page_title: Nan Tien Temple
hierarchical_section_title: Nan Tien Temple
caption_attribution_description: English: Nan Tien Temple
context_page_description: Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney.
  Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere.
context_section_description: Nan Tien Temple (Chinese: 南天寺; pinyin: 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 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney.
  Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere.
caption: The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre.
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