Bao Quang Temple

For a little over a year I was teaching Vietnamese Sunday school here :) This temple is really great! It is one of the biggest temples in the area and the Gia Dinh Phat Tu and Huynh Truong (s) are very dedicated to the temple.
The Vietnamese Sunday school encompasses both Vietnamese culture and language with Buddhism. The kids would start out with prayer, then split into their level of Vietnamese language. Then a nice vegetarian lunch and a little bit of playtime. After lunch they would go into the cultural portion that is determined by age. The kids learn songs or stories with morals to guide them to being good individuals. Some of these lessons aren’t necessarily religious, but sometimes just simple like be good to your parents and be kind to others. The lessons get more religious with age. Some of the kids are even involved in dances, which they can proudly perform on special occasions.
I also know that the temple offer prayer services and sometimes gallery displays of art. The Master here specializes in bonsais, I even saw a show about him on the Vietnamese channel talking about bonsais.
And in reference to the construction, it’s basically done now. The parking lot is perfect, so no more dusty awkward crowded crooked parking. I honestly think that last touch completely the temple and also made the temple a safer place to park at.
I also heard that the temple gives food to the homeless in the park across the street once a week. When I told someone I taught here, they told me that. and it made me feel really proud to be a member of this temple. I really love this place, but work and time does not permit me to continue on as a dedicated Sunday school teacher :(Nevertheless I will be back to visit my cute pupils. I miss them so much!