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{{Short description|Buddhist monastery and temple in California}}
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'''Pao Fa Temple''' ({{zh|t=寶法寺|p=Bǎofǎ Sì|poj=Pó-hoat-sī}}) is one of the largest [[Buddhist]] monasteries and Buddhist temples in the United States.

The temple believes in the Dharma from its roots, the same as the Pao Chieh Chan Temple in Wugu, Taipei, and the Pao Shawn Chan Temple in Puli, Nanto, Taiwan.<ref>https://www.buddhachannel.tv/2014/07/11/american-lotus-buddhist-association-pao-fa-buddhist-temple/?lang=en</ref>

It is located in [[Irvine, California]]. The construction of the temple in an area of two acres of land was completed in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Ryan |date=2019-08-21 |title=Find Inner Peace at Pao Fa Temple |url=https://irvineweekly.com/find-inner-peace-at-pao-fa-temple/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Irvine Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> It is a $5-million Temple and the firs mega-temple in Orange County. It’s 41,000 square feet of prayer halls, 8-ton jade Buddhas, classrooms, a library, dining hall and 42-room monastery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobdell |first=William |date=2002-10-26 |title=Buddhist Temple to Open in Irvine With the Glow of a Thriving Faith |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-26-me-buddhist26-story.html |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.paofatemple.org/ American Lotus Buddhist Association: Pao Fa Buddhist Temple]
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[[Category:Buddhist temples in California]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Orange County, California]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Irvine, California]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Irvine, California]]
[[Category:21st-century Buddhist temples in the United States]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 2002]]

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