The Venice Temple is located in the western part of the Los Angeles Basin near the Marina and south of West Los Angeles.
Now is a pivotal time for our temple community. We are preparing to celebrate 65 years as the Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple or VHBT. This year is important because we were not able to celebrate the 60th anniversary together in 2020. It will have been 15 years since our last celebration. Buddha’s teachings reminds us to step back from our lives to reflect on value of this moment, but we can’t help but to continue to keep great hope for everyone to be together in 2030 for the 70th or 2035 for the 75th. Who can tell? This year I look to everyone and their families to come together to participate in celebrating the last 65 years as a community. Those that have come for Enlightenment, Family, Friends, Social,… everyone is invited. We will begin this March. I look forward to all the events coming up this year. I hope we can all share not only memories of the past, but also create stronger and deeper bonds for the future. I call upon everyone who have been touched even once by the Light of the Temple in the las 65 years to return and reflect on what you have received and share what you have attained. It is vital not to forget how so many precious moments have helped us all to grow.
