Pu Tuo Si Temple Explained

Pu Tuo Si Temple
Native Name:Malay: Kuil Pu Tuo Si
Chinese: 亞庇佛教居士林普陀寺
Location:Kota Kinabalu
Coordinates:5.9928°N 116.1167°W
Religious Affiliation:Buddhism
District:Kota Kinabalu District
State:Sabah
Country:Malaysia
Established:unknown
Year Completed:1980
Architecture Type:Chinese temple

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]

References

  1. Book: Lonely Planet. Simon Richmond. Cristian Bonetto. Celeste Brash. Joshua Samuel Brown. Austin Bush. Adam Karlin. Shawn Low. Daniel Robinson. Lonely Planet Malaysia Singapore & Brunei. 1 April 2013. Lonely Planet. 978-1-74321-633-0. 690–.
  2. Web site: Federal aid for Likas temple and church. Daily Express. 22 March 2013. 27 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Chinese Religion in Malaysia: A General View. Chee-Beng Tan. University of Malaya, Asian Folklore Studies. Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nanzan University, Japan. 1983. 27 September 2016. 21/36 (237). 42. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927065734/https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/1214. 27 September 2016. dead.