Both my parents are Buddhist so they tend to go to a (Vietnamese) temple mostly around Buddhist and Vietnamese holidays which gives me an opportunity to observe a Buddhist temple. I actually visited two temples, one called “Chua Dieu Phap" (located in San Gabriel, California) and one called “Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Meditation” (located in Renton, Washington). I first attended “Chua Dieu Phap”, it’s strictly a Vietnamese temple so everything was in Vietnamese (obviously). Everyone at the temple was nice but mostly minded their own business. When you first walk in, you see a bunch of monks sitting on a seat cushion and chanting mantras, you’re required to take off your shoes and find a seat and grab a mantra book. During the time I sat down and
