About

Jen Chen Buddhism Sanger Missi on

Jen Chen Buddhism Sanger Mission, a non-profit organization, was established in 1992, in Sanger, Fresno County, California. New branches were open to the public in the following locations and time: Monterey Park, Los Angeles County in 2002, San Francisco in 2004, and Pasadena, Los Angeles County in 2018. This mission is to promote Buddhism and teach ways to achieve enlightenment, inspire wisdom, pursue liberation and practice Bodhisattva’s path. The Five Precepts, Ten Meritorious Deeds, Four All-Embracing Virtues and Six Perfection help human beings to improve behaviors, purify the mind, bring about stability in society, and attain blissful lives. Mankind can, therefore, follow the path of Buddhism and ultimately attain Buddhahood (enlightenment). The main idea of Buddhism is to teach us realize the true phenomenon of the whole universe and to apply Buddhist teachings in our daily lives, so that Buddhist principles can be understood, embraced, and practiced by all human beings with the aim to creating world peace and happiness.

The mission is to pursue the following 12 goals:

Cultivating the teachings of Namo Sakyamuni Buddha and Namo H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
Emulating and practicing the spirit of Bodhisattvas
Promoting Buddha’s teachings
Inspiring the development of wisdom in mankind
Propagating the culture of blissfulness
Purifying the mundane thoughts of man
Developing compassion and providing relief towards all beings
Benefiting society with blissful joys
Purifying our world and helping people attain happiness
Advancing towards global peace
Beautifying this Samsara World
Realizing supreme enlightenment

Jen Chen Buddhism Sanger Mission has been providing various programs for Buddhist disciples to get familiar with what messages Buddhas want to convey to us. The programs include dharma-listening, dharma assembly, chanting, praying, sutra studies, retreats, special occasion dharma assembly, outdoor activities, charity activities, community services, etc. Through different activities, the disciples will understand Buddha’s teachings better and therefore, apply them in their daily lives. If each individual is able to make those teachings practical, the benefit will not only be for those individuals, but further extend to the whole society and even the whole world. Our goal is to bring peace and happiness to the world, and this is a task that everyone is responsible. Therefore, we would like to invite those who have the same goal to join us so we can work together to bring happiness and peace to ourselves.

Upcoming Events

At Jen Chen Buddhism Sanger Mission, we regularly hold Dharma assemblies to celebrate the holy birthdays of Buddhas.

Dharma Assembly Respectfully Honoring the Holy Birthday of Namo Dorje Chang Buddha III 2025
5/30/25 & 5/31/25 | 10:00 AM

Explore our temple

Our temple is housed in a beautifully designed building that features a serene meditation hall. Visitors are welcome to explore our temple. We invite you to come and experience the peaceful atmosphere that defines Jen Chen Buddhism Sanger Mission.

Our temple is open every day, and during opening hours, both visitors and disciples are welcome to come in to meditate and listen to Dharma teachings. The temple is open to the public, and we invite everyone to join us in cultivating spiritual wisdom and peace.