Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto
Fo Guang Shan Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Mahayana monastic order in Mississauga, Ontario. Its is the only Canadian branch of Fo Guang Shan from Taiwan. The temple features a prayer hall and tea house on the ground floor, a library and museum on the second floor, and a meeting hall and rooms on the lower floor. The building is opened to the public year-round, although prayer areas are closed during prayer service on Mondays.
A secondary temple was opened in Thornhill in 1999, and was relocated to another site in Markham in 2002. The facilities were built to offer members in the eastern portions of the Greater Toronto Area who may not be able to travel to the Mississauga site.
