The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (traditional Chinese: 萬佛聖城; ; pinyin: Wànfó Shèngchéng; Vietnamese: Chùa Vạn Phật Thánh Thành) is an international Buddhist community and monastery founded by Hsuan Hua, an important figure in Western Buddhism.

The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association purchased the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas site in 1974 and established an international center there by 1976.

[3] In 1979, the Third Threefold Ordination Ceremony at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas was held, in which monks from China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the US transmitted the precepts.

A paved road wound its way through the complex, lined with tall street lamps and trees planted during the asylum's initial construction.

Hsuan Hua planned to create a major center for world Buddhism, and an international orthodox monastery for the purpose of elevating moral standards and raising people's awareness.

So by no means should we let ourselves be confused by thoughts, and miss the opportunity to get enlightened.The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is a strict Buddhist monastery adhering to the traditional Asian monastic culture while it is located in a liberal area of California.

[15] The monastery houses both male and female Sangha, students from the boarding school, and is open to the public.

Hsuan Hua set up the six principles for all monastics and lay practitioners to follow as guidelines for spiritual development.

During special Dharma Assemblies, a Liberating of Life ceremony is held, in which many animals – especially pheasants and chukar partridges – bought from hunting preserves are set free.