Norras Temple

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Norras Temple

San Franciscos oldest Buddhist temple

109 Waverly Street
(Third Floor)
San Francisco, CA 94108

This serene space is the oldest Buddhist Temple in San Francisco, dating back more than 50 years. Named in honor of the Norras Buddhist Temple in Tibet, many of the symbols here derive from Tibetan Buddhism. The shrine shows a triple-display of Buddha and his acolytes in attitudes of compassion and joy. The altar is gilded wood imported from China in 1959. Note the pair of three-dimensional mandalas shaped like golden mountains, five feet high, and containing hundreds of tiny windows with even tinier Buddhas sitting inside. At the flick of a switch, they spin to the sound of Chinese music.

Review © 2009, Wcities

Norras Temple Photo: Al Billings

Norras Temple Photo: mollypitcher