Phap Vien Minh Dang Quang

My mom visits this temple on a weekly basis and so I often come here for events and occasional visits. The monks here are super friendly and I have visited with friends to show them around, they have always greeted them with care.
It’s not super big but it’s on the bigger scale compared to other temples in the area. They have slowly built up which is nice, by donations.
Every time I visit I always receive blessing and blessed fruits to bring home. I always feel loved here. It’s also really peaceful to walk around.

I“m not Buddhist, but my mom is and we visited while my parents were in town. We came the weekend of Vietnamese tet (New Year). Very nice grounds! And it just felt very peaceful and serene here. Very nice altars were spread out around the whole place. Each altar seemed to be a stage in Buddha’s life or one of his reincarnations (I’m not sure which is correct).
There were a few people milling around and paying their respects, I think we missed the big event which was the night prior.
Beautiful statues and a variety of exotic plants I’ve never seen before. The inside of the temple had a gorgeous altar. I don’t know much about Buddhism, but coming here makes me want to read Buddha’s story and learn more about the religion. I heard the temple in St Pete is bigger, but unfortunately we did not get to visit that one.

I visited this little gem while the Jade Buddha was in town and loved it. The people are so kind, and welcoming. Although the language here is Vietnamese, the folks speak English well, and there never seemed to be any huge barrier. This is the kind of place that makes it ok to mix food and religion. Huge Jade religious statue aside, the soup is amazing. I can’t wait to go back again the next time they have a «thing». They also have some music on their website that is pretty relaxing, could use a phat house beat behind it if I had my way.