Lingyen Mountain Buddhist Temple

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The Lingyen Mountain Buddhist Temple is a large Buddhist temple in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. One of four Buddhist temples in the municipality, it is located on Richmond's "Highway to Heaven", a section of No. 5 Road dominated by temples, churches, mosques, and other places of worship. The temple was constructed in 1999; contrary to its name, it is not located on a mountain.

1 Overview
2 Celebrations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Overview

The Lingyen Mountain Buddhist Temple is a part of the Pure Land Buddhist Sect, a Taiwan-based Buddhist sect with approximately 10,000 adherents in the Lower Mainland. The property is a part of British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve, and as such Richmond requires that two-thirds of the land is used for farming. The temple has therefore planted an orchard in its gardens.

Temple worshippers are proposing a C$30 million dollar expansion to the temple. This would include new dormitories for monks and nuns, and a 100 foot high statue of a Buddha. There has been some opposition from area residents and the City of Richmond, primarily due to concerns about increased traffic from visiting tourists.

[edit] Celebrations

The temple has regular celebrations of events during different seasons. During the celebration of Buddha's birthday and Chinese New Year, the building is surrounded with 1000 special lanterns. Paramita Ball prayers are also set out on occasion.