About hour and a half hour drive from Sydney near Wollongong Nan Tien Buddhist temple is amid the hills and forests. Established by late Buddhist Monk Hsing Yun to promote Buddhism in all parts of the world, this massive premise is full of Chinese pagodas, stairs, statues housing several Buddha sculptures, prayer rooms and libraries.

The Pagoda reminds me of a similar temple in Su Zhou.

At the base of the temple premises near car park visitors are greeted by a smiling Buddha statue.

The monastery houses monks, scholars and devotees. You can find monks chatting with visitors in the corridors.

The Temple is connected to a beautifully designed modern institute building dedicated to Buddhist studies by an equally outstanding bridge.

Although meant to be a temple, the whole place is fully commercialised with sale of Buddhism related merchandise – wearables, books, jewellery, art products, statues and so forth. However, the temple does seem to able to achieve its goal of promoting Buddhism overall, that is what eventually matters, i I guess.