On the last day of his visit, I surprised The Fireman by taking him to Hsi Lai Temple. I didn’t even know that Hsi Lai Temple existed, but The Fireman mentioned it wistfully as one of the places he missed most in Southern California so I did some quick Googling to find out more information.

When we arrived, I was completely unprepared for the 15-acre temple complex that springs up suddenly in the middle of residential Hacienda Heights.

[With photos]

Source: amandarin.net: Buddhism in the ‘burbs