We had visited the Kathina ceremony here this past weekend 11/04/24-11/05/24 and love the beautiful temple and temple grounds that was built here. Everyone were very friendly, especially to those out-of-state people like us who didn't know what to do or how to help out. Every temple carries a different way of how they want to do things and we didn't want to be in the way of the organizers. There were plenty of places to sit at. Once the monks finished eating, they had opened up the buffet line for all guests. I was amazed at how efficient the lines were. No one made the food trays messy, there were lots of foods left over for everyone, and the line went by very fast. The community really came together to also cleaned up afterwards. It's very serene here and I can't wait to visit again in the near future. read more

I'm not a Buddhist, but I just wanted to raise awareness of this place for those (especially in the Cambodian community) in Jacksonville who are. This is a very sacred location, and it is not uncommon to see monks walking the grounds here. According to this site http://tinyurl.com/99sm84 the large Buddha statue inside and the statues outside were brought from Cambodia. The temple was built according to strict Buddhist rules. More info here: http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/043005/neR_18598073.shtml My rating is based purely on the beauty of this place (take a look at the pictures). http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/_7UW3VykM9xZhCFUmrMTfw/l http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/kkhn9vrHMRiynvpOrZFi0Q/l http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/GoNz5rKsNMCE2H75LkWEAw/l http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/YbWNlB_o_4SshnYGlAbujg/l http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/8DSY1YOfOx-S-7U_AAm4AA/l I went to a Cambodian ceremony a few months ago (with a friend), but we did not attend it here. We did have to take off our shoes before entering the inside of the temple as a respect to their culture. read more

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I attend this temple for worship. I am from North Carolina not Cambodia, however these people welcome me with warm and graciousness acts of kindness. A real spiritual blessing for me. read more