Around the year 2000, due to the increase in the number of disciples, and the large number of visitors, it disturbed the tranquility of the neighborhood, and aroused the neighbors' complaints. The disciples, under the leadership of the Dharma Masters, started planning a move to a more suitable place. After a series of searches, they found the Bethesda Post Office. Under Venerable Master Xuan Hua's principles of "Making the best use of everything, No waste, No luxury", remodeling of the temple was based on the original structural design of the Post Office. The remodeling was completed in January, inaugurated on June 15, 2003, and then followed immediately by a full one week ceremony of Emperor Liang's Jewel Repentance.

Besides the scheduled weekly Dharma Assemblies and activities, Avatamsaka Vihara holds big celebrations on special dates like Buddha's Birthday, Buddha's Entering Nirvana date etc. Every year, there is a Seven-Day Amitabha recitation retreat during the week of Thanksgiving, and Three-Day Amitabha recitation retreats during long weekends. The Temple also offers free classes for youth ages five to eighteen. These classes teach traditional Chinese morality and ethics of filial piety, meditation, and the basic principles of Buddhism.

五年前, 因信眾日增, 原有道場不敷使用, 加上鄰居反應, 周日車輛漸多, 影響住家安寧, 於是居士們發心解決問題, 在法師的帶領下, 開始籌劃購置新道場, 幾經尋尋覓覓, 終於購得貝賽斯達郵局, 作為新道場。本著上人「物盡其用, 不浪費, 不奢華」的原則, 在原有的結構上, 進行整修, 於2003年一月整修完成, 二月一日正式啟用, 並於同年六月十五日, 舉行安座大典, 同時啟建一週的《梁皇寶懺》壇場。

新道場啟用以來, 除了每週日舉辦固定的法會外, 並於特殊的日子, 如佛菩薩生日, 成道日等，舉辦大型的法會。另外還利用感恩節假期, 舉辦一年一度的佛七, 長週末則辦佛三, 讓眾佛子抽得浮生半日閒, 好好精進一番。精舍並附設中文學校, 教導孩子們中國傳統的倫理道德, 打坐及簡單的佛學, 奠定其做人的基礎。