A Place of Peace and Inspiration Rooted in Tradition

A Place of Peace and Inspiration Rooted in Tradition

Built in the centuries-old traditional Tibetan Buddhist style, the Thousand Buddha Temple will be an entirely self-contained Buddhist community. The main shrine hall will be vast, easily accommodating a thousand worshipers—particularly the 1,000 monks and nuns performing the annual Monlam Chenmo, World Peace Prayer Ceremony as well as other pujas all throughout the year. From time to time, the enormous hall will even serve as the meeting place for important events, such as Buddhist as well as interfaith conferences.

Three 25-foot statues of the Buddhas of the Three Times, exquisitely rendered in copper and the finest gold-gilding, will grace the temple’s centermost shrine. The altar will be adorned by gilded statues of the 16 Arhats, and embellished by one-thousand 18-inch gold statues of Buddha Sakyamuni. Murals depicting the “12 Acts of the Buddha” will ornament the four walls. Thus, the Thousand Buddha Temple will provide a cool, quiet haven for pilgrims to rest in meditation and absorb the powerful blessings of Lord Buddha’s legacy.

Central to the second floor will be a spacious meditation hall, large classrooms and a private audience chamber adorned with a magnificent gilded statue of the Lord of Compassion—the thousand-armed Avalokitesvara—surrounded by statues of the seven other Maha-Bodhisattvas. Smaller chapels will accommodate images of other deities, such as Guru Padmasambhava, surrounded by the Lineage Masters, and the 21 manifestations of Tara.

The topmost floor will support an extensive library of thousands of rare and precious manuscripts of all the Buddhist philosophical schools preserved in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Pali and Chinese as well as contributions of texts in other languages. Comfortable guestrooms will be located nearby for visiting high Lamas.

From this upper floor, the entire complex will be majestically presided over by ethereal Vajradhara, flanked by Amitayus and Amitabha, in the form of gilded statues. Adorning the courtyard below will be a stupa and manicured floral gardens. Monastic living quarters, guestrooms for devotees, a spacious dining hall, and other facilities will also be included in the enclosed courtyard.