Located in an unconventionally designed wooden complex, the temple has a large and spacious foyer usually manned by a bi-lingual receptionist. To partake in the formal service in the sanctuary area, one takes off his shoes to go into temple. If English is your main language, you listen to instructions and the sermon through a translator via an earpiece. Also, one recites the sutra in Romanized Mandarin. After the formal service, there is a vegetarian buffet lunch, with at least seven vegetarian courses, which practically has no dairy or gluten products.