A cultural center located in Buena Park serving the greater Southern California region, this facility is dedicated to the Jain community and its traditions. It offers a gathering space for various community groups, including youth, educational, senior, and women's organizations. The center also makes its facility available for private use and maintains an elected council and board of directors to oversee its operations. It functions as a hub for cultural programming, community engagement, and the preservation of Jain heritage for residents across the region.
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8072 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621, USALocated in Buena Park at 8072 Commonwealth Ave, the Jain Center of Southern California serves as a cultural and religious hub for the Jain community across the greater Los Angeles region. The center offers a range of organized groups and programs catering to different segments of its membership, including youth, seniors, and women’s groups. Named groups within the organization include JAYA, JAEC, Mahila Mandal, Kala Circle, and a seniors program, alongside various committees that support the center’s ongoing activities.
Religious programming is a core function of the center, with activities such as Chaitya Paripati offered to members. The center also runs JCYC Pathshala, an educational program likely oriented toward younger members of the community. Additional resources available through the center include a library, documents for members, and connections to affiliated associations.
For La Mirada residents, the center is conveniently situated just a short distance away in neighboring Buena Park, making it an accessible destination for those interested in Jain cultural, educational, or religious programming. The facility is also available for private use, and governance is handled through both an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors consisting of eleven members. Those interested in supporting the organization can do so through the center’s donation option available on its website.
Very well managed and maintained Derasar.. We did seva puja here and everything felt divine.. We met Amrish bhai who told us lot of stories about this place.. We felt all the good vibes.. They have good facilities for changing and all if u plan to do puja.. Do check timing before u go..
I would love to visit now that I have read this from the Economist Dec 2025. Google does not allow me to paste the link but here are the first two paragraphs from the articleDec 18th 2025 | BUENA PARK AND ST LOUIS On the outskirts of Los Angeles, on a four-lane suburban street adorned with palm trees, laundrettes, Korean dentists and car-repair shops, stands the tan marble and limestone facade of the Jain Centre of Southern California. Step inside, and you encounter a magnificent wooden structure with a sanctum, sculptures of gods, and a shikhara, or spire, reaching to the heavens. It is an intricately carved replica of a Jain temple in India, and to Americans of the Jain faith in the here and now, it has profound significance. But the structure’s origins are more crass and commercial, and its significance has changed dramatically depending on where it has gone and who has come into contact with it. This is the story of the wandering temple, of its century-long journey from what was then Calcutta to a World’s Fair in St Louis, Missouri, onward to a casino in Las Vegas and finally to Buena Park, California. It is also a journey in the meaning of an object, from the profane to the sacred.
6/29/22 Wednesday very nice, beautiful n peaceful. Went early morning around 8am. Must visit.
Beautiful place! The architecture is amazing. So much detailed wood work.
It's nice well managed Jain Temple, make sure to check time before you go, if it's closed press door bell and someone will open it for you.