Chùa Bồ Đề (Philadelphia) Explained

Chùa Bồ Đề, also known as the Bồ Đề Buddhist Temple is a Vietnamese Buddhist temple located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

The temple was established Christmas Day in 1994 after Vietnamese immigrants of the Asian American Buddhist Association of Philadelphia raised to $130,000 to purchase the abandoned Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz. It is the first Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Philadelphia.[2]

In 1995, a resident monk was murdered. The incident delayed renovations to the building until the end of 1997.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Nonnemaker . Grace . Gilbride . Joseph . South Philadelphia: Vietnamese Community United in Prayer . 2019-11-03 . Philadelphia Neighborhoods.
  2. Web site: Newhouse . Samuel . The Buddhist Traveler in Philadelphia . Tricycle: The Buddhist Review . 2019-11-03 . Fall 2019.
  3. News: Carlisle . Dennis . Immigrants, Schoolkids, Buddhists and All That Jazz . 2019-11-03 . Hidden City Philadelphia . 2012-09-10.