Vihara Dharmayana Temple is the Old Chinese Buddhist Temple, dating back nearly 200 years. Stands majestically as one of the very few cultural landmarks Hidden amid Kuta’s traffic frenzy and surfing paradise glamour. This age-old Chinese Buddhist temple was one of the various Buddhist sites in Bali visited by Tibet’s 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on his international tour in 1982 so it certainly has pedigree. Vihara Dharmayana Temple located only a kilometre east from Kuta’s main coastal strip. Often referred to by the locals as ‘Kongco Leeng Gwan Kuta’, or simply ‘Kongco Kuta’. Slightly inconspicuous due to its location on a corner of Jalan Blambangan, a one-way route usually congested with traffic, the temple’s bright red walls and murals can easily be spotted by taking a leisurely stroll around the area.
