Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum

Such a beautiful place to explore and learn. Highly recommend! It is easy to get to as there is an express bus to the museum. However, keep in mind that the bus back to the train station has scheduled times and they are pretty far apart (the line gets really long as well). We tried to take the other buses back to a different station but the bus driver didn't allow us to.

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum is a massive retreat dedicated to the practice of Buddhism - chronicling the history and for tourists and enabling the local monks and visiting Buddhists to further their religion.

The main building features a plethora of exhibits from a golden shrine to the Jade exhibit with one of three Buddha relics in the world to a 3D movie theater.

The main shrine interior includes auditorium and access to outdoor balcony. Highly recommend a visit for both non-Buddhists and Buddhist practitioners alike as the area is very serene and peaceful.

Open to public / no tickets required

The surrounding areas are very interesting, peaceful, and huge. It’s quite difficult to go here using public transportation. There is bus but need to check the schedule.
At first I thought I will finish within 2 hours. But surprisingly, 1 day is not enough if you really want to discover all.
There are several vegetarian restaurants with nice meal and affordable price~
Worth to visit although you are not Buddhist~

That's a great place to find peace if you have no religious concern. I spent whole day there but not really visit all the pagodas. I definitely will come back again if I manage to visit Taiwan. I will consider to get a night or two stays in their facilities.

I have been there twice. First time we didn't have much time to explore, so only went to the big Buddha statue, Golden Buddha hall, Jade Buddha hall and the Museum spend around 3 hours in there.
Second time we spent a whole afternoon exploring. That time we got to see the hall with 3 large bronze Buddha statue. It was a very peaceful place. As well as great Buddha land with Golden standing Buddha statue.
Also both times we had lunch at the 2nd floor vegetarian buffet at the entrance hall. That was cheap (only 150NTD per person) and delicious. We will definitely go again to explore more.

I thought going here would be for an hour to walk around, but I ended up spending over 3 hours here. There is so much to see and learn about here if you are interested in the history of Buddha.
There was a 3D movie to watch also which was interesting to learn about the life of Buddha.
Heaps of volunteers everywhere who are very informative and love to answer questions and teach about the facility.
It was a really great experience.

Read online they have a Buddha tooth, not sure if they actually do though. I’m a strong believer in pics or I didn’t happen and they do not allow photography in that part of the museum… Also, it happened to be in a crystal ball 40 feet up in the air so it’s not like I saw it with my eyes either. Probably totally real, though. Several staff members took special interest in us, and gave essentially free private tours where they practiced their English and explained everything. Was given some sage advice while there that I will share with you all now, “ you came a very long way to get here sit for a while and absorb the tooth energy”. Plan for several hours at the museum, and then add another hour or two just to be safe and allow for more tooth time.

Wonderful teaching center and museum about Buddhism. Highly recommend a few hours minimum to see and learn about all the exhibits and beautiful surroundings.

Located at KaohSiung , very magnificent architecture whether you are Buddhist or not.
It will take you about 15-20 minutes to walk towards the great Buddha , if you want to tour around the whole place you probably needs 2 hr.
At the entrance of the place, there are shops and even Starbucks. It’s listed as the no.4 biggest Buddha in the world at 36m.

It is a very serene place. It is also a museum to show case the history of Buddha. The whole atmosphere feel grand and calm. Love to go there as I seem to feel peaceful there with the quietness at the place.

This place is a must see! Although it is a bit more difficult to visit by tourists who do not have organized transportation Fo Guan Shan Buddga Temple I would visit it every time I come to Taiwan. It can be reached by Shuttle bus, at a price of 12$ twd. As well as bus number 8010, which travels a little longer. These buses are reached by the orange line, which helps to get around the city itself. One way journey takes about 80 minutes. Otherwise, the temple itself is impressive, huge, created with a lot of thought. It radiates calm and infinitely good energy. As soon as you arrive here, you will be captivated and without realizing it, several exciting hours have passed. I had a wonderful emotion here. I recommend that you come too

It's quiet and peaceful place. It has lot of artifacts related to Buddha and Buddhism. It's has handicap friendly ramps, walkways and lifts. A lot of parking space available, clean toilets. Please wear appropriate clothes as a respect.

To learn and witness spiritual devotion or just to relax in a calm place, head to the Fo Guang Shan.. Set aside some time to enjoy the art and informative exhibits, and listen to the recorded monks’ chants as you walk around the 100-hectare complex. Pagodas on either side lead to the Fo Guang Big Buddha towering 108-meters high, the tallest sitting bronze Buddha statue in Asia.

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Musium incorporates modern presentations in displaying Buddhism history. Theres a memorial hall dedicated to its founder, Hsing Yun Master's legendary journey in promoting Buddhism through education to the world. The 4D cinema offering a 15 minutes short video with glimpse into Buddhist scripture story further enhances the visit, making it a well-rounded exploration of spirituality and education. Immerse yourself in a quiet moment copying scripture in the 3rd Floor.

This is a must-see destination for those seeking a harmonious blend of spirituality and cultural exploration.

Getting there by bus: do take note on the bus schedule, they are not too frequent.

Whether are you a buddist or not, it is strongly recommended that you should spare your 4hr to visit this gorgreous point of interests. Great place for photo taking, nice atmosphere and food as welll.

For buddist, there are plenties of relics that worth to visit and dive in more details to learn more about Buddha.

If more time permitted, you can roam to 大雄宝殿。give yourself another 1hr.

Huge place! Beautiful architecture! Great content! What do you expect more??! :) . Only 1 notification: You need 24hrs to discover everything at this location!

It was such a beautiful place, everyone was so nice to us asking about where we are from and chat with us. If you go you should totally go to tea house inside the park. We spent like 4 hours there and didnt even realise.

Its a wonderful and divine place. I visited during the Chinese New Year. The light show and drone show were spectacular

The surrounding areas are Very impressive and cinematic. This temple is very big you have to follow the sign to Buddha museum otherwise you will get lost. In addition, the place is far from the city, E02 bus is on duty but there is specific time you should look at the schedule before going and E-Da bus is not available to go anymore.

Nice place to visit but catching the bus E02 from and from Zouying THSR station to this place is really painful.