Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto

Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto is a Buddhist temple of the Mahayana monastic order in Mississauga, Ontario. Its is the only Canadian branch of Fo Guang Shan of Taiwan.

The temple features a prayer hall and tea house[1] on the ground floor, library and museum on the second floor and meeting hall and rooms on lower floor.

The building is opened to the public year round, although prayer areas are closed during prayer service on Mondays.

Markham

A secondary temple opened in Thornhill in 1999 and relocated to Markham in 2002 to offer facilities to members in the York Region who may not be able to travel to the Mississauga site.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/life/2009/05/27/temple_offers_tea_and_tranquility.html
  2. ↑ http://www.english.fgs2.ca/?q=markham-buddh’s-light-centre

Coordinates: 43°35′29″N 79°44′35″W / 43.5914°N 79.7430°W / 43.5914; -79.7430

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