables for $5, is really good. They make their own pickled veggies. Is that sour mustard green veggies. Is delicious.

The San Gabriel Buddhist Temple is a small community temple. It's a small sanctuary dropped in a…read morebusy street. There is no religious restrictions so everyone is welcome to come to seek prayers or listen to chants offered by monks. From talking to the "manager" the temple is not open regularly Monday to Friday (but accessible by appointment). There are limited services and events aligned to the lunar calendar 1st and 15th of the month so please contact the temple for hours to access the events or services.

Dharma Seal Temple is a neighborhood Buddhist temple -- relatively new and inviting…read more The attendants here are nice but speaks Mandarin (I think). The temple offers a weekly prayers and community service with the added convenience of plenty of underground parking. I came during the week of Chinese New year so lots of red lanterns, festive decorations and I was lucky enough to have a monk offer his blessings.

The north hallway of the main shrine. It's a beautiful…read moretemple. Not sure if they always open to the public. I'm here to pick up a relative during their Sunday service. Friendly staff (volunteers?)here. As a Christian I don't felt uncomfortable or unwelcome here