Kaohsiung Temple

Not a must-see

This small buddhist temple is opposite of the Grand Hi-Lai hotel. Besides a huge golden buddha in the main hall there is not much else to see other than some older photographs on the walls. In Novembe...

A magnificent Buddhist hall with a unique appearance

Original Text

I visited this place during my stay in Kaohsiung. The Buddhist temple adjacent to the Hanjin department store near Kaohsiung Port was eye-catching with its new, unique and magnificent appearance. It was interesting because it was different from the image of a Buddhist temple that Japanese people have.

It was a magnificent Buddhist temple.

Original Text

There was the front entrance of "Hanjin Department Store", and the "Buguangshan Kaohsiung Buddhist Church" diagonally across the road. I often see Taoist temples with gorgeous designs in Taiwan, but it was the first time I saw such a magnificent Buddhist temple in Taiwan. I couldn't enter the building because I was timid, but I could see beautiful Buddha statues shining from the outside. By the way, it was the Rinzai sect.

Buddhist hall

Original Text

２０１９ Year ５ Visited in the month. The nearest station is about １５ minutes walk from Kaohsiung MRT Central Park Station. It is a Buddhist temple diagonally opposite the Hanlai Hotel across the success road.

Buddhist temple standing across the road from "Hanjin Department Store"

Original Text

　It is a temple that stands across the road from "Hanjin Department Store". As the name suggests, there was a signboard and I found out that it was a Buddhist temple. A golden Buddha statue is enshrined in the hall, It was different from Taoist temples.