Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery (Phuoc Hue Temple) was founded in 1980 by The Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, the first Vietnamese Buddhist Monk to settle in Australia. At the time, the Monastery was no more than a humble refurbished garage at leased premises at 326 Hamilton Road, Fairfield. In 1982, the congregation purchased a house at 31 Landon Street, Fairfield where the Temple was relocated.

In 1986, with support from the Premier of NSW the Honourable Barrie Unsworth MP and the NSW Government of the day, the congregation purchased from the Department of Education, at a generous price, the current property at Victoria Street, Wetherill Park.  In 1990 the then Premier of NSW the Honourable Nick Greiner MP on behalf of the NSW Government, granted the congregation the sum of $200,000 to be used towards the construction of the Phuoc Hue Buddhist community centre.  On 27th December 1991 the centre was finally completed with an auspicious opening ceremony attended by Australian and world religious and public figures. Today, the entire facility is known as Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery.

Phuoc Hue Monastery serves both as the headquarters of the United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation in Australia - New Zealand and as an international training and practise institution for ordained and lay Buddhists. Under the spiritual guidance of The Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, it has earned a worldwide reputation. Phuoc Hue Monastery serves as the spiritual centre of the Buddhist community and is becoming an Australian religious icon. In the special Sydney 2000 Olympics edition of the National Geographic magazine, Phuoc Hue was featured as a symbol of Australian cultural diversity. Over the years, it has hosted important public events such as visits by His Royal Highness Prince Charles, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the historic 50th Anniversary Australian Citizenship Ceremony. In 2001 Phuoc Hue hosted the World Buddhist Sangha Council Executive Conference, and co-organised the “Buddha: Radiant Awakening” Exhibition Official Opening, and “Buddhism in the Contemporary World” Conference in with the Art Gallery of NSW and University of Western Sydney.