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Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple (Chinese: 佛光山南天寺; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Nántiān Sì; lit. 'Southern Heaven Temple') is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley , on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong , approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Sydney .
Fo Guang Shan's Sutra Repository, the home of the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and library of over 50 editions of Buddhist canons. The educational programs of Fo Guang Shan include four Buddhist colleges, three regular colleges, and various community colleges. The Fo Guang University was established in 2000. It focuses mainly on the ...
The temple is part of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order. Construction of the temple began in January 1991 and it opened in June 1993. Chung Tian Temple was founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, who is also the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order. BODHISATTVA HALL Chung Tian main building overview Meditation Hall
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple (Chinese: 佛光山西來寺; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Xīlái Sì) is a mountain monastery in the northern Puente Hills, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California. The name Hsi Lai means "coming west". Hsi Lai Temple is a branch of Fo Guang Shan, a Buddhist organization from Taiwan. It is the order's first ...
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center, Taiwan. Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 ft) [4] Dharma Drum Mountain, New Taipei City (Fa Gu Shan), international headquarters of Dharma Drum Mountain organization; Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung; Linji Huguo Chan Temple, Zhongshan ...
Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple (Chinese: 佛光山荷華寺; pinyin: Fó Guāng Shān Hé Huá Sì; lit. 'Buddha's Light Mountain Lotus Flower Temple', or simply He Hua Temple, is a Buddhist temple located at Zeedijk 106–118, Chinatown in Amsterdam. It is the largest Buddhist temple built in the traditional Chinese palace style in Europe.
It is a branch temple of the Fo Guang Shan order in Taiwan, practicing the Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism. The Zu Lai Temple states as its main objective the cultural and religious dissemination of the Buddhist Tradition, whilst trying to reach to the general population the teachings of traditional Buddhist education , culture and meditation .
Fo Guang Shan's main shrine has an area of 3570 square meters, is 30 meters in height, and can house up to one thousand people. There are three statues of Buddhas, each 7.8 meters high. The Great Buddha is located on the eastern side of Fo Guang Shan next to the Great Wisdom Shrine.