Nan Tien (Chinese 南天; pinyin nan tian; literally: Southern Heaven) is a Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, between metropolitan Sydney and the satellite city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th)  - Land 800,642 km²  - Water 8,802 km² (1. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ...

It is one of the branch temples of Fo Guang Shan, founded in 1965 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide. This is the biggest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere. Fó Guāng Shān (佛光山) (Buddhas Light Mountain) is one of the two large Buddhist organizations in Taiwan (the other being Tzu-Chi). ... Venerable Master Hsing Yun (Chinese characters: 星雲大師; Hanyu pinyin: Xīng Yún Dàshi) is the teacher in the Linji (Japanese: Rinzai) line of Zen Buddhism and a widely known Buddhist spiritual leader. ...

Fo Guang Shan Buddhism is rooted in the Mahayana tradition which emphasises that Buddhahood is within everyone's potential reach. Fo Guang Shan followers strive to bring Buddhism into daily life and aptly term their faith "Humanistic Buddhism." Fó Guāng Shān (佛光山) (Buddhas Light Mountain) is one of the two large Buddhist organizations in Taiwan (the other being Tzu-Chi). ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Guan Yin from Mt. ... Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. ... Fó Guāng Shān (佛光山) (Buddhas Light Mountain) is one of the two large Buddhist organizations in Taiwan (the other being Tzu-Chi). ...

External links

• Nan Tien Temple website. (http://www.nantien.org.au/)