Nan Tien Temple | |
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![]() The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Sect | Fo Guang Shan |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Berkeley, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Geographic coordinates | 34°28′00″S 150°50′55″E / 34.46667°S 150.84861°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Brewster Hjorth |
Founder | Hsing Yun |
Groundbreaking | 1992 |
Completed | 1995 |
Website | |
https://www.nantien.org.au/en/ |
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.[1]
Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun,[2] which has over 120 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere.[3]
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