Sze Lo Temple, Buddhist temple in Tsing Shan Tsuen, Hong Kong
Sze Lo Temple (尸羅精舍) is a male-only Chinese Buddhist monastery in Tsing Shan Village, Tuen Mun, founded in 1949. Its buildings include a Mahavira Hall, a memorial hall for founder Ti-Ching, a stupa for Vinaya master Ci-Zhou, a stupa for Ti-Ching, a sutra library, a gratitude hall, a guest hall and a dining hall.
Sze Lo Temple was founded in 1949 by the Venerable Ti-Ching (Tijing), a monk of the Linji Chan lineage who followed the Nanshan Vinaya and Pure Land traditions. Abbots succeeded him from the 1950s onward, with the third generation taking over from 2007. It is one of Hong Kong's surviving old Buddhist monasteries and one of the few Vinaya-Pure Land retreat houses in the territory.
The temple serves as a gathering place where monks conduct daily practices and locals come to pray and participate in ceremonies. Visitors can observe how the community uses this space for meditation and religious observances throughout the year.
The temple is accessible by public transport, with buses and MTR connections serving Tsing Shan Tsuen in the area. Visitors should wear respectful clothing and observe quiet behavior when walking through the religious spaces.
Sze Lo Temple is one of Hong Kong's few surviving Vinaya (Lü) monasteries and follows the Nanshan Vinaya and Pure Land schools. Monks eat only before noon, chant the precepts every fortnight, hold the summer rains retreat and never stay overnight with women. The temple runs no businesses and performs no paid funeral or repentance rites.
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