Liên Tâm Monastery

Liên Tâm Monastery (previously Lotus Heart Temple) is a Buddhist monastery located in Moisio, Turku. It is the first Buddhist monastery inaugurated in Finland.[1] The monastery is administered by the Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Finland.[2] The association is one of the biggest Buddhist associations in Finland and follows Mahayana.[1] Moreover, Pure Land Buddhism and Zen are practiced in the monastery.[3]

Main building of the monastery in 2021.

In 2010 during its construction the monastery fell victim to an attempted arson.[4]

See also

Sources
  1. "Suomen vietnamilaisten buddhalaisten yhdyskunta". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Suomen vietnamilaisten buddhalaisten yhdyskunta". www.uskonnot.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Meditaatiopäivä". Liên Tâm Monastery (in Finnish). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Temppelin tuhopolttoyritys tyrmistyttää Turun buddhalaisyhteisöä". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.

60.5417°N 22.2978°E / 60.5417; 22.2978

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