Temple of One Thousand Buddhas, Buddhist temple in La Boulaye, France.
The Temple of One Thousand Buddhas is a three-level Bhutanese-style building modelled on Tibet's first monastery, Samye. Its red and gold facade rises above a wide dark staircase between white pillars, and a golden dharma wheel flanked by two deer sits beneath the roof. Inside, the great hall holds a 7-metre statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, with Green Tara and Guru Rinpoche on either side.
Kalu Rinpoche founded the Buddhist retreat center Dashang Kagyu Ling in 1974, which led to the temple's construction. The building opened in 1987 to both visitors and practitioners.
The main prayer hall displays three monumental statues representing Buddha, Guru Rinpoche, and the Green Tara as central objects of devotion. These figures define the spiritual focus of the interior space.
The temple is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM, with guided tours available at set times. Visitors should wear appropriate clothing and follow directions given on-site.
The temple was built over five years on the model of Samye, the first monastery founded in Tibet; its ornaments follow Bhutanese style. The staircase holds a fresco of Milarepa and, higher up, a painting of the Four Harmonious Friends. In the first-floor gallery, a Manjushri statue stands at the back left, facing a White Tara statue on the right altar.
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