Our Temple

The Philippine Palyul Buddhist Temple is a Buddhist temple in Manila to bring greater understanding of Tibetan Buddhism in Manila, Quezon City and other neighboring cities in the Philippine capital. We also aim to bring relief to our underserved brother and sisters in the Philippines.

A Buddhist Temple in Manila

Officially known as the Philippine Palyul Chang Chub Dhargyeling Dharma Center, the temple started in a one-floor bungalow in Quezon City in 1992.

As a decade went by, the temple moved to its current location at Pina Avenue, Santa Mesa, Manila. This three-storeyed temple space has allowed a greater deal of activities to flourish.

CHARITY WORKS

Apart from our religious works, we reach out regularly to our less fortunate neighbors.

Yearly Christmas drive - to a few nearby barangays, since 2008.

Yearly visit and donation to the Missionaries of Charities, a Catholic orphanage in Delpan, Manila, since 2009.

Relief packs and help to typhoon-stricken areas.

PILGRIMAGE

Our members go together to India, China, Sri Lanka and other Buddhist holy sites for an annual pilgrimage.

We warmly welcome you to our temple to study the Buddha’s teachings!

The Ground Floor Shrine

This shrine was the main shrine in our first center in Biak-na-Bato Street, Quezon City, when we started in 1992.

During Manila’s typhoon season, the Biak-na-Bato center would get flooded badly. The flood would fill up the entire ground floor. The monks then would hand carry the Buddha statues in this shrine up to the second floor.

When the heavy rains have passed, a member would bring in a heavy-duty water pump to pump the water out of the ground floor.

Now, this shrine greets the visitor as she enters the ground floor of our current temple. Behind the glass cabinets on the sides are rectangular manuscripts wrapped in yellow clothes. These are the Kangyur and Tengyur, the translated words of Buddha Shakyamuni and the written commentaries by ancient Buddhist masters and scholars.

The Main Prayer Hall