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  Yes, but the majority of the Chinese community follow a form of religion
which has elements of Animism, Confucianism, Taoism with only a touch of
Buddhism. Temples dedicated to this form of syncratic religion may be found in
the Sydney suburbs of Glebe and Alexandria. Two temples catering for the small
number of Chinese Buddhists are the Chinese Buddhist Association in Dixon
Street in Sydney's Chinatown and the Hwa Tsang Monastery at Homebush West.

  A large Buddhist complex, for the Chinese community, is currently under
construction at Wollongong, south of Sydney. The Wollongong Buddhist
Association, which is affiliated with the Taiwan based Fo Kwang Shan
organisation, is responsible for this project to be constructed on a ten
hectare site, which will comprise three prayer halls, two meditation halls,
twenty classrooms, a dining hall for 500 people as well as sleeping quarters.
Fo Kwang Shan also maintains centres in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. This latter
centre was the venue for the 16th Conference of the World Fellowship of
Buddhists in  1988, the first time that it was held outside Asia.