Beautiful temple which allows a person to escape LA. The temple’s entire ambience and atmosphere is beautiful. Fully recommend.

It's a very beautiful temple that also has a book store and a Buddhist art museum. We arrived during Saturday services, so the monks were chanting, which made it nice. The volunteers were very nice and helpful. It was a very interesting experience.

Very welcoming area. Chinese New Year decorations were nice. The views and meditation areas were very nice. It is definitely worth visiting during auspicious festivals. A little difficult for parking. I think there was a shuttle and uber/lyft stop. There were enough people and limited parking to justify a public transit stop just that works with events, hopefully that happens. If learning about buddhism, this would be a good starting point.

I’ve seen pictures of Hsi Lai Temple since 1988 when we lived in Texas, then in 2004 we planned to visit Hsi Lai Temple with my friends from France but unfortunately we couldn’t make it since the temple close at 5pmAnd last month we were visiting Hsi Lai Temple for the first time since we moved to CA awhile ago and we were very happy that we did. We couldn’t take any picture inside but we got some good pictures outside

Disclosure: I am not Buddhist and did not visit for religious purposes so I can only attest to my experience as a tourist and visitor rather than a worshipper. I tried my best to be respectful of the signages and the many people who were there for prayers and worship. Which I think is important to keep in mind first and for most.Hsi Lai Temple is one of my favorite places to take visitors. It’s also a place I love to visit when I’m itching to travel but can’t. When I’m here I feel like I’m transported to China. It’s absolutely beautiful here. I remember the first time I visited I felt like I was in one of my childhood wuxia movies. The structure is beautiful and grandiose as well as the views.There use to be a vegetarian buffet but is is currently closed due to the pandemic. They have a small gift shop and cafe if you want some tea.They also have exhibits throughout there year ranging from ancient artifacts to cookies! Yes cookies!!Definitely worth a trip if you haven’t been. Make sure to donate while you’re there to support!