IfI am injuredor involved in an accident for whatever reasons while at the retreat, I voluntarilywaive any claims against Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple.
The individuals under consideration for immunity were part of Democratic Party fund-raisers at the Hsi Lai Temple in Los Angeles and at a dinner at the Hay Adams Hotel here in Washington, both last year.
Hsia was convicted in March of campaign law violations in connection with a 1996 Democratic fund-raising event at the Hsi Lai Buddhist temple in California.
Gore has insisted he never viewed the gathering at the Hsi Lai Temple as a Democratic fund-raiser, but merely an event to thank past contributors and encourage future fund-raising efforts among the Asian-American community.