Nan Tien Temple (Chinese: 南天寺; pinyin: Nántiān Sì; literally: "Southern Heaven Temple") is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney. Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, which has 300 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere. Fo Guang Shan Buddhism is rooted in the Mahayana tradition which emphasises that Buddhahood is within everyone's potential reach. Fo Guang Shan followers strive to bring Buddhism into daily life and describe their philosophy as "Humanistic Buddhism