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Bodhi Tree Bookstore Is Closing: Bad News for Buddhists

​Bad news for Buddhists and others seeking enlightenment: the Bodhi Tree Bookstore is closing. Owners Phil Thompson and Stan Madson informed their staff last Wednesday that the cozy Melrose Avenue shop, a nationally renowned and much beloved spiritual center, will be shutting its doors in a ye ... More >>

Farewell to the Bodhi Tree Bookstore

Old friend set to close this year

Bodhi Tree Bookstore's Final Hours

Gendy Alimurung​ After four decades as Los Angeles' unofficial spiritual/metaphysical hub, the Bodhi Tree Bookstore closed its doors at 5:30 p.m. this past New Years' Eve. Co-owner and co-founder Stan Madson, in a red beret, shook hands and accepted thanks from customers old and new, celebri ... More >>