Pu Tuo Si Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
District | Kota Kinabalu District |
Location | |
Location | Kota Kinabalu |
State | Sabah |
Country | Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates | 5°59′34″N 116°7′0″E / 5.99278°N 116.11667°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Chinese temple |
Date established | unknown |
Completed | 1980 |
Website | |
kkputuosi.org.my |
Pu Tuo Si Temple (also called as Puh Toh Tze Temple or Poh Toh Tse)[1] is a Buddhist temple located off Tuaran Road in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The temple was built in 1980 with a statue of Guanyin located in the entrance. It is the main Chinese temple for the city. In 2013, the temple received a total of RM115,000 from the federal government to finance its on-going renovation.[2]
Features
The temple main hall is called Daxiong Baodian (大雄宝殿). At the main altar, there is a big statue of Buddha, with a statue of Guanyin in the left and Da Shi Zhi in the right.[3]
References
- ↑ Lonely Planet; Simon Richmond; Cristian Bonetto; Celeste Brash; Joshua Samuel Brown; Austin Bush; Adam Karlin; Shawn Low; Daniel Robinson (1 April 2013). Lonely Planet Malaysia Singapore & Brunei. Lonely Planet. pp. 690–. ISBN 978-1-74321-633-0.
- ↑ "Federal aid for Likas temple and church". Daily Express. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Chee-Beng Tan (1983). "Chinese Religion in Malaysia: A General View". University of Malaya, Asian Folklore Studies. Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nanzan University, Japan. p. 21/36 (237). Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
- Media related to Puh Toh Tze Temple Kota Kinabalu at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Chinese) Official website
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