Mashallah, nice Faizan Medina unique name and I feel like this good ambience and very well…read moremaintained

I just want to say that I am a neighbor of this mosque, recently, they invited all neighbors to an…read moreopen house with food and conversation. Sadly, our family was unable to attend but we really wanted to be neighborly and go show our support! Plus, I won't lie, I am a big fan of the food. Anyway, this is the only way I could find to say thanks for the invite and share my respect and happiness that they were willing to reach out to us all. I hope we get another opportunity to meet! Many thanks and much love.

The old mosque was burnt down by a racist, so currently, this is rented space in an office lot…read moreuntil the new mosque is being built. The place can hold 150 to 200 people for prayer and there is a room for women to pray as well. There is also a place in the back to do wudu. The Friday Khutbah's are really nice. I love going here and look forward to the imams that give the Friday khutbahs. There are at times visiting imams that will lead prayer and they also do great khutbahs. There is a community feeling from this place which I like. There are some parking spaces available, but if you go last minute on Friday then difficult to find. There are two armed security guards that patrol the mosque to keep everyone safe ever since the arsonists burnt down the mosque.

I have just recently moved to Seattle and gotten involved with KMC Washington. I am so impressed by…read morethe people here! There are many very long-time practitioners of Buddhism here, and it is clear that they have been sincerely being Buddhists. These are people who have learned from a qualified Buddhist master, and they are humble and have a sense of humor. It is so refreshing! This is a great example of Sangha. As you can see from the photos, the temple is beautiful with a lovely meditation room. This is covid time, and they are being careful, so everything is streamed right now. It will be wonderful when people can gather together inside again in the future.

I encourage everyone to make their own impression but being as this is Yelp, here's mine: this…read moreplace is great in concept but it quickly gave off a cultish vibe to me. And I'm not saying this because I'm a skeptic of Buddhism, as my entire family is Buddhist! My grandfather was a political figure in Vietnam who had the backing and support of the Buddhist party. He also was the one who lent his car to his monk friend on the day that monk infamously lit himself on fire in protest (if you Google pics you can see my grandpa's car in the background behind the burning monk). So yeah, I'm trying to say that I have a familiarity/background with Buddhism. Anyway back to the KMC: Everyone was very nice, but I didn't like how everything was "for purchase" and how meditation classes have a mandatory fee. I'm used to free or donation-based sessions, as most Buddhist temples/centers I'm familiar with are. It felt like they obviously were trying to make money wherever they could, which didn't feel very Buddhist to me? But again, I understand that this place isn't technically a temple or monastery etc so maybe that's the difference. Group meditation felt more like a lecture hall at a college. I personally seek a more intimate, calming environment. Here, they have the ceiling lights on so bright you'd think you were being interrogated. How does one relax and meditate with bright ass lights? Perhaps that's a challenge on purpose? I'd suggest dimming the lights a bit for meditation, even if it means some might fall asleep. *UPDATE*: Upon further online research, I've discovered to my shock that the NKT organization is actively against the Dalai Lama and have been called the "Death Eaters to the broader Hogwarts of global Tibetan Buddhism." There are actually testimonies written by "survivors" claiming how NKT is very much a cult. Make up your own mind about it but the info is out there. TLDR: I don't know if most who go here are aware of all this controversy and that Kelsang Gyatso is opposed to His Holiness. Basically, the sect he's created here is based on teachings/practices that's been banned from Tibetan Buddhism, and there are eyebrow-raising articles online regarding the activity of its members. I strongly urge anyone interested to do their research first because I suspect they're largely successful due to the ignorance of Westerners (their target audience/demographic). I'm giving them 2 stars because the people seemed nice, they provided snacks afterwards, and the lesson taught that day had value, but I personally will not be supporting this center and will seek meditation from a more traditional Buddhist establishment.

The mosque is inside the Plymouth Congregational church on the 2nd floor. It's a big room where the…read moreDowntown Muslim Association is renting the space for prayer Alhumdulliah. It's safe and clean. There is also space for women and you can use the men's and women's bathroom to do Wudu before praying. They have towels and paper towels during Friday prayer. This is the closest mosque/congregation for prayer in Seattle downtown. I went for Friday Jummah and Mashallah it filled up with 100+ people but there's space for 200 easily. Jummah is at 12:30pm to 1pm during the winter and 1:30 to 2pm during the Spring and Summer. There is an imam doing Khutba.

The church was/is balanced with good teaching and the congregation is involved, The congregation is…read moremade up of many different people. There was a large variation in age. There's an acceptance that all of its members don't have to see everything the same way. There's one exception in that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Are Believed in. The church members are of different ages, Different members had different life views. Different members take their individual study of the Bible differently. Some did no individual study at all. And other members dug into individual bible study very seriously. I took a teenage son with me. We both fit in well enough to be comfortable.

Great low key church that has kind and nice people that are willing to help the community. Good…read moreplace for Sunday sermons and weddings. Nice facility with decent amount of parking.

Did a quick trip to this temple when we went to bothell . Outside of the temple - especially the…read morekumbam , looks great . Nicely done and looks awesome . Lots of work going on inside - painting etc . Balaji is the main deity and very much positive inside / . Lots of other deities too.. lots of parking available . Overal a positive and good temple ..

i love the temple each saturday ,me and my hindu friends go there and chant the name of our beloved…read morevishnu ji and each time there is someone kind and beautiful soul singing melodeous bhajan which we enjoy .the pandit also reciet you the holy names and at late at 1pm there is so much prasad which is soo tasty because it made and distributed with love . the vibe is diiferent of this mandir i love to go forever to this temple of supreme universal lord vishnu

A truly special Buddhist center rooted in an authentic lineage. The primary teacher, Lama Padma,…read morebrings a lifetime of devoted study and practice, offering teachings on the Buddha Dharma with great wisdom, kindness, and clarity. The community is warm, welcoming, and deeply inclusive of all ages, abilities, races, gender identities, and sexual orientations. A precious refuge for learning the Dharma and cultivating compassion and wisdom. I Feel so much gratitude for finding this lovely community./sangha and Teacher to both grow and support my practice.

There are some wonderful people to be found here. The unfortunate reality is that the community is…read more57+, resident outside of Seattle, 99% white, middle to upper income, and appears to be held together by a small handful of individuals distributed across the Puget Sound area. Relative to other Buddhist Sanghas in the area, it appears to be a community in decline. To find a younger, more vibrant and engaging group, consider Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle.