Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto, Buddhist temple in Mississauga, Canada.
Fo Guang Shan Temple is a large-scale Buddhist place of worship in Mississauga featuring traditional Chinese architecture across its spacious grounds. The complex includes main prayer halls, meditation spaces, a museum displaying religious artifacts, and a library with educational resources.
A Buddhist master established this place in the early 1990s, and construction was completed by the end of that decade. This founding was part of a global network of similar institutions advancing a Buddhist movement.
The temple's name, Fo Guang Shan, means "Buddha's Light Mountain." It holds annual Chinese New Year and Vesak celebrations and a vegetarian food fair, and its Water Drop Teahouse serves traditional Chinese tea. The cultural museum displays Buddhist art, sculpture and calligraphy.
The temple is in Mississauga, with satellite Dharma centres in Markham and Kitchener-Waterloo for members in the eastern Greater Toronto Area. The building holds a main shrine, a Chan meditation hall, a museum, a library, a bookstore and the Water Drop Teahouse. Public tours are offered, and courses run in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
The temple's name, Fo Guang Shan, means "Buddha's Light Mountain"; the order was founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun in Taiwan in 1967, and the Toronto branch is one of over 400 Fo Guang Shan temples worldwide. The Mississauga site also runs satellite Dharma centres, called Buddha's Light Centers, in Markham and Kitchener-Waterloo.
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