Quan Âm, watching over the valley
A white statue of Quan Âm is planned for the edge of the mountain, looking out over the farms and the river below.
The bodhisattva of compassion
Quan Âm, or Quán Thế Âm, is the bodhisattva of compassion, who hears the cries of the world. Many families pray to her for comfort and protection.
The statue will show her in white, standing on a lotus, as she stands in many Vietnamese temples.
A lookout open to everyone
Beside the statue is a lookout, free and open to everyone. Visitors can rest, pray and take in the view over the Annapolis Valley.
Boards at the lookout will tell the story of Belle-Isle, the Acadian village that farmed the marshes below.
The lookout will be open by day and closed at night.
Open to everyone
The temple, its festivals and the lookout will be open to people of every faith and background.
The temple's land is in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq, in a valley where Acadian families once farmed the marshes.
We want to be good neighbours: to share Vietnamese culture with Nova Scotia, and to learn from the people who were here before us.