Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple New Zealand

Auckland is known as the “City of Sails”. Fo Guang Shan North Island is situated in this stunning international city famous for its yachts, and occupied an area of four hectares.

The Fo Guang Shan temple is a large temple and community centre of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist movement in the East Tamaki/Flat Bush suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest Buddhist temple in the country. The temple and complex were built over seven years at a cost NZ$ 20 million. It was designed in the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. The temple also includes a large Buddha statue and a two-tonne bell.

Opened in late 2007, the mission of the new temple is to promote Humanistic Buddhism. But it is also intended to benefit (and is open to) non-Buddhists, “through education and teaching people how to lead good lives.” Even before its official opening, the temple had provided community courses such as Chinese calligraphy, Chinese language, yoga and martial arts, as well as providing a venue for crime prevention talks and meetings.

Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Christchurch

A practicing religious revolutionary who is decisive;
A compassionate creator who has successfully disseminated Buddhist theories;
An educator who is loving and promotes knowledge.

 

 

Venerable Master Hsing Yun, the founder of Fo Guang Shan Monastery, was born in Chiangxu province in China in 1927. Tonsured under Venerable Master Chih Kai at the age of twelve, he received his formal monastic training at Jin-shan, Chiao-shan and Chi-hsia Vinaya Colleges. In 1952, he established the Buddha Recitation group in Ilan and reinforced the foundation of Dharma propagation in Taiwan.

In 1967, Venerable Master founded Fo Guang Shan Monastery, with the principles of Humanistic Buddhism, steered Buddhism towards education, cultural, charity and religious practice, realising his ideals of “Buddha’s light shinning across the three thousand realms, Dharma water flowing through the five continents”.

Venerable Master has a good understanding of the contemporary society, and using simple methods, he was able to propagate Humanistic Buddhism, providing a guiding light to people around the world.

Over the 50 years of Dharma propagation, Venerable Master has been internationally recognised and have received many praises for his work. He has also received many honorary doctorate degrees from various universities round the world and has been known as the first person to practice Humanistic Buddhism.

Venerable Master is an all rounder religious practitioner who has dedicated his life to benefiting the society through having a good heart, doing good deeds and saying good words. His efforts in the propagating the Dharma have surpassed religion, international boundaries and time.