Zu Lai Temple
| Zu Lai Temple | |
|---|---|
Templo Zu Lai (如來寺) | |
 The Zu Lai Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Fo Guang Shan |
| Location | |
| Location | Cotia, São Paulo |
| State | São Paulo |
| Country | Brazil |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°35′13″S 46°52′59″W / 23.58694°S 46.88306°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Zu Lai Temple (Chinese: 如來寺, Portuguese: Templo Zu Lai; lit. 'Tathāgata Temple') is a Buddhist temple in Cotia, São Paulo state, Brazil. It is the largest Buddhist temple in South America with 10,000 square meters of constructed area, inside an area of approximately 150,000 square meters.[1] It is a branch temple of the Fo Guang Shan order in Taiwan, practicing the Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism.[2]
History
The cornerstone was laid in 1999. and the temple was inauguratex in October 2003.[3]
References
- ^ "Buddhist temple in Cotia is a good option for leisure or spiritual improvement.language=portuguese". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Zu Lai Temple, the biggest Buddhist temple of South America is in Sao Paulo". Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ Daniel Médici (May 25th 2012). «Templo Zu Lai, em Cotia.». Folha de S.Paulo, Turismo.