Ming Ya Buddhist Foundation

i have been coming to this temple for years as well as all my other family members. this is primarily a Chinese speaking location and usually on holidays it is packed with families! normally on holidays in the mornings it is impossible to find parking because there is the time where people usually come. if you come a little later in the day around noon the place clears up. this place is very smokey due to the incense lit all throughout the place. there are tables set up on the side along with plates that you can place your fruits and other items you would like to place on the tables. the food that is served by wonderful volunteers is very yummy! one of my favorite things about coming here!

Fairly big for a Chinese temple. Most of the people who run the temple are senior citizens. The temple does coordinate with the sister temple in Japan. The vegetarian food is good and is usually served on days such as the New Moon, Full Moon, and various religious days.
Just beware that the temple carries a strong incense smell since there are hundreds of incense lit in each of the different corridors. Parking may also be difficult during special holidays especially Chinese New Year.

Three generations of my family have been going to and volunteering at this temple. Everyone is very nice and they serve a very good vegetarian luncheon for meetings. It is a predominantly Chinese speaking place and they have a sister Temple in Japan.

Ming Ya Buddhist Foundation, in my experience, is mostly a place for laity to gossip without the venerable monks to watch over you like a hawk.
Secondly, there are no monks there at all except for one laity who wears the robes of one at the head of the ceremony. They may provide help but probably not the wisdom or the knowledge of a monk.
Lastly, this is more of a place to burn incense and pay respect to the Buddha. I give this place three stars because they also pay reverence to other temples and have been trying to put their organization in a positive light recently. However, this is not a place for one to practice the way. Try checking out some of the other temples (with monks) instead.

A very nice temple. The people there are very kind, so it always speaks well of a place when the people there practice metta (lovingkindness). It is a beautiful place, very warm and welcoming. I’m not sure if there are regular meeting times, but they meet, I believe, on the 1^st and 15^th of the lunar calendar, as well as during special celebrations (like the Buddha’s birthday, Hungry Ghost Festival, and more).
The people there mostly speak Chinese, so you’ll be better off if you do. If not, and you’re looking more for instruction rather than just meditation, I’d go with Wat Thai or one of the many Zen centers in LA.