largest buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere australia also has the largest buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere is being modified to one of the largest buddhist temples as the wikipedia article on bronkhorstspruit in south africa claims that the nan hua temple is the largest buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere while the article on the largest buddhist temple in australia does not make that claim and even has an explanatory note which explains that the origins of the basis for the claim made by the temple website to be the largest are unclear