Lon Wa Buddhist Temple, located in Davao City - one of the largest Buddhist temples in the Philippines and the largest on the island of Mindanao. It is located on the Avenue Kabagio 3-4 km north-east of the city center. At 500 meters away is Taoist Temple, but because it is beyond the fence, tourists rarely visit it. But Lon Wa is one of the main tourist attractions of the city - it is unique by the fact that it is one of the few Buddhist temples in the territory predominantly Muslim region. In Mindanao, Buddhism began to penetrate in the 7th century BC - Archaeologists have found evidence of this. With the arrival of the Spaniards on the island, widely introduced Christianity here, the number of followers of Buddhism declined significantly - today there are only about 3% of the total population of Mindanao.

At the entrance of the temple welcomes visitors statue of a smiling Buddha, quietly greeting visitors. Stairs to the temple is guarded by sculptures of lions - a traditional Buddhist protection from evil spirits. The simple architecture of the church with a green roof and grayish walls gives it a very charming and serene look. Inside, on the walls of Italian marble, you can see the words of the prayers, which, if desired, you can say. Around the temple is divided a small, cozy garden with palm trees and exotic flowers and walkways, tiled ordinary stones. Traditional lily pond is a real decoration of the garden.

The monks and novices are also living on the territory of Lon Wa - when meeting with them made a slight bow to greet. Sometimes you can see the Chinese students in monastic garb, praying before a statue of Buddha and sing ceremonial songs. An interesting detail - unlike the Taoist Temple, inside Lon Wa can take photos.