On a hill in Hacienda Heights about 20 miles east of downtown L.A., you’ll find the Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple — one of the largest Buddhist temples in the United States. Designed in the traditional style of Chinese monasteries, it was completed in 1988 and is the North American Regional Headquarters of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, which was founded in Taiwan in 1967.No appointment is needed to visit the temple complex, which spans 15 acres. After passing through the Welcome Gate you’ll a
Here in Southern California, we don’t need opulent churches or glimmering temples to commune with God, the divine or our higher selves.
Visitors of all faiths and no faiths are warmly welcomed at every place mentioned below, and questions are encouraged. No appointment is needed to visit the temple complex, which spans 15 acres. After passing through the Welcome Gate you’ll ascend several steps to the Bodhisattva Hall where an array of five large statues represent different desirable aspects — discipline, benevolence, compassion, wisdom and the desire to save suffering beings. On the day I went, visitors were invited to pull a small piece of paper from a jar marked Dharma Words, which were translated and interpreted by a volunteer.
Pro tip: The gargantuan women’s bathroom is pure 1980s fabulousness in colors of black, gold and mahogany and not to be missed!With its stately neo-Gothic architecture and massive tower reminiscent of Oxford University’s Magdalen College, the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles might seem out of step with the city’s modern ethos and rapidly changing landscape. But in fact, this graceful, historic monument on Commonwealth Avenue in Koreatown is L.A.
Pro tip: Parking at the church is usually free but a few events do charge for parking , so check the church’s website before you go.The King Fahad Mosque in Culver City opened in 1998 and has been an iconic cultural landmark there ever since. It was the first mosque in Southern California to be built from the ground up with full Islamic architecture, including two domes and a 75-foot high minaret, or tower, that shines like a beacon on Washington Boulevard.
Yogananda believed in the underlying unity of all religions, and the Lake Shrine property includes a “Court of Religions” where you’ll find monuments to the five major religions of the world: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. Other highlights include a reproduction of a 16th century windmill that houses a small carpeted chapel ; a radiant white temple without walls; and the Gandhi World Peace Memorial, which contains a portion of Gandhi’s ashes.
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