American Buddhist Meditation temple

American Buddhist Meditation Temple is a Buddhist temple in Santa Barbara that provides a quiet setting for meditation, Buddhist observances, and support of the resident monastic community. The temple centers its activities on meditation, chanting, ceremony, and the daily rhythms of monastic life, including regular evening gatherings with chanting and a short meditation at 4 p.m. It also offers formal retreats for those seeking a more sustained period of practice. Relocated to Santa Barbara in 1999 and led by Abbot Ajahn Saen, the temple serves as a spiritual home for contemplative discipline, communal practice, and Buddhist ceremony.