Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Shatin, Hong Kong. It is located at 220 Pai Tau Village, Shatin.
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[edit] Historic background
In 1951, Venerable Yuet Kai founded the Monastery. The construction was finished in 1957. [1]
The Main Temple and the Pagoda of the Monastery are graded as Grade III Historic Buildings due to their historic significance.[2]
[edit] Facilities
The monastery, which is occupying over 8 hectares, is made up of 2 groups of architectural structures at lower and higher levels respectively. There is a pagoda, a hall, 2 pavilions and a tower in the architectural structure at the lower level. There are four halls in another structure at the higher level.[1]
The five halls in the monastery are used to house the statues of Buddhas.[1]
[edit] Photos
 Main Sanctum |
 Wall with some of the smaller "buddhas" inside the temple |
 An exterior view of the compound |
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