The San Jose Cambodian Buddhist Society

Very nice small temple.
Came here for Cambodian New Year 2015. It seems like during their festival at this location, everyone has the chicken/​beef/​pork skewers to sell. My boyfriend, friends and I were lucky to find vendors that had egg rolls, and other yummy food, but for a smaller festival, they should have more variety of food. Either way, I was happy with the skewers and egg rolls anyway. Some of my faves. I got to try this crispy cookie thing too.
We spent just an hour or so here, because the sun was very hot for us & there was no where to sit.
Overall, cute little temple, colorful & nice buddah statue inside w/​paintings of monks, etc.
It was still a good experience, but I think I’ll stick to Stockton’s festival during New Year; much bigger & more festivities.

Every Cambodian New Year, my family and I always come to this temple, ever since it was the original temple before being completely remodeled. Lots of people come here for New Years as it is one of the few Cambodian Temples in the Bay, the next place we can go to is quite far which is in Stockton so this is a nice relief to have one so close. I actually found out my uncle was the one who designed, built and remodeled this temple to how it currently sits right now; which is pretty awesome. Usually, I only come here for New Years but not at any other time so whenever I’m here there are usually quite a lot of people and vendors celebrating our New Year. The architecture of the temple is traditional Cambodian temple style and if you pay attention to the barrier walls, you can see each and every single piece of the wall was painstakingly cut into traditional designs that would be similarly seen if you go back to Cambodia.
The temple used to be quite small as it originally stood but since the redesign, the use of space and placement of structures in specific areas, utilized the area quite well, allowing for much more space to accommodate a larger crowd of people.

Great place to come for a good ol celebration, run into old friends/​classmates, donate some money, buy food, and get some blessings. My only two complaints are the limited parking and the dude (who shall remain nameless) hassles me and my friends for money even after we’ve already given him some less than 5 minutes ago and he asks us again a few more times before we leave lol but other than that, love the renovations, the food they sell, and the friendly monks!

I bring my mom here almost every Sunday. But she comes here on her own several times a week. She’s been a member since this temple was built. This temple was made possible by donations from the Cambodian community. It is run by volunteers who devotes there time on a daily basis. A few times a month there are vibrant celebrations that brings in hundred of people and about a dozen vendors. This temple is open and welcomes people of all races and beliefs. Come by, light an incense and say a prayer, regardless of who your higher power may be. This is a place of peace and self awareness. This place brings my mom happiness, inner peace and purpose. For this reason, it deserves a 5 star, as any place of worship would.

Its my Temple aka Wat… this is where i find peace