| Pu Tuo Si Temple | |
|---|---|
 Pu Tuo Si Temple | |
| 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]
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Guanyin statue. -
Inscription about the temple. -
The Laughing Buddha of Budai. -
A devout praying in the temple.
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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
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Media related to
Puh Toh Tze Temple Kota Kinabalu at Wikimedia Commons - (in Chinese) Official website
Prominent
Buddhist temples in
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| Johor |   | |
| Kelantan | ||
| Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Malacca | ||
| Pahang | ||
| Penang | ||
| Perak | ||
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| Sarawak | ||
| Selangor | ||
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