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Friday, March 17, 2023

參觀寺廟 Temple visit @ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapores

March 16.2023 Short Tour
Temple visit FOC 👍👍👍👍 9/10
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Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: The 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum or (the long name as "新加坡佛牙寺龍華院"), completed in 2007; is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the 新加坡唐人街區 Chinatown district of Singapore.
The temple was built based on the 中國唐代佛教建築風格建造 Chinese Buddhist architectural style of the Tang dynasty (as well as incorporating slight 藏傳佛教 Tibetan Buddhist influences in certain rooms) to house the 捨利子 Tooth Relic of the historical 佛陀 Buddha. It is claimed that the 佛陀的捨利子 Relic of Buddha from which it gains its name was found in a 倒塌的佛塔 collapsed stupa (It was claimed that the relic of Buddha was found in 1980 in a collapsed stupa in 緬甸 Myanmar). The relic can be viewed by the public at the 4th floor of the temple (unfortunately I did not realize this at the time of the visit). The basement of the temple holds a theatre and a vegetarian dining hall that serve complimentary meals, though donations are accepted.
This temple's main claim to fame is that it houses one of the tooth of the Lord Buddha, although many temples around the world also make claim to be housing one of the 32 teeth of the Lord Buddha. The size of the tooth measuring 7.5 cm  is also far too long for a human tooth (largest human tooth recorded was around 3.5cm+ but the average human tooth is just 0.9cm). It is said that thousands of years after Buddha's death, the tooth, already about four times the length of the average human tooth, is continuing to grow because of what are believed to be its special powers, said Thomas Meier, a 僧人 monk at the 廬山寺 Lu Mountain Temple (in Japan) whose monk name is XianJie.
Regardless, the 捨利子 Buddha tooth is considered relics of significant importance in many sects of Buddhism since they are believed to embody the spiritual knowledge, teachings, realizations or living essence of the spiritual Master Lord Buddha. They are taken as evidence of the Masters' enlightenment and spiritual purity.
Food today: 9 / 10 👍👍👍👍
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Ambiance: 7 / 10 👍👍
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LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 6 / 10 👍 450m+ from Chinatown MRT station
Website: https://www.buddhatoothrelictemple.org.sg/
Facebook: 
Telephone: +65-6220 0220
Operation hours: 07:00am - 05:00pm

A tour of the 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore

@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
@ 佛牙寺 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in 唐人街 China Town, 新加坡 Singapore
 

Sunday, January 22, 2023

宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tong Temple @ 巴生 Klang

22 January.2023 Religious place
Parking: Majlis Perbandaran Klang
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: This temple was established in 1913 (110 years history), located along Jalan Kapar in Klang City Center. The 主要供奉神明 Main God is 三一教主 San Yi Jiao Zhu 林兆恩 Lim Xiao Xi facing the main entrance; but the temple also houses many 供奉神明 Sub Goods: 太上老君 (Tai Shang Lao Jun)
觀世音菩薩 (Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa), 大伯公 (Da Be Gong), 大二爺伯 (Da Er Ye Be), and 虎爺公 (Hu Ye Gong)!
The Temple practices the 三一教 (San Yi Jiao) which is types of teachings of 儒釋佛
儒 is 中国儒家思想 Chinese Confucianism
釋 is 佛教 Buddhism
道 is 道家思想 Taoism
“三一教” is also called “三教” or “夏教”; this interesting fusion of teaching was thought to have began in the Middle and Late Ming Dynasty 明代中后期. The "宗教教派 Fusion Teaching" is believed to have been founded by a 林兆恩 Mr Lim Xiao Xi (also called 龍江先生 Mr Long Jiang), born in 福建莆田市 Fujian's Putian city. 林兆恩 Mr Lim Xiao Xi (AD 1517-1598) is a 哲學家 Philosophers and 思想家 Thinker in the 明朝 Ming Dynasty. At the age of 30, he abandoned the 科舉 imperial examinations and devoted himself to the study of 儒家思想 Confucianism and 王陽明 Wang Yang Ming's theory of "身心性命 Body, Mind, Life", and created the theory of "三教歸一 integrating the three religions into one" of 儒 Confucianism, 道 Taoism and 釋 Buddhism. He is the author of 36卷 36 volumes of "三教正宗統論 The Orthodoxy of the Three Religions", 勸人為善 exhorting people to be good and 反對邪惡opposing evil. His theory has a deep and wide influence, and his disciples have been around the world several times. 
And even today is being practiced in 福建省 Fujian and 台湾省 Taiwan. The teaching was likely to have come with the Hokkien people to South East Asia 東南亞. Now there are many "三教祠 Three Religions Shrines" of different sizes in many places at home and abroad. One of this kind of 三教祠 is the "宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tong Temple" along Klang's Jalan Kapar! 
Parking: 5 / 10 😐  
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: N/A
Website: not found
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Telephone: +603-3341 1878
Operation hours: 07:00am - 05:30pm

@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang

@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang   
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang
@ 宗孔堂 Chong Kong Tang Klang