Fo Guang Shan Guam

USA, Guam

This temple on the island of Guam is one of the many branches of Fo Guang Shan. It was established in 1986 and was the first Buddhist temple on Guam. It was also the first Taiwanese Buddhist temple in the Western Pacific Islands. The site was purchased in 1989 and building started in 1996, taking three years to complete.
The temple consists of the main temple gate, boundary wall, and three-story main building with traditional Chinese architectural features. The main temple gate, located at the side of the temple compound, is three bays wide with a double-eave hip roof. Within the main building there is the Great Hero Hall, meditation hall, sutra calligraphy hall, reception hall, meeting room, dining hall, classrooms, and tea house. The Great Hero Hall is located on the second story and is able to hold 500 people. It occupies two stories and contains statues of the Five Dhyani Buddhas: Ratnamsabhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Aksobhya, and Vairocana. Buddha niches and standing Bodhisattvas are found on all four walls of the hall.