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Hsi Lai Temple | |
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The mountain gate of Hsi Lai Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Humanistic Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | 3456 South Glenmark Drive, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 |
Country | United States |
Geographic coordinates | 33°58′33″N 117°58′04″W / 33.9757°N 117.9679°W |
Architecture | |
Founder | Hsing Yun |
Completed | 1988 |
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Traditional Chinese | 佛光山西來寺 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Buddha's Light Mountain Coming-West Temple | ||||||||||||||
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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 overseas branch temple and serves as the North American regional headquarters for Fo Guang Shan. Hsi Lai Temple was the site of the founding of Buddha's Light International Association, established in 1991. The temple, like its mother temple in Taiwan, practices Humanistic Buddhism.