Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple

One of two Sinhalese Buddhist temples in the Chicagoland area, and the only one with a monk that speaks fluent English. Like a lot of immigrant places of worship, there are two main groups who...

It is with profound disappointment that I write this review of the temple. A teacher there, apparently struggling with severe mental health issues, broke numerous federal laws concerning...

The blue lotus is an amazing Buddhist Temple located a few hundred feet of the historic Woodstock Square. We have come here many times for various events and greater with some Beautiful statues...

I had been practicing Buddhism for almost ten years, and for the most part on my own without a teacher or a sangha led by one. Finding Buddhism truly saved my life. It was the wisdom I had been...

Beautiful temple welcome all to sit/meditate (with the Buddha), learn (the dharma), and participate in the community (sangha). I have loved coming here regularly, even after driving quite a...