I took the E02 bus from bay 3 bus station outside MRT Zouying station. TWD70 each way or use your Easycard. This temple is one massive complex of buildings. Free entry. Quite hilly but they do provide a buggy service at what cost I don't know. I visited the main shrine, the walk through museum, the garden area and the great buddha surrounded by many many life size buddha statues. I probably could have stayed longer but the walking was taxing and I had to move on to the buddha museum.

I visited this monastery after almost a whole day in the associated Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum. It’s a working monastery, but it was late in the day when I visited, so it was quite quiet. The main thing to see as a tourist is the 120 metre tall golden statue of Buddha Amitabha on the rooftop platform, which also has 480 standing Buddhas, mostly arranged around the boundary of the walking paths and around the aforementioned giant statue. It’s quite a climb to the roof area, but the statues and views are worth it.

Fo Guang Shan was definitely one of the highlights of my trip to Kaohsiung. I took the bus here from Kaohsiung which was easy and hassle free. You can easily spend the whole day here at Fo Guang Shan but we spent a solid half day here. Visit the museum, Buddha statue, temples, and everything else within the Fo Guang Shan area. Everything here is truly massive and beautiful. Highly recommend!