Whenever I have friends visiting Penang (and I'm of course the tour guide + driver), there are several great temples that I must bring them to.
1. Wat Chayamangkalaram
- World's third longest reclining (or 'sleeping') buddha with Thai influence in the temple's architecture. Series of painted pictures telling the story of the Lord Gautama Buddha. Behind the reclining Buddha are storage of cremated urns with photos of the deceased. Siamese style dragons and guards at the entrance of the temple.
2. Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
- Penang's first Buddhist temple, built in 1803, situated directly opposite the reclining Buddha temple. Two huge and imposing-looking chinthes (mythical beings that are combination between a dragon, a dog and a lion) guard the entrance to the main prayer hall that house a big standing Buddha.
3. Kek Lok Si Temple
- With a seven storey main pagoda of the temple that houses 10,000 Buddha statues and a magnificant 30m tall Statue of Goddess of Mercy, it is the largest Buddhist temple in South East Asia...and the temple is still 'growing'.
1. Wat Chayamangkalaram
- World's third longest reclining (or 'sleeping') buddha with Thai influence in the temple's architecture. Series of painted pictures telling the story of the Lord Gautama Buddha. Behind the reclining Buddha are storage of cremated urns with photos of the deceased. Siamese style dragons and guards at the entrance of the temple.
2. Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
- Penang's first Buddhist temple, built in 1803, situated directly opposite the reclining Buddha temple. Two huge and imposing-looking chinthes (mythical beings that are combination between a dragon, a dog and a lion) guard the entrance to the main prayer hall that house a big standing Buddha.
3. Kek Lok Si Temple
- With a seven storey main pagoda of the temple that houses 10,000 Buddha statues and a magnificant 30m tall Statue of Goddess of Mercy, it is the largest Buddhist temple in South East Asia...and the temple is still 'growing'.
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