Chi Lin Nunnery

Chi Lin Nunnery
志蓮淨苑
The Maitreya Hall at Chi Lin Nunnery
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhist
Status	Active
Location
Location	5 Chi Lin Drive, Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Country	Hong Kong
Shown within Hong Kong
Geographic coordinates	22°20′26.61″N 114°12′18.77″E / 22.3407250°N 114.2052139°E / 22.3407250; 114.2052139
Architecture
Style	Tang dynasty
Date established	1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Website
www.chilin.org

Chi Lin Nunnery (Chinese: 志蓮淨苑; Jyutping: zi3 lin4 zing6 jyun2; Cantonese Yale: Jilìhn Jihng Yún) is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang dynasty architecture. The temple halls have statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold, clay, wood and stone.

The temple halls and the Chinese garden in front of the nunnery are open to the public daily free of charge.

In 2018, a lighting design work has been done for giving the building a new aspect, as close as possible to the original design of the building.