Pure Land Foundation

What Pure Land Foundation does

Pure Land Foundation (內陸淨宗學會) is a nonprofit religious organization founded in July 2018 in Corona, California, operating as a volunteer-run temple that provides a place of worship for practitioners of Pure Land Buddhism, one of the most widely practiced branches of Mahayana Buddhism. The foundation was established in accordance with instructions from Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung, who serves as honorary founder and is the chief expounder of Pure Land Buddhism. Its core offerings include expounding of Pure Land Buddhism, weekly sutra recitations (the Infinite Life Sutra, Contemplation Sutra, and Amitabha Sutra), sutra study sessions, chanting of Amitabha Buddha's name, and quiet meditation, all delivered in-person at its headquarters (2279 Eagle Glen PKWY #112-211, Corona, CA 92883) on weekends. The foundation also runs charitable services aimed at economically disadvantaged residents within a 30-minute drive of the location, drawing on the three founders' approximately 20 years of collective charitable-organization experience.

The organization does not operate a technology platform; service delivery is in-person, and the only technology-adjacent initiatives are a planned online library of hundreds of Buddhist books and sutras and the future distribution of physical copies of those texts. Its revenue model is donation-based: all services are provided free of charge as instructed by Master Chin Kung, with expected funding from the general public and no paid services, pricing tiers, or contracts. The foundation serves two overlapping personas — Buddhist practitioners seeking Pure Land Buddhist practice and community members wishing to participate in charitable service — and operates without external ownership, venture capital, or institutional investment.

Name

Pure Land Foundation

Legal name

Pure Land Foundation

Website

https://pureland.foundation

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pure Land Foundation is a volunteer-run, nonprofit Pure Land Buddhist temple founded in July 2018 in Corona, California. It offers free in-person worship, sutra recitation, study, meditation, and chanting services, plus charitable programs serving nearby disadvantaged communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Buddhist worship services
• Sutra recitation services
• Religious charitable services
• Meditation and chanting
• Buddhist community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Corona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Donations: As a nonprofit organization operated by volunteers, the foundation relies on expected funding from the general public. All services are provided free of charge as instructed by Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pure Land Foundation operates a Buddhist temple providing a place of worship for followers of Pure Land Buddhism. Its core offerings include expounding of Dharma by Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung, weekly sutra recitation services, sutra study sessions, chanting of Amitabha Buddha's name, quiet meditation, and charitable services. All services are free of charge and run by volunteers.

Product overview

Pure Land Foundation is a nonprofit temple providing a unified suite of spiritual services centered on Pure Land Buddhism. The foundation offers a place of worship, Expounding of Dharma led by Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung, Sutra Recitations, Sutra Studies, Chanting of Amitabha Buddha, and Quiet Meditation. An Online Library with Buddhist texts is under development. The foundation also provides Charitable Services. All services are free of charge and operated by volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Place of Worship A Buddhist temple providing a physical place of worship for those following Pure Land Buddhism, one of the most widely practiced branches of Mahayana Buddhism. Located at 2279 Eagle Glen PKWY #112-211 Corona CA 92883; regular services held on weekends. Open to all and free of charge.
• Expounding of Dharma Teaching and expounding of Pure Land Buddhism by Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung, the honorary founder and chief expounder of Pure Land Buddhism for many decades. Provided free of charge.
• Sutra Recitations Weekly sutra recitation services focused on the major sutras related to Amitabha Buddha: the Infinite Life Sutra, the Contemplation Sutra, and the Amitabha Sutra. Free of charge and open to all participants.
• Sutra Study Sessions Weekly sutra study sessions held on weekends to help participants gain deeper understanding of Buddhist teachings, including the Infinite Life Sutra, Contemplation Sutra, and Amitabha Sutra. Free of charge and open to all.
• Chanting of Amitabha Buddha Chanting services focused on the name of Amitabha Buddha as practiced in the Pure Land Buddhism tradition. Free of charge.
• Quiet Meditation Meditation sessions offered as part of the foundation's spiritual practice services. Free of charge.
• Charitable Services Charitable services putting Buddhist compassion into everyday action, assisting economically disadvantaged residents in communities within a 30-minute drive of the Corona, CA location, including the second poorest city in the U.S. and residents of two neighboring counties.
• Online Library (planned) A planned online library of hundreds of Buddhist books and sutras, with future plans to also distribute physical copies of texts. All services remain free of charge.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pure Land Learning College Association: Master Chin Kung's educational arm for Pure Land Buddhism. Operates in the same doctrinal ecosystem as Pure Land Foundation and provides curriculum, study materials, and ordained-teacher pathways that directly support affiliated temples.
• Amitabha Buddhist Society of USA: San Francisco-based Pure Land Buddhist organization directly affiliated with Venerable Master Shi Chin Kung. Operates as a sister foundation sharing the same lineage, teachings, and Dharma-expounding mission as Pure Land Foundation.
• Buddha's Light Publishing: Master Chin Kung-affiliated publisher of Buddhist sutras and Pure Land texts. Comparable because it sits in the same network that produces the printed and digital sutras Pure Land Foundation plans to distribute through its online library.

Regional players

• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas: One of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the U.S., located in Northern California. Comparable as a California-based Buddhist religious facility offering worship, study, meditation, and charitable services to a similar practitioner demographic.
• Hsi Lai Temple: Large Buddhist temple in Hacienda Heights, California, also serving Chinese-American Buddhist practitioners in Southern California. Comparable as a regional Buddhist place of worship with overlapping community demographics, even though its doctrinal lineage (Fo Guang Shan / Humanistic Buddhism) differs from Pure Land.

Broad incumbents

• Dharma Drum Mountain: Large international Buddhist organization with U.S. centers offering Chan Buddhism practice, meditation, study, and retreats. Comparable as a broad-umbrella Buddhist organization providing structured practice, study programs, and community events to a similar demographic of English- and Chinese-speaking practitioners.

Emerging players

• Tzu Chi USA: U.S. arm of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, with a strong charitable-services focus including disaster relief and community aid. Comparable because it pairs Buddhist values with operationalized charitable giving targeting economically distressed U.S. communities, mirroring Pure Land Foundation's planned charitable program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PURELAND.IE

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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