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Ching Giap See Buddhist Temple
MALAYSIA, Johor, Muar
Ching Giap See means Pure Karma Temple. It is the largest temple in Johor, and is a branch temple of Fuqing Temple in Fujian, China. It was founded in 1946 by a monk named Dingguang. The present temple is the result of reconstruction work in 1969.
The temple encompasses 4,050 sq m, with low concrete walls surrounding the complex. The reinforced concrete buildings are placed one in front of the other and have Chinese-style roofs covered with glazed tiles. The first building is the Great Hero Hall, in which a white marble Sakyamuni Buddha statue is enshrined. The walls of the hall are decorated with 2,280 colorful Thousand Buddha statues made with cloisonn |
