The giant statue of Goddess Kuan Yin (also known as the Goddess of Mercy) at Kek Lok Si.
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The Evening Pagoda
A portrait of the pagoda of Kek Lok Si as the sun sets over the hill.
Courtyard of Kek Lok Si
Tilt-shift effect on a shot of Kek Lok Si temple’s courtyard. Kek Lok Si temple complex located at the slope of the hills of Ayer Itam district is one of the oldest and biggest temple in the country.
A Burmese Temple in Penang
Penang Mainland: Berapit Hill Thai Temple
A Buddhist Thai Temple high up on the hills of Berapit, Bukit Mertajam.
Penang Isle: Kek Lok Si Temple (Part II)
A pictorial stroll at the magnificent Kek Lok Si Temple. For more info, please refer to my first post on Kek Lok Si, LINK HERE.
Penang Isle: Wat Buppharam Temple
The Buppharam Buddhist Temple (Wat Buppharam), located at Pulau Tikus in Penang, was built in the year 1942 by Luang Por Sri Keow, a Buddhist monk. The name Wat Buppharam is also known as Flower Temple. Various legendary and mythical figures of Buddhism and Taoisim origins can be found around the temple complex. The temple is well known for its ‘Lifting Buddha’, a 100-years old Buddha statue where worshippers seek answers or prayers from. Besides that, the temple also offers services such as providing protective amulets.
The temple recently has an official website at http://www.watbuppharam.com/.
Penang Isle: The Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
The Dhammikarama Burmese Temple is a buddhist temple located at the heart of George Town with its presence that lasted on the Penang island for more than 200 years since its foundation back in 1803. Often regarded as the earliest Burmese Buddhist temple in Malaysia, the temple is located directly opposite of the Wat Chaiyamangalaram Thai Buddhist temple.
The temple complex is consisted of a main shrine hall, the Sime Hall which houses a giant standing Buddha statue, a pagoda, a 200 years old well built during the early settlement of monks. The roof of the Sime Hall is also clad in golden paint with unique Burmese architecture. Statues of mythical creatures as well as deities can also be found scattered around the temple complex’s courtyard and garden.
Location: Google Map
Penang Isle: Reclining Buddha Temple (Wat Chayamangkalaram)
Situated opposite just across the road from the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple lies the Thai Reclining Buddha (or Sleeping Buddha) Temple. The world’s third longest reclining Buddha is built within the temple. Outside the temple walls, statues of mythical beings can be found just like the Burmese temple.
Google Map Link: Click Here
Penang Isle: Kek Lok Si Temple
A Brief Intro
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang and is one of the best known temples on the island. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. In 1930, the seven storey main pagoda of the temple or the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas, was completed. This pagoda combines a Chinese octagonal base with a middle tier of Thai design, and a Burmese crown; reflecting the temple’s embrace of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.
In 2002, a 30.2m bronze statue of the Kuan Yin was completed and opened to public. It replaced the previous white plaster Kuan Yin statue which was damaged due to a fire a few years earlier. The bronze statue is located on the hillside above the pagoda while the head of the previous statue which survived the fire is preserved and placed on the right hand corner of the new statue.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_Lok_Si )
