Monday, October 8, 2007

Dongzen Temple

Dongzen is a branch temple of the Taiwan-based Buddha Light International Association (BLIA). It is located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.

Entrance to the temple...



The Hall of Mahavira. Mahavira was actually the founder of Jainism. For some unknown reasons, Chinese Buddhists mistook him for the Buddha, and the name stuck...

Inside the Hall of Mahavira is a statue of the Buddha...


University students attending a Dharma class guided by a nun...



Some interesting statues...







A picturesque garden...


The Chinese character reads Chan (Zen). The signature reads Hsing Yun, i.e. founder of BLIA.

3 comments:

Cardozo said...

absolutely beautifuld

khengsiong said...

cardozo,
Thanks for dropping by.
BLIA has a branch monastery in California too. That is Hsi Lai Temple at Hacienda Heights.

Cardozo said...

Great! Thanks for the tip...I will definitely plan a visit, if it is open to the public.