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Monday, December 26, 2005

New RM2m attraction at Penang Kek Lok Si



PENANG: The 115-year-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam here now boasts a new attraction – the RM2mil Chun Thee Bodhisattva Hall.

Situated next to the Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) statue com- plex, the hall was opened yester-day. More than 1,000 devotees and about 80 monks from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia attended the cere-mony.

The hall features a wooden Chun Thee Bodhisattva (18-arm Buddha Bhagavati) statue carved in China.

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1 comment:

  1. I long to travel to malaysia some day! It's such a wonderful place to be...

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