>Founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun in 1991 and completed in 1997, it was founded with the intention to propagate Humanistic Buddhism to the local community in the Greater Toronto Area, which emphasizes bringing Buddhist teaching into our daily lives and maintaining harmony with the environment, society, each other and within ourselves.
The Toronto temple is located in Mississauga, Ontario, and also operates satellite Dharma centres in Markham and Kitchener-Waterloo. The Mississauga facility is approximately 50,000 square feet, and provides many modern functions and services while presenting traditional Chinese temple architecture and style. The building includes a magnificent main shrine, tea house, traditional Chan meditation hall, Buddhist cultural museum, library, and bookstore.
The temple is open to the public and welcomes thousands of visitors each year during special events, regular tours, classes, tea house refreshments and vegetarian meals. It is a place for arts, education, leisure and learning, and provides a calm and peaceful community and spiritual centre for all people.
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