Dharmavijaya Buddhist Vihara

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There are currently hundreds of Buddhist temples and meditation centers in the United States and Canada. In the Thai Theravada tradition alone there are over one hundred temples. Wat Thai in Los Angeles was the first of the Thai temples, and it was founded in 1967. There are also approximately 200 Laotian and Cambodian Theravada temples scattered throughout the US and Canada, and a few Vietnamese Theravada temples as well.

Washington Vihara was the first Sri Lankan temple in the US. It was founded in 1965 in Washington D.C. by the most Ven. Madehe Pannasiha Maha Nayaka Thera of Sri Lanka. He received support from the Government of Sri Lanka, some Sri Lankan friends, and several American devotees as well.

The Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara was the second Sri Lanka temple in the US, and it was founded in Los Angeles in 1978 by Ven. Walpola Piyananda and Ven. Pannila Ananda. Then in 1980, along with Ven. Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara, these same two Venerables founded Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara, also in Los Angeles.

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