Seng Guan Temple (2), Manila, Philippines

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 125 of 2,185

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Seng Guan Temple

Seng Guan Temple (Seng Guan Ssu, 信願寺) is a prominent Chan Buddhist temple on Narra Street near Divisoria, in the Tondo district of Manila. It was established by Wu Jianglu, Wang Zhenwen and members of their Chinese Buddhist Society in the Philippines, and is named after Venerable Seng Guan, a monk from the South Putuo Temple in Xiamen, Fujian. It is regarded as the first Buddhist temple in the Philippines, being the first to have a resident monk.

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What's inside

The temple complex contains a stupa, a large repository for urns holding human ashes, several meditation rooms and various shrines. It is a major cultural centre for the Chinese Filipino community. Beyond worship, the temple has a long record of social work: in 1960, together with the Philippine Chinese Charitable Association, it set up the Philippine Academy of Sakya on Masangkay Street in Tondo, and over the years it has carried out charity work for the poor, orphans, the elderly and refugees.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source