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Built and dedicated in 1956, the Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple is located on a 45-acre property situated between the foothills above the City of Santa Barbara, and below the peaks of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The temple has a clear view overlooking the Pacific ocean and the Channel Islands of California. The Vedanta Temple is part of the Vedanta Society of Southern California and is a Western branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India. == Facilities & Activities == Facilities adjacent to the temple include; a bookstore, a shaded sitting area for congregating after services, and a 12th-century Japanese-cast temple bell (which was once fastened to a Chinese military ship) that is rung three times per day at dawn, noon, and dusk. A path behind the temple leads up a hill to a pavilion where classes are held with the swamis and the nuns. The temple is open daily to the public. A convent of nuns manage the bookstore, oversee maintenance of the grounds, and facilitate the temple's public activities; including daily worship (i.e. Puja), meditation, and vesper services (i.e. Arati). There are also regular Sunday lectures and pujas. The temple hours run from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm every day with a daily puja, and arati at 6:00 pm. Sunday lectures are at 11:00 am. The bookstore is open Monday through Saturday (except on Wednesdays) from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Sundays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The inner sanctum of the temple is adorned with a 44" x 50" oil on canvas painting of the Indian Paramahansa and yogi Sri Ramakrishna, painted by Swami Tadatmananda (1932-2008) in 1962.〔 ''(Revised from an entry in Vedanta Voices, February, 2008)''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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