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| It seems to have been a Taiwanese nunnery. |
- BUILDING THE TEMPLE at its current location in Hacienda Heights, LA County, survived six public hearings and more than 100 community meetings. In 1985, the temple was finally granted a building permit. The groundbreaking ceremony was held the following year. And the temple was completed on November 26, 1988. More
- CELEBRATIONS will be held between Dec. 22-29, 2024, according to the operator [at the contact number (626) 961-9697 and email info@ibps.org] who looked into it, possibly during a weeklong meditation retreat. See Hsi Lai Temple Events Calendar for future details
- 佛光百科 FoGuangPedia: Resources and Talks
- Humanistic Buddhism’s Paths to Happiness
It was built to serve as a spiritual and cultural center for those interested in learning more about Buddhism and Chinese (Taiwanese) culture.
It is the intention of its founder, Venerable Master Hsing Yun, to propagate Humanistic Buddhism (Chinese Mahayana) and to create a Pure Land here on earth.
Hsi Lai Temple is built to fulfill these goals in the United States. The Chinese words Hsi Lai mean “Coming (to the) West” and signify the dedication of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order to spread the teachings of the Buddha (more emphasis on a "cosmic buddha" called Amitabha than the actual historical Buddha Gautama, a.k.a. Shakyamuni) to those in the West.
The International Buddhist Progress Society, a nonprofit organization, is the chartered name for the temple, and the temple has an affiliated and fully accredited Buddhist university in neighboring Rosemead, California, called University of the West. More: Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
- Hsi Lai; VentureFull 2023 (video); CC Liu, Dhr. Seven, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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