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17-665: Los Angeles temple may refer to: Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles) - a Chinese temple located in Los Angeles's Chinatown in California, dedicated to the ocean goddess Mazu. Senshin Buddhist Temple - a Buddhist temple in Los Angeles, California, affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). Koyasan Buddhist Temple - a Japanese Buddhist temple in

34-477: A larger temple hall. Construction of the new temple was completed and dedicated in September 2005, a memorial hall for the enshrinement of ancestors was consecrated the following month. Thien Hau Temple is usually festive on the commemoration days of various deities, especially Mazu . On the eve of Chinese New Year, members from various communities gather to receive blessings and to burn incense in worship of

51-778: A new religious movement begun in 1959 in Los Angeles by Roland Hunt and Dorothy Bailey. Angelus Temple - a Pentecostal megachurch of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California. Jewish Temples in the Los Angeles metro area: Temple Beth Am (Los Angeles, California) Temple Israel of Hollywood Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel Sinai Temple (Los Angeles) Stephen S. Wise Temple Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock Wilshire Boulevard Temple Topics referred to by

68-481: Is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition . Ancestral temples are closely linked to Confucian philosophy and culture and the emphasis that it places on filial piety . A common central feature of the ancestral temples are the ancestral tablets that embody the ancestral spirits. The ancestral tablets are typically arranged by seniority of

85-510: Is called nhà thờ họ , nhà thờ tộc or từ đường in Vietnam. An ancestral death anniversary will be held yearly at nhà thờ họ and this anniversary is usually used as an occasion to renew the relationship between clan members. Ancestral shrines or similar concepts are also common in other religions and cultures. Especially other East and Southeast Asian but also traditional African religions have ancestral shrines and or tombs. Ancestor worship

102-529: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles) The temple is affiliated with the Camau Association of America, a local benevolent, cultural and religious association primarily serving the local Chinese–Vietnamese refugees from Cà Mau province , Vietnam . The group also supports Chinese , Vietnamese , and Thai Chinese communities. The original building of

119-617: The Deities. Lion dance will be performed and firecrackers are popped in order to ward off any evil spirits. Representatives from over 25 family associations headquartered in Chinatown and other communities are present to light the firecrackers at the stroke of midnight. Since the temple is located within the heart of Chinatown, the temple is often seen as the local "Times Square" to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Many people come to

136-547: The Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles California Temple - the tenth operating and the second-largest temple operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. St. Louis Jain temple - a historic structure that was constructed for the 1904 St. Louis World's fairs, now standing within the Jain Center of Southern California in Los Angeles. Amica Temple of Radiance -

153-519: The New Year celebration. On weekends and the 1st and 15th day of the lunar calendar, food is provided to the general public for free (with the option to give a donation to the temple). The temple also holds a Zhong Yuan Festival ceremony in the summer. In 2020, all services for that year were cancelled for the first time in the temple's history due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The temple reopened to

170-443: The ancestors. Altars and other ritual objects such as incense burners are also common fixtures. Ancestors and gods can also be represented by statues. The temples are used for collective rituals and festivals in honor of the ancestors but also for other family- and community-related functions such as weddings and funerals. Sometimes, they serve wider community functions such as meetings and local elections. In traditional weddings,

187-522: The ancestral temple serves a major symbolic function, completing the transfer of a woman to her husband's family . During the wedding rites, the bride and groom worship at the groom's ancestral shrine, bowing as follows: Three months after the marriage, the wife undertakes worship at the husband's ancestral shrine, in a rite known as miaojian (廟見). In mainland China, ancestral temples along with other temples have often been destroyed or forced to become "secularized" as village schools or granaries during

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204-492: The land reform of the 1950s and the Cultural Revolution . They have experienced a revival since the economic liberalization of the 1980s. The revival of the ancestral temples has been particularly strong in southern China where lineage organization had stronger roots in the local culture and local communities are more likely to have clan members living overseas who are keen to support the revival and rebuilding of

221-444: The public on a limited basis in early 2021 under new safety guidelines. Ancestral hall An ancestral shrine , hall or temple ( Chinese : 祠 堂 ; pinyin : Cítáng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Sû-tông or Chinese : 宗 祠 ; pinyin : Zōng Cí ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Chong-sû , Vietnamese : Nhà thờ họ ; Chữ Hán : 家祠户; Korean :  사당 ; Hanja :  祠堂 ), also called lineage temple ,

238-433: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Los Angeles Temple . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Temple&oldid=1080166059 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

255-824: The shrines through donations. Chinese : 祠 堂 ; pinyin : Cítáng has its first character Ci Shrine in Chinese : 宗 祠 ; pinyin : Zōng Cí has its first character derived from Jongmyo , and its second character is Ci Shrine That phrasing can be seen as making the Jongmyo a more sacralized version, since Ci shrines are considered lower ranked than Miao shrines . Notable ancestral temples in Taiwan include: Notable ancestral temples in Hong Kong include: Notable ancestral temples in Chinese communities of Southeast Asia include: Ancestral temple

272-401: The temple especially during the first week after New Year to receive a blessing for the year. On the concluding day of the New Year celebrations, people come to the temple to pray and beckon Mazu for blessings and protection for the rest of the year. In recent years, a large number of non-Asian visitors have equaled the number of Asian visitors and congregants who assemble at the temple during

289-420: The temple was a former Italian Christian church located within what was formerly Little Italy, the building was purchased and remodeled by the Camau Association in the 1980s. The three main images of Mazu, Guan Yu, and Fu De were imported from Vietnam and dedicated in 1990. Under a strong faith-based community in and outside of Chinatown, the temple was able to raise a great deal of donated money with which to build

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