Introduction: Administration Building

The Administration Building -- the first stop for visitors at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

When visitors arrive at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas they must first come to the Main Office in the Administration Building to register so that arrangements can be made for them. The Administration Building has an Exhibition Room and a Book and Gift Shop. The Exhibition Room displays photos from Dharma Realm Buddhist Association's thirty-year history of Dharma propagation, as well as pictures of the Venerable Master Hua's life. Several of the Venerable Master's works of calligraphy are also on display. The Book and Gift Shop sells Buddhist souvenirs and the Venerable Master Hua's Dharma talks and lectures on Sutras in book and tape form. There are also issues of the monthly journal Vajra Bodhi Sea, which is in its third decade of monthly publication. The publications not only spread the Buddha's teachings, but also promote cultural exchange between East and West.

Inside the reception center -- an atmosphere of warm hospitality. In 1991, a permanent guest reception center was set up in the Administration Building so that visitors to the City may bring their suggestions or questions anytime.