Fo Guang Shan Chung Mei Temple-houston

I came here for the first time, there is a small library and a tea house( with some vegetarian meals) inside the main building. Enjoyed the time here.

This review is for the Water Drop Teahouse 滴水坊 located within the temple. Stopped by today to try the vegetarian fare, and it was pretty good : The Tomato/Chili Noodle Soup 紅燒湯麵 is pretty mild in terms of spiciness and a little bland (we didn't ask to adjust either of these but with the level of customer service we received, it seems that spiciness and saltiness is definitely adjustable ; however, all of the ingredients are extremely fresh and healthy. Definitely recommend the Special Fruit Tea 水果茶! They put lemon juice and honey in it so it is a perfect blend of fruity, sour, and sweet. The Pot Stickers 锅贴 are also extremely good!!! The bottom of each one is beautifully golden and crispy. The Ground Mushroom and Vegetarian Ham Rice 吉祥乾麵 and Kale Fried Rice 橄欖菜炒飯 are also just right in terms of portion size. For the amount of food we ordered (7 items shared between party of 3 that dined-in and 1 to-go , $80 was an adequate/fairly cheap price range for an all-vegetarian fare in the Houston, TX area. If you're in the area, make sure to stop by. NOTE: Please be aware that as of July 18, 2023, the Teahouse stops service at 2:30 PM and closes at 3 PM!

Beautiful festival very friendly people and very safe event.

Buddhist temple, big center for services (translated to English audio for some parts, but Chinese/pinyin books and screen texts). They do push you (even as visitors) to look at the materials so that was a bit much for my Christian friends who popped in and out for some funeral services. Library, rooms for study, gift shop, and a vegetarian restaurant here are staffed by volunteers and monks. They have grounds for reflection and plenty of parking.

Buddhist temple, open to all to visit. On a large plot of open land, with a burial temple (and urn resting place) across the street. The nuns and volunteers there can give tours, help with translations and provide booklets. They have a library, rooms for study and rented out for teaching kids. They have a place for vegetarian food, too, which I heard was good (though I didn't have a chance to try it).The founding monk that created the temple in Taiwan passed away recently, so they had ceremonies for Founder Master Hsing Yun. They'll also chant for your loved ones if they pass away, you have to work with them ahead of time. One thing I do wish they did was put how long each service was expected to be; ended up taking an extra 45 minutes to go through some unexpected Q&A at the end from the founder's question lists.They have some translation services (audio in English) for services, and they do try to seat people mostly more devout monks and acolytes in the knee height benches for prayer session. They have incense and a number of pathways outside. Services are mostly in Chinese, but they do have some parts in English and pinyin books for those who can't read Chinese.For those who are just visiting in respect (other religions) they did try to press them to follow along in the books, but I can see how people can be turned away. It'd be more interested if the books were also translated to English so you knew what was being chanted. Screens on either side have Chinese and pinyin to help with the chants. Donations were welcomed, and gift shop is open. You can also sponsor one of the many buddhas and plaques in the temple.