Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas — Local services in Talmage

The house of ten thousand Buddhas an old abandoned hospital that was purchased in the seventies and has been incredibly transformed into a school to teach one lineage of Buddhism. The staff I met was cheerful helpful laughing and working hard to make the facility even nicer to accommodate the people that are here as they continue their practice on a day to day basis. The small museum in the administration building is interesting if you want to know any of the history of this lineage, otherwise it will be some artifacts and just old things. The grounds are spacious. The roads and walkways are wide with plenty of room to stroll.As you enter you are greeted by a huge Chinese gatethat you drive beneath on your way to the first facility. T The Hall of ten thousand Buddhas is quite a vortex of energy. To sit and meditate there, well it's quite powerful. There are gold Buddhas adorning wall row after row after row after row after row. Impressive as you sat and absorb this energy, people come in pay their respects, bow and pray move on about their day. It is a very impressive room and not to be missed. For me it was an overwhelming experience to consider all the good work that has gone on at this facility the energy was very powerful all I can say is triple wow! The good vibrations lasted long after my departure from this...

A beacon of light for living beings suffering in the temporary residence we call 'me'. The grounds are great, the restaurant REALLY good and all vegetarian, there are nice displays and a big gift store, as well as elementary, secondary, and university education facilities. And everybody is very calm and nice. But what really is impressive is the immense spiritual work done to build and sustain it and its sister monasteries worldwide welcoming for those who are looking for a different way of living life, a very lofty cosmology, and living examples of people who have transcended the usual worldly concerns. The sincerity of the underlying Dharma Realm Buddhist Association is a wonderful thing...rare in a world of "Me , first!" So enjoy a short visit or begin a compelling spiritual journey at one of the many recitation or meditation sessions or volunteer programs where outsiders who are willing to observe some simple rules to respect the rule of monastic life the monks and nuns...

The girls school is first rate. Students are separated by sex as education is not a social event. The level of personal involvement, from the clerics and Dharma masters to civilian and lay-people is top drawer. The campus (once a state mental hospital) could still be considered a type of hospital as healing is embraced here. I, personally, was stunned by the openess, warmth & love generated by these fellow humans from as far away as it is possible to be. Yet the experience left me understanding that the ONLY difference is that we are different from one another. Yet, any contact with the inhabitants immediately proves that, we are all the same. I cannot make any of these concerning the boys school. As a result, my daughter remained and my son was removed. My wife and I felt that peer and general humiliation directed towards male children was counterproductive, insulting and...