This is charming buddhist monastery that we ended up visiting on our way to Mendocino. The place was very peaceful and calm and I loved the gardens around the main meditation floor. There were so many peacocks around, it was amazing to see this beautiful bird with all its feathers. The meditation area itself is a bit strict and conservative. We were scolded for inadvertently ringing a small bell even though there was no one else in the hall. I think its a good stop especially if you are out here to check out the best Chinese restaurant I have ever been to, Jyun Kang

I try to come here annually during Lunar New Years as they have celebrations and Buddhist monks here chanting. Many tourists alike will visit and wish for well being etc. I love seeing all the peacocks flocking around. Such a lovely temple with such generosity to the public.

Complete.serenity. Driving in you are welcomed by beautiful peacocks. The grounds were quiet, check in was quick and informative. The only building available that day was the Temple of 10,000 Buddhas. You are not required to remove your shoes. The whole temple is wall to wall gold Buddhas encased in glass. Tables in foyer full of literature, cookbooks, free to take. This location is the World Headquarters. Very peaceful, pleasant visit. FYI , the vegetarian restaurant closes at 3pm daily.

It is a unique experience to visit the site. A Chan Buddhist monastery and community that is laid out as a campus. It is the only one I have seen with both nuns and monks. I was there for lunch at the vegan restaurant, Jyun Kang. Great food with my favorite being the curry soup Then I stopped by the auditorium turned temple to watch chanting in The Jeweled Hall Of 10,000 Buddhas.

I have long respected this group of people. I go out there to clear my mind.It is a beautiful place to be.

Very interesting. Seemed very open to visitors. The bookstore was closed when we visited but we did enjoy the grounds, the peacocks, and a ceremony. Be sure to visit the hall and all of the statues. It is beautiful.

Very peaceful campus with several peacocks roaming around freely. The hall is beautifully decorated and theyve provided a lot of information on the history of the place. Theres apparently a really great vegetarian restaurant, be sure to check the timings though!

This is kind of an amazing place to visit near Ukiah California. Not only do they actually have 10,000 Buddha statues in their temple, but there is a great little vegetarian restaurant on the grounds of this once military hospital.

We visited this place in the way back from fort Bragg. To keep it simple, it is a great place to be , see and meditate if you want. The Buddha hall is great to see with lots of idols, their is spiritual ceremony between 12.30 to 1.30pm everyday, and the vegetarian restaurant is also great.They had some good books for free to pickup but you can put some donation in the box if you want.

The Temple of 10,000 Buddhas is magical. Not only that the whole property (of aprox 300 acres!), is simply beautiful, but the temple itself is amazing in spiritual energy, great for purification and speedy awakening.The food is delicious, and pretty much all you can eat!Im coming back soon to experience a whole month of goodness!

Great place to get lost in, definitely a work of art. Lots of wildlife! Come check out the dragon dance they offer many times a year!! And peacocks lots of them!!

One of the best temple I have ever been this place is so amazing we will get peaceful mind and the surroundings are full of peacocks.!!!There is a restaurant neat the temple where the food is so delicious and the cost is also not that expensive and the food is tasty over all experience is really good if you are in California this is one of the temple you must visit I say .!!

Very very peaceful and serene place to visit. The vegetarian restaurant is wonderful. Even the frozen pastry sold are very delicious.

Long drive from San Jose. Beautiful peacocks all around...

A very calm and charming place. You will find peacock in every corner of the. Monastery. The road sign boards are fun to read to.

Extremely kind people and beautiful Temple and grounds. It was worth the stop.

Very quiet and peaceful place , would have loved if they have some one to explain for non Buddhist folks.

East of Ukiah, at the end of Talmage road, a giant gate welcomes you to the city. Visitors must register at the administration building. The day we were there we were the only visitors. The city occupies several hundred acres that used to be a California State Hospital. The temple used to be an indoor basketball court - but you would never recognize it as such now. BEAUTIFUL. The vegetarian resturant is a must visit.

The energy level here can only be compared at the Sea.. for years I have photographed the peacocks and have nurished myself, along with others, at the their finest pure food restaurant in California.

Beautiful and peaceful place. Avoid going in hot days.

Good news, I found a albino peacock. Hope it survive this winter and mature.

Excellent place to sooth your mind and soul. The vegetarian restaurant is also excellent.

A really interesting and serene place to visit. Most of the buildings are western turn-of-the-century style, making it look a lot more like a university than a Buddhist temple. The interior of the main temple hall is beautiful and decorated with the eponymous ten thousand Buddhas.

The tranquil environment of the city of ten thousand buhdas it really is a must see. The peacocks are beautiful. Other places in the location are the local vegan restraunt and college that has a gift shop.

Must visit place who seek peace and want to know more about Buddhism

Stayed for little more than a week here as a refugee from fires in Oct of 2017, wonderful community

An incredible reuse of a former mental hospital. Visitors may enjoy the former gymnasium, that now houses 10,000 buddhas and worshippers. Visitors may also visit the vegetarian restaurant with a full menu of delicious options.

Loved it. honor the elders day was fascinating

Beautiful and peaceful place. The vegetarian restaurant is very good and cheap.

A former mental asylum that has been transformed into a beautiful Buddhist University. They have an excellent vegetarian restaurant on campus open to visitors.

FYI the front entrance was closed because of construction. You have to turn right just before it. Just make sure you turn right just before it otherwise you will be going somewhere else. There is a restaurant in there but the food was just ok for me, also it is closed on Tuesdays. After 6pm you are not allowed in the city. I am not a vegan but I have eaten at other vegan places and the taste of what I ate there was just ok. Someone I was with paid to stay there for the three week course but there was no heat on the dorm. She caught a cold and she had to leave a few days later. The food that they serve you also is not easy to eat. One has to be willing to leave a monks life, otherwise this is not the place for most people who are used the life of a major US city.

Wonderful peaceful place to visit. They also have a great Chinese vegetarian/vegan restaurant (cash only).

I loved it. They are nice and great people. I would good again

A religion-oriented community in upper California with the wisdom among all races. Beautiful peacocks are roaming freely and happily everywhere on campus. Real existence of Western happiness heaven!

Come here to experience the peace and calm that engulfs you at this place!

A very peaceful and serene place to visit. Their vegetarian lunch is extremely delicious. Lots of books and such available. We will go back.

Great peaceful and happy place. Lots of beautiful peacocks too.

Once in a lifetime for us. The thousands of little figurines are breathtaking. Same with the rest of the larger than life idols. Very kind hosts, free books, peacocks everywhere: a true retreat, completely surreal.

Great place to learn, lived there for 3 yrs.

Very calming and relaxing.

Long drive from Sam Jose, Serene and peaceful place, great vegetarian restaurant and peacocks roam the grounds

I have never felt such a strong spiritual presence. Just walking around the beautiful grounds makes you feel at peace. The main temple with 10,000 Buddhas was absolutely astonishing. I picked up some free reading material and I can’t wait to go back soon. There’s also a college there with students who live on the Campus who studies the life and teachings of Buddhism.

Beautiful grounds. A most wonderful place to eat it a vegatarian lunch.

Wonderful organic restaurant at the Temple. Excellent schoolSit and listen to the chanting in the chapel. Very calming place, usually, to visit. Major construction going on now though.

Everybody was very friendly and energy over all is very positive.

Really neat place. Not anything I was expecting to find tucked away into the NorCal woods.The grounds are mostly closed to visitors, but one can walk around the temple, gardens and restaurant. The admin building allows visitors entry to the gallery (place to learn about the site) and the bookstore.The temple is open to visitors and photos are allowed word Dharma talks are not on session, but taking pictures still felt a bit disrespectul as there are worshippers meditating.With the stop 2 miles from Hwy 101.

Food was excellent but delicious cuisine was marred by very poor service

Wonderful treasury of the Buddha Dharma and Sangha

Nice drive through wine country to get to this place. Good Chinese style vegetarian restaurant also.

A very nice peaceful Buddhist temple. You can see a lot peacocks here.

A spiritual place for relaxation and reflection.

Lots of thing you see beautiful of nature

A relaxing atmosphere that up lifts. Just breathe & walk around enjoy yourself. Plenty of peacocks & peahens running around.

Good vegetarian restaurant is what we liked here.

Grounds are beautiful. Try the restaurant the food is great. Watch out for the peacocks, they sound like demented cats screeching in the night. I had no idea they made such sounds.

Serene atmosphere. Loved the peacocks strutting everywhere. Restaurant had delicious vegetarian food .

This place is beautiful. If you ever get the chance to walk around and explore the grounds you should. Very peaceful. The statues are stunning.

This is a wonderful place for Buddhists to cultivate and truly learn the Dharma. It is a world outside of the world we live in and a perfect place to escape the world of sadness and be able to see who you really are. And what really is important and not so important. If a person interested in what Buddhism is all about then come for a session and see what really matters.

One of my favorite deliveries of all time..good people nice peaceful town ...

This place is so Zen! I really LOVE the vegetarian restaurant.

Great vegetarian resturant. Almost nothing over $10. Great stop for lunch.

Excellent food at the vegan restaurant. Very good temple and very peaceful location

A peaceful place to have a nice simple vegan lunch.

Beautiful, massive campus that has an accredited liberal arts college and monastery. Also fun and tasty vegetarian restaurant.

Fun place if youre vegetarian. Good food even if they dont use onion or garlic. They only except cash.

Lovely place. Peace and lots and lots of peacocks.

True authentic way place to practice. Check out the vegetarian restaurant. Tasty vegetarian food.

Its a Bhuddist community with this temple in the center, they have lot of peacocks around the temple.I accidentally went in during prayer time and had to join the prayer for 15mins

I really loved this place, for it is a serene place to get away from the city. There are also many peacocks on the sprawling property .

The best place to visit and learn about Buddhism.

Very peaceful I highly recommend going here.

Went there to have a look at it and for a tourist there was nothing to do or see.

Must visit place for peacock lovers. Lots of peacocks and they are super friendly...

I was fortunate to have listened to a talk given by the CTTB Founder Master Hsuan Hua 宣化上人 37 years ago while studying in the university in Penang, Malaysia. So lucky to have joined the trip to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas which is 3 hours away from SF City. It was filled with poaitive energy.

I went here for a year, and I can say with all confidence this is the worst school I have ever attended, and ive attended many. My classmates and I were verbally abused daily. My friend with dyslexia was discriminated against daily, and I was sent to the office due to the fact I was wearing socks with the pride flag on them. (there arent any rules against that for my grade at the time) My sister was bullied constantly and nobody did anything. In short this place was hell.

Lovely people, delicious restaurant, lots of Buddhas.

Loved it. Great food.

Awesome restaurant! It was cash only though

Nice place, very good food.

Peace of mind, check out there restaurant. Love this place

Great lunch Cafe! All veggies and tastyA num num delight. Fyi cash onlyThe ginger balls top notch

Beautiful campus, wonderful vegetarian restaurant and one of the best place to see real monks practicing and learn about Buddhism

Couldnt say how much i love this place. Ill come back for sure. Amitabha

A Proper Buddha Dharma and spiritually uplifting.

Still Closed

Really a peaceful place to visit once.

I like here. Good place.

Restaurant the food was very good

Beautiful place, the restaurant was good, some dishes were fine a couple of dishes were excellent.

Awesome. Did enjoy my time there.

I like it, I stopped at the vegetarian resteraunt there, I got scolded because I didnt eat everything on my plate though..

Beautiful temples with peaceful and calm atmosphere. Excellent restaurant.

Lovely place! Will be back!

Delicious!!! The all around experience makes it even better. Defiantly a new favorite place to eat and visit ️

Very nice place, not a picnic spot. Very nice people and friendly. Beautifully maintained.

Excellent

Peaceful place with lots of peacocks.

Peacocks were friendly and beautiful.

Beautiful place

Home to the 1972 decommissioned insane asylum Mendicino State hospital. Most people who roam here are seekers of truth. But there is no truth in madness. This place bares the scars of that asylum. Monastic living is the pursuit of perfection that can never be attained and the people here bow to a man long since passed. The vows of utterselflessness cant be fulfilled by isolating yourself. This property is an interesting exploration into the dance of pointlessness that I found to be curious and sad. A monk is a servant but they seem to exalt themselves on mountains of sutras and books galore. I will be returning to dialogue with a monk on the strang way of life these people live in Hopes of finding out why so many people are infatuated with this system of thought. As a philosophy its dully noted, but as a system of soul surrendering, bow elsewhere.