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Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple (Chinese: 佛光山西來寺; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Xīlái Sì) is a mountain monastery in the northern Puente Hills, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California. The name Hsi Lai means "coming west". Hsi Lai Temple is a branch of Fo Guang Shan, a Buddhist organization from Taiwan. It is the order's first ...
The temple's Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD) and Qing Dynasty (1644–1911 AD) architecture is faithful to the traditional style of buildings, Chinese gardens, and statuary of ancient Chinese monasteries. Hsi Lai was built to serve as a spiritual and cultural center for those interested in learning Buddhism and Chinese culture. [52]
Hacienda Heights's Hsi Lai Temple was the site of the starting line for The Amazing Race 19, where teams had to first search through several oil-paper umbrellas. This season traveled a little over 35,000 miles (56,000 km) to 20 cities across four continents. [3] This season included first-time visits to Denmark, Indonesia, Malawi, and Belgium. [4]
Meditation is not just about sitting still. Monks from Hacienda Heights' Hsi Lai Temple show us different ways to maintain a meditative state while carrying on everyday activities.
Deer Park Monastery meditation hall (Vietnamese) in Escondido, California Hsi Lai Temple (Chinese) in Hacienda Heights, California – the largest Buddhist temple in the United States See also: List of sanghas in Central Valley, California and List of sanghas in San Diego County, California
Hsi Lai Temple (meaning "Coming West"), a branch of Fo Guang Shan of Taiwan, is the largest Buddhist temple in North America. [41] The temple was completed in 1988 and encompasses 15 acres (61,000 m 2) and a floor area of 102,432 sq ft (9,516 m 2).
Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. ... Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, the largest Buddhist temple and monastery in the western hemisphere, ...
University of the West, originally incorporated as Hsi Lai University, (Chinese: 西來大學; pinyin: Xī lái dà xué) started in a small classroom in Hsi Lai Temple, the North American head branch of the Fo Guang Shan order. In its first semester (1991) the school had only four professors and a student body of around 30 students made up of ...