Pu Tuo Si Temple

Pu Tuo Si Temple
亞庇佛教居士林普陀寺

Pu Tuo Si Temple
Basic information
Location Kota Kinabalu
Affiliation Buddhism
District Kota Kinabalu District
State Sabah
Country Malaysia
Website kkputuosi.org.my
Architectural description
Architectural type Chinese temple
Date established unknown
Completed 1980

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 build 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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Federal aid for Likas temple and church". Daily Express. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.

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