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Po Lin Monastery
Date: 2007-12-11 11:42 | Author: webmaster | From: 本站原创 |
ThePo Lin (Precious Lotus) Monasteryis located onwestern Lantau Island, known as the'Buddhist Kingdom in the South', it is one of the well-established Buddhist monasteries in Hong Kong. Serving as a Buddhist retreat, this monastery was originally built by three monks in 1920 with only a shrine dedicated to Buddha. In 1924, it was renamed'Po Lin Monastery'and many monks gradually settled there. Since the 1930s, the monastery has been expanded with additional larger halls and temples added to it. In the 1970s, it became one of the top 10 Buddhist monasteries in Hong Kong.