Stopped by on the first day of the lunar new year. it's starting getting packed. Very festive…read moreand lively vibe. Parking will be a hassle but you can park couple street and walk over. Still a great and nice temple to go in LB.

Been to this beautiful temple many times. Never been here for a Lunar New Year celebration. So…read moredecided to visit on Lunar New Year. It is very hard to find parking here, unless you come very early in the morning. This temple is always packed on the weekends, but it is even more busy on Lunar New Year. We drove around in circle trying to find parking here. We end up parking about 5 blocks away. If you can, don't park inside the temple's parking lot, you would have a hard time leaving, since others will parked and block you in. If you plan to stay all day, then that is fine, but if you just want a quick visit to pray, then I suggest you find parking on the streets nearby. After walking for 5 blocks to get to the temple, we can feel the positive, happy vibe, and the good feeling when we finally got inside the temple. Everyone was praying outside the temple, inside the temple. It was so crowded. After we did our prayers, we headed out to the side and back yards. Every weekends and on special occasions, such as Lunar New Year, they have complimentary temple foods. All vegetarian of course and desserts. Lines can be long. But you should be able to find a place to sit and enjoy their delicious foods. I especially like their noodle soup bowl. Although the foods are complimentary, it is good to donate some money to the temple. Give whatever you feel comfortable. Beside the complimentary foods, they have several vendors selling foods to go. They also have the sugar cane drink station. They made fresh to order, very refreshing. Always feel at peace when I visited here. Temple is very nice, both inside and out.

Pre-pandemic, this temple was a smaller lot that eventually extended to what it is now. During…read morenon-celebratory days will allow for parking on the lot, but during days of observance and celebration, you'll have to find street parking. Parking in the neighborhood is impacted, so it's best to just get there early. The monks here speak various languages and chant in Pali. If you only speak English, some do speak English, so don't shy away from asking questions. Volunteers and temple devotees are usually on site to help with inquiries. If you read Khmer, this temple has the chants pre-printed in booklets in Khmer, so you can follow along. For those who are not familiar with temple schedules, monks eat before noon, so all the substantive services occur in the morning. I visited for the Killing Fields Memorial Center annual observance, which is every April 17th. DO: - Bring something to share or offer. Donuts and coffee are usually staples because it's an easy, economical, portable breakfast. I brought individually wrapped pastries to add to the mix, because it's self contained and there's usually children who are finicky about their foods who will eat them. - Take off your shoes when stepping onto the straw mats or seating area in front of the monks. - Because of previous point (taking off shoes), do wear shoes that are easy to take off. It's not uncommon for some folks to wear slip-on's or flip flops... don't judge. - Do help clean up after services and eating. After dharma talk, lunch and fellowship, help clean up. At least clean up after yourself or your group. DON'T: - Do not touch the monks. Women, do not try to shake their hands or otherwise make any physical skin-to-skin contact. My fingertip accidentally touch a monk's hand during a blessing of a commonly held item, and I got some harsh lip service back in the day. Learn from my experience. - Do not double dip. So, there's sort of an art to community eating. After dharma, the monks bless the congregation and food and everyone goes eat. If getting your own personal portion and you go for seconds, get a new plate/bowl each trip. Use buffet etiquette. Secondly, if you are eating family style amongst friends/family, place a serving spoon for each dish. It's a pandemic, let's not spread the funk. I enjoy going to this temple because its spacious. Parking is a headache, but, again--go early. Dharma talks have been informative and practical.

Thai temple hidden within Long Beach. They usually have food on Sundays ranging from $3-$10…read more... pretty tasty, you trade dollars into tokens. This was my first time here. It's nice that there's some sort of Thai representation in Long Beach... They have a mini parking lot that you access by taking the anal alley way but there's also plenty of street parking.

Went today and saw only one stall available until June 15th. Apparently the food court here is…read morepermanently closing. Food was mediocre.

Everyone did their part for social distancing and to be safe..all wearing mask and we all eat at a…read moredistance lol. People there are friendly and nice and taught me a few things about the ceremony. I went for Ancestor Day which start on Sept 3rd to Sept 17. Had a good lunch eating Khmer Curry noodle and dessert. Walk around the temple to explore and goodies bags.

I went to this temple on a Sunday morning, did not see much people. There was 3 devotee that…read moreoffered some food to the monks and at the time there were 3 monks. This is a big temple it has a big lot. Me and my family are from out of town on vacation, and my mother in law is big on going to the temple and giving offering to the monk and receiving prayer and all, so we decided to take the whole family to a Cambodian Buddhist temple. All the monk were very nice and inviting they made me and my family feel very comfortable. I am very appreciative of their kindness, and I am willing to visit this temple and the monks any time I am in the southern CA. I wish that all our Cambodian temples would be this inviting and interested in their devotees, no matter where they are from as this temple was. Overall this was a great place to visit.

I wanted to try something new so I attended a service here. The revered was very helpful when I…read morecalled. Its great to explore different things. We born into our religion typically and its awesome when you visit a new congregation and you immediately feel welcomed. I have heard of Buddhist temples before but never a Buddhist Church.

From the owner: - Sunday Service - Meditation practice (Tuesday evening &…read moreThursday morning)

Lovely Buddhist temple hidden in a neighborhood of Downey that offers Sunday services once a month,…read moreand you can pretty much come anytime as well to utilize the temple. They do a little English translation on the song books as well as on the projector to translate some of the sermon. A delicious vegetarian lunch is served after Sunday service as well.

Been coming here since I was a little girl…read more The temple meets at least once a month (third Sunday of every month). Although it is a Taiwanese based buddhist temple and the master speaks both Mandarin and Taiwanese - there is now English translator transcribing the sermon. The master of the temple is extremely welcoming of people who are interested in joining the temple or attending services - so don't be afraid to inquire. Also, the vegetarian food served is amazing. It's not what you'd expect when you hear the word "vegetarian". Healthy and delicious.