Such an awesomely huge museum, and with free entrance ticket, definitely a must visit even if you're not Buddhist. The monks and the employees are all incredibly helpful and friendly, even if you understand nothing, they'll understand and guide you slowly. I'd suggest to spare a whole day, if not two days for this place. You will also need to bring your own snacks or food, or else the available restaurants are the ones provided inside only (and in my understanding, most are vegetarian but i might be wrong). Don't forget to check the website for more information, especially regarding special events. I was lucky to saw the lion dance and the parade, so much fun! This museum allows you to learn so much about Buddhism and who is Siddharta Gautama. The only downside is although there are public transportations, please don't forget to check the latest bus so you don't miss it. Once you miss it and you don't have any transportation, it'll be hard to go back as it is quite in a secluded area.

Can't really recommend this place. It is incredibly exhausting to get there and away from it again. Public transportation sucks to say the least. Buses run when they want, times are kept to zero. You waste your time. Better a guided tour, with 2 hours and private bus. There is not so much worth seeing. Lots of Instagram backdrops. You learn something about the history but in the end not really spectacular.

The temple and monastery are situated in a big area with major two parts, one part is dedicated to the Lord Buddha's temple with a museum, restaurants, and a park, while another part is a shrine, lodge for travelers, monastery, and a temple of lord Buddha. The temple and a monastery are good and spiritual places to visit free of cost. They have a vegetarian buffet which is well managed by the temple priest and it cost 150 per person. They also have Starbucks and many more stores. A big parking space is available. It is one of the tops tourists place in the city and highly recommend. But don't rely on public transportation, it is poorly managed by the government. It's better to rent or bring your transportation.

Beautiful museum! Stop by and walk around to get some AC and look at the unique gifts you can get! Lots of seating inside and small snacks and drinks inside! We came at the perfect time! Parking wasn’t bad since a lot of the people were from tour busses. There is a parking lot sign for you to follow!

Good place to visit. You will get to know about the history of Buddha as well as this famous architecture. There is delicious vegetarian buffet which is unlimited, a good options for vegetarians. Also, I visited a tea house which is inside the temple. Staff is friendly here. But you have to take care of your own conveyance because public transportation sucks nowadays in Taiwan. It’s better to book a taxi or rent a scooter. Place is worth to visit.

Well these are my best pictures forever This will my best visit and favorite place in Taiwan for ever , I visit every year There will 2 weeks fireworks show every year on New year , check updates There are also vegetarian restaurant with delicious foods , free parking , restroom , bus stand I will give 5*****

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful Buddha statue like a hybrid is a place we go to visit.And this place has no food, it is in season, everyone paying attention to wearing a mask will be reminded. (Original) Rất đẹp tượng phật như lai là một nơi chúng ta tới tham quan .và chỗ này kh đc ăn uống ,đang mùa dịch mọi người chú ý đeo khẩu trang kh sẽ bị nhắc nhé

Extremely massive and breath taking - even though it is also extremely commercialized - once you get past the commercialization, it is still very buddhist and a very fine place for prayer and meditation. There are many Buddha to be seen, there is a lot of material to read if desired. All volunteers and monks were extremely friendly and willing to converse and teach. The museum is the main attraction, but there is also a main temple. Do expect to spend at least half a day if you plan to visit the other sites other than just the museum. For those who do not know or would like a more genuine experience - speaking to one of the monk, they offer lodging on the temple grounds. A must visit to see such grandeur.

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~

(Translated by Google) Just came here to encounter the lantern event, the arrangement is dazzling! A worthwhile trip! (Original) 剛好來這裏碰到花燈活動，佈置的琳瑯滿目美不勝收！不虛此行！

It’s very beautiful and peaceful place. Very clean and good vegetarian restaurants are available. Good to stay overnight here.

no entrance fee. very spacious and clean place, very traditional. souvenirs and traditional foods can also be bought here.

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

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

風景優美，莊嚴肅穆，值得一遊

佛光山佛陀紀念館佔地寬廣，建築宏偉莊嚴，令人肅穆，不愧是佛門聖地。 剛從大門走入園區，就能感受到一股令人肅然起敬的氣氛；禮敬大廳前方，佇立左右的象、獅雕像栩栩如生，最讓我眼睛一亮的是裡面的星巴克，協調又不衝突。 到了成佛大道又是壯觀的場景出現，八座佛塔整齊排列在左右兩方，各有各的名稱，各有各的象徵。 到了本館前的菩提廣場，看著後方的佛光大佛更是金碧輝煌，像是佛光普照著眾生一般。 進入本館內除了有許多文物可觀賞之外，也可誠心禮佛，聽著導覽員介紹著歷史，講述著佛法，讓遊客身心靈都獲得了重生一般。 若無宗教信仰的遊客也沒關係，此處的文物、雕像與建築，處處都讓人可以細細品味藝術之美，重點是還有美味可口的素食午膳可選擇。

This is definitely an extremely famous Buddhist building on the island of Taiwan that any Buddhist who comes here should stop by and make offerings and visit. A very large, beautiful project. Reasonable design, extremely spacious parking, beautiful landscape, and very professional and friendly reception. There are many shops selling souvenirs, vegetarian food, drinks, etc. We have had great experiences here.

Such a memorable experience and I consider one of the highlights of our trip to Taiwan. I am extremely amazed how the modern day Buddhists made efforts in communicating their faith to humanity from the temple structures to its detailed museum. From the hardships in building this temple to its profound marvel now, truly a wonder! Do good deeds. Speak good words. Think good thoughts.

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.

This area is one of the famous place in Taiwan, center of Buddhism of Asia , space is too large and clean. You can see the beautiful architect of temple, towers, statues of Buddha. Inside including the buddhism museum.There are many culture events were organized as countdown on new year occasions.

Such a beautiful and peaceful place. From the museum to the monastery there will be quite a lot of walking, but it's so worth it. We also enjoyed lunch there at the vegetarian buffet. Tasty dishes and very reasonably priced. We visited on a Friday morning so it wasn't crowded and there is a lot of parking available. Of you're in Kaohsiung it is a must see. Highly recommend 👌

An impressive buddha museum. This place is massive and so professionally kept. Come so that you would appreciate the effort that they built in this place. It’s wheelchair accessible and have really nice vegetarian restaurants inside. The museum is affiliated with Fo Guang Shan, one of Taiwan's largest Buddhist organizations.

Another beautiful place to take pictures. The weather was very hot and the walk was long to the buddha temple. Stores available for souvenirs.

Huge museum, free entrance, wonderful location, friendly staff. Lots of vegetarian options. They speak English !

Great museum, you will learn a lot of Buddhist history in Taiwan and Asia.

Went there during the Chinese New Year. Loved the parade and lion dance. The light show is a definite must see! Had a blast there

A very good place to visit! It was my wishlist for a long time and when I come a long way here I did not regret at all, overall a very good experience! Children’s would also love this place as it has some entertainment including movie.

its very beautiful.... nice view for walking, very quit place, there's a lot of area you can take beutiful pictures... i love the cottage where you can rest for a while... i love the place 😍😍😍😍

The size of this place is difficult to fathom from looking at the photos. Although I am told that it is often busy, when I was there it was almost empty - giving me the opportunity to talk with some of the very friendly workers and monks there - who all helped to create a feeling of inclusion and peace. Highly recommend visiting here when you can!

Went on a Sunday afternoon, had the bus E02 (from Zuoying bus station) all to ourselves. It's a 25 minute ride going up. The place is quite large and picturesque. Definitely wear comfortable shoes as the walk around is a bit lengthy. Some staff members speak English and one of them approached us and gave a short tour.

Very peaceful peace, recommend for the buddhist religion go there have a look.

It is difficult to say anything more about this huge pagoda complex, the most representative Buddhist center in Taiwan. Great!

Wow, wow, wow. This place was the highlight of my two week visit to Taiwan. Words can't begin to describe this place. It's truly massive, beautifully designed and built. The landscape, statues and pagodas are breathtaking.

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.

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.

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.

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~

This place is really vast. The most amazing thing to see here is 2 jade wall arts inside the temple. But they do not allow to take photos.

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.

The place is huge. Still, it is able to to enlighten your day and calm your mind. The helpful and smiling way of the people is contagious. Worth a visit. Take your time. You can feel the acceptance and awakening spreading

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.

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.

Super big compound but there are buggies to transport you around or you can walk around. It can be quite hard to walk around as the slope are steep and it is very big.

Fo Guang Shan is one of the largest Buddhist organisations in Taiwan. "Fo Guang Shan" means "Buddha's Light Mountain." The monastery is abour 40 minutes drive from Kaohsiung City. It has a great view of a Gigantic Buddha, and also hosts the best Sutra Recitation sessions and Meditation sessions. The newly opened Shing Yun Calligraphy Hall is a must-see, and every year millions of people come to this beautiful place. Fo Guang Shan is a big area to walk with many beautiful buildings and statues. It also give a sense of calmness and serenity. It’s architecture is designed in meaningful which represented the great path to Budha. We began with a delicious buffet vegetarian in here and it is so delicious. Recommended that should try

The place is very nice and relaxing, highly recommend to visit. But the transport here is quite hard 😭be careful of high fare taxi, cost me 300NTD from E-DA to this place (almost like a scam because the driver already set the price and didn’t use the price machine)

Peaceful day to the museum, it took me totally 4 hours to go around the whole place. Lunch buffet only at 150twd with very delightful options. All the volunteers are senior citizens and enthusiastic in history telling. It's amazing that they apply AR in the museum so the experience is even more interesting.

Super place to visit with huge sitting buddha spaces to wander. Don't forget the monastery too. Staff lovely and welcoming.

Beautiful museum full of artifacts. You can learn more about Buda and his life. All very interesting and appropriate for everyone in the family. We watched a 3d video, I would recommend people who organized this to add at least English subtitles. I could know about the story behind it because my partner translated for me.

Luckily for us the place was virtually deserted due to the pandemic and our mid-week visit. We spent hours here, and you could easily spend an entire day. Be sure to check out the museum. There's a meditation session offered in the room with the Buddah tooth relic and a 3d movie for kids. There's a lot of use of technology here. The visitor center offers a surprisingly modern and abundant amount of shopping and food choices, even a Starbucks and a huge vegetarian sit down restaurant. We had delicious vegetarian soup dumplings at the little outside snack bar.

What an amazing experience and museum! I definitely recommend coming early I spent 4 hours here and didn't have enough time to see upstairs before they closed! Definitely a big MUST SEE.

It seems like a huge Buddhism themed park with many things to experience including hi-tech. Everything is well managed but most staffs cannot speak English except the nuns but they are friendly and helpful. The weather is super hot on March and the location is far from city. The bus has limited seats and I missed 2 buses as full. No standing like city buses. You can share the taxi with others which costs 150$, but if no one else, it charges 800$ :(

莊嚴，寬敞

(Translated by Google) Comfortable (Original) 舒心

(Translated by Google) When you walk in, you will feel very comfortable! 👍🏻❤️ (Original) 當你走進去的時後，你會感覺很舒服喔！👍🏻❤️

(Translated by Google) Magnificent and magnificent Buddhist shrine (Original) 壯觀宏偉 佛教聖地

(Translated by Google) Good place for a walk (Original) 散步的好地方

(Translated by Google) The building is solemn and majestic, and the volunteers are passionate. (Original) 建物莊嚴雄偉，志工熱情。

佛陀紀念館園區寬廣～每棟建築莊嚴⋯走在成佛大道上感覺心靈清淨自在⋯成佛大道兩旁的塔寺各有不同的展示⋯如果時間充裕建議都進入參觀～這次因為時間不足⋯期待下次能夠一整天參觀⋯每位義工都非常和藹可親⋯感謝他們～ #2021/2/27

(Translated by Google) Volunteers have unsatisfactory attitudes and hope to improve. (Original) 義工人員 態度不理想，希望改善。

(Translated by Google) I really like this majestic and expansive shrine to the Buddha. I just happened to see a cute cat (Original) 很喜歡這種莊嚴又廣闊的佛陀聖地， 剛好看到可愛的貓咪

(Translated by Google) A very suitable place for kids, you can try your meals~ (Original) 溜小孩很適合的地方，餐點可以試試看~

(Translated by Google) It is a very relaxing place. Walking around the whole park makes people feel refreshed. The 150 yuan vegetarian vegetarian restaurant is very delicious. (Original) 是個很讓人放鬆的地方，走遍整個園區都讓人有身心舒暢的感覺，150元的素齋非常美味。

適合全家連禮佛散步

(Translated by Google) solemn (Original) 莊嚴

高雄旅遊必朝聖的景點

(Translated by Google) Mind washing (Original) 心靈洗滌

隨意走走很舒適，花草樹木維護的很美。

假日放鬆的好地方 停車方便 又有養生美食

很好逛耶～帶小孩來也很好消磨時間😆😆😆

Amazing and beautiful. Worth the visit. Transportation can be hard. But there are bus services.

Really an amazing place to be, it is a big Palace for Buddha. It is a trip worhty

Such a beautiful and peaceful place. Largest chinese buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The landscape and architecture is stunning. There are tea houses, art gallery, shrines and a museum. It is huge and all so pretty. All I can say is peaceful and very serene feeling.

Biggest Buddhist Temple in Taiwan... Buses from the High speed railway station are available frequently, easy to reach... Very much calm and peaceful premises... No entry fee... A great place for photography also... People following Buddhism have sacrificed there lives to serve Budhha here and they are taking care of this place with great dedication... Sanitization and Cleaning of this place is being followed rigorously... Temperature check and Mask are compulsory here... Happiness is I got a chance to have delicious Vegetarian food here in the temple Vegetarian buffet restaurant... Loved spending time here...

Typical Taiwanese! They didn't make this into some business model. This is a place where a story / religion is being told. Entry is free, staff comes to help and guide you for free and there are is a free audio tour(just bring your own ear plugs!). All by all, great place

(Translated by Google) Solemn, a good place for meditation (Original) 莊嚴 靜心的好地方

Good place to spent family time here. The area is very big and nice.

try to go in the morning for cool breeze. It becomes damm hot after sun rise. One of my every time favorite place in kaohsiung. waiting to visit again

A really beautiful and serene place. We were able to really take our time and enjoy the scenery and the peaceful environment. They also have a vegetarian restaurant nearby that is worth going to--it's such a unique culinary experience and a wonderful way to end a visit there. Note: Visited prior to COVID, so things may be different.

(Translated by Google) In the southern Buddhist holy land, the lantern festivals around the lunar new year are worth seeing. (Original) 南部的佛教聖地，農曆年前後的燈會值得一看。

(Translated by Google) Thumbs up (Original) 讚

(Translated by Google) Pretty (Original) Đẹp

(Translated by Google) Must take a trip (Original) 必須走一趟

(Translated by Google) It's like being in the spiritual mountain of the Buddha when he lived in the world! (Original) 猶如身置在佛陀住世時之靈山勝境！

(Translated by Google) Every year the lantern festival will go to stroll around the children, this year's 2021 butterflies are made beautiful (Original) 每年燈會都會去走走溜小孩，今年2021的蝴蝶做的很美

(Translated by Google) I was going to watch the lantern festival, but I had to leave early if I had something to do in the evening, but I calmed down and walked around for a whole day to settle my soul. (Original) 本來要去看燈會，但是晚上有事只能早早離開，不過也靜下心來逛了一整天，沉澱一下心靈。

A must see in Taiwan! Will be back to see other parts of the temple 👀 (May 2021)

(Translated by Google) Waiting for the shuttle bus to the Daxiong Hall at Buermen at the entrance of Fo Guang Shan. Before getting on the bus, ask for the return time at the Buddha Memorial Hall. The driver of Buermen’s golf cart is sure to say 19 :00. My friend and I have arrived at the Buddha Memorial Hall at 18:50 to take the shuttle bus to the designated point and wait until 19:15. The shuttle bus arrives at the designated point. The brand is a box-type car of China Motors. Tell me that it has already departed at 18:40. , This shuttle bus (shuttle bus) is for staff, nuns or monks, and only if there are remaining seats............. (Original) 在佛光山入口處之不二門等待接駁車至大雄寶殿、還沒上車、就先問回程在佛陀紀念館欲搭乘接駁車時間是幾點，不二門之高爾夫球車之司機很肯定說是19:00、吾與友人18:50已經到佛陀紀念館接駁車搭乘定點等候、等候到19:15分接駁車到定點，廠牌是中華汽車之箱型車、告知18:40分已經開出，這一班車（接駁車）是給工作人員或是尼姑或是和尚搭乘、有剩餘坐位才可搭乘…………

(Translated by Google) Good place for holidays (Original) 假日好去处

(Translated by Google) There are many places where you can listen to the stories, and you can’t finish shopping in a day (Original) 好多地方可以好好聽故事，一天逛不完

(Translated by Google) The Buddha is compassionate ~ believers make pilgrimages in an endless stream. (Original) 佛陀慈憫~信眾朝聖，絡繹不絕。

(Translated by Google) Quiet place (Original) 清幽的地方

(Translated by Google) Beautiful lantern festival, solemn Fo Guang Shan (Original) 漂亮的燈會，莊嚴的佛光山

(Translated by Google) Fo Guang Shan is a well-known place. Its large area and beautiful scenery are among the leaders among the temples. Its solemnity is admirable and not blasphemy. It has never been seen since childhood. I know how many times I have been here, but I always linger in it. It is worth recommending to others. I can really come and visit when I have time. (Original) 佛光山這是家譽戶曉的地方，它的佔地之大，風景之美，在在都是廟宇之中的翹楚，它的莊嚴肅穆是令人景仰而不敢褻瀆的，從小到大已不知道來過多少回，卻總還是留連忘返於其中，它值得我推薦給別人，有空真的可以來逛逛。

(Translated by Google) There are many parking lots, even if you don’t have religious beliefs, it’s worth a visit. The shop feels very good (Original) 停車場位置多，就算沒有宗教信仰也值得來一趟，商店感覺也很有水準

(Translated by Google) Amitabha Amitabha Amitabha (Original) 阿彌陀佛 阿彌陀佛 阿彌陀佛

(Translated by Google) A very good place, full of joy and kind thoughts. (Original) 很好的地方，充滿喜樂與善念。