Nan Hua Temple

Nan Hua Temple
Nan Hua Temple, Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhist
Sect	Fo Guang Shan
Location
Country	South Africa
Shown within South Africa
Geographic coordinates	25°49′29″S 28°43′59″E / 25.82472°S 28.73306°E / -25.82472; 28.73306

Fo Guang Shan Nan Hua Temple (佛光山南華寺, Fóguāngshān Nanhua Si) is the largest Buddhist temple and seminary in Africa, and is situated in the Cultura Park suburb of Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa.^[1] It is the African headquarters of the Fo Guang Shan (Buddha's Light Mountain) Order, covering over 600 acres (2.4 km²). Fo Guang Shan was established in 1967 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, and is a Mahayana Chinese Buddhism monastic order. The Temple, like its mother order in Taiwan, follows the Linji Chan school of Buddhism as well as the Pure Land School.