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金輪聖寺成立的經過及其沿革

宣公上人一九九三年三月三十一日開示於長堤聖寺

上人：洛杉磯這道場成立多少年了？

胡果相：一九七六年開始。

上人：啊！一九七六年開始，就從他們三步一拜的時候，對不對？

胡果相：對！ 上人：三步一拜以前就開始！ 胡果相：對，先開始的，然後三步一拜。

上人：妳把這個前面的經過，給大家講一講，我們搬了多少次家。

胡果相：在一九七六年的時候，因為我剛信佛，想找一位好的師父，但不知道在三藩市就有那麼好的師父，還特地到臺灣去尋師。等回來時，才發現好師父就在美國，所以很興奮，就想到舊金山去皈依上人。那時講好大家一起去，結果人越來越多，本來可擠一輛轎車，結果租一輛巴士都不行了。我們又不認識師父，也不好意思說請師父過來，後來倪偉然給師父打電話，師父很慈悲答應了我們，從三藩市來洛杉磯給我們一起皈依。

皈依那天差不多有二百多人，臨時租了個俱樂部的大廳。那天很熱，小孩子有幾個月大的，老人有八十多歲的，一起皈依，師父很慈悲，帶了很多出家人來。後來師父和一些法師，每個月都來洛杉磯，給我們講開示。我就開始想：我們應該有個道場了。開始時是在一九七六年，找了個小房子，本來是個托兒所，那就是我們金輪寺的開始。有了金輪寺後，恆實法師和恆朝法師就開始三步一拜了。

上人：那時候有一些個居士發菩提心。現在的成就，都是那時候紮下的根。現在的地方也比那時候的大，又有兩個地方了。

胡果相：大概過了兩三年，在漢廷頓道，就是在 南巴沙地那市跟阿罕布拉市中間交接的地方，我們找到一個稍微大點的地方，可以坐一百五十人左右，但是很舊，也不太合用，就一邊修，一邊補，又加廁所，就這麼用了一陣子。大概待了兩年後，那時師父就找到個大的道場，在六街。因為那是個舊教堂，很舊很破爛了，那時萬佛城有幾位男居士來發心要修，花了一年多才修好。就在六街待了好幾年，後來碰到一個好機會，找到五十八街現在的金輪寺。

我們找到金輪寺現在的地方，那時師父正在臺灣弘法，很忙。因為洛杉磯大地震剛過，我看這地方建築表面好像不行了，要塌了似的，房子都是大裂紋，尤其底下。這棟房子本來是值一百多萬，但是他們賣的人看房子都是大裂紋，不能蓋公寓，所以要價特別低。我想也許當初建得很堅固，所以帶了一位結構工程師去看。一看之下，知道那些裂紋都是表面的，房子地基特別堅厚，非常好，是現在的建築物所不能比的。師父就買下來，後來有一些居士發心裝修，這就是現在的金輪寺

上人：這是金輪寺成立和沿革的經過

The Establishment and History of Gold Wheel Monastery

This account is based on a conversation between the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua and lay disciple Hu Guoxiang on March 31, 1993, at Long Beach Monastery.

The origins of Gold Wheel Monastery trace back to 1976, when a group of new Buddhist followers in Los Angeles began seeking a qualified spiritual teacher. Not knowing that such a master was already in San Francisco, some even traveled to Taiwan in search. Upon discovering Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in the U.S., they arranged to take refuge with him. The group grew so large that they eventually had to rent a large hall to host the ceremony, which was attended by over 200 people, from infants to elders in their 80s.

Venerable Master compassionately agreed to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles and began visiting regularly with other monastics to give teachings. In response to the community’s enthusiasm, the first location of Gold Wheel Monastery was established in a former daycare center in 1976.

A few years later, the monastery moved to a slightly larger site on Huntington Drive, between South Pasadena and Alhambra. Though old and in need of renovation, it accommodated around 150 people and was gradually improved with the help of the community. In time, a larger facility was found on Sixth Street—a former, dilapidated church that required over a year of dedicated restoration by lay volunteers.

Eventually, the monastery relocated once again to its current home on 58th Street. At the time, the property showed significant exterior cracks due to the recent earthquake and was sold below market value. However, a structural engineer confirmed the damage was superficial and that the building had a very solid foundation. The Venerable Master agreed to purchase the site, and many laypeople volunteered their time and effort to renovate it. Today, that location remains the home of Gold Wheel Monastery, a center for Buddhist study and practice in...

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