Nei Lak Shan Explained

Nei Lak Shan
Elevation M:751
Map:Hong Kong
Label Position:top
Location:Southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2632°N 113.9111°W
Other Name:彌勒山

Nei Lak Shan (Chinese: 彌勒山) is the eighth highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of 7510NaN0,[1] it is situated on Lantau Island immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located.

An angle station of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car is located near Nei Lak Shan.

Name

The Cantonese name Nei Lak Shan, or prescriptively Mei Lak Shan (Chinese: 彌勒山; Jyutping: Mei4 Lak6 Saan1) is a translation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, in Buddhism. The mountain can therefore be loosely translated as "Buddha Mountain". It is situated close to the Tian Tan Buddha at Ngong Ping.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Ch 15 - LVIA. www.epd.gov.hk. 2019-11-04.