Chin Swee Caves Temple, Taoist temple in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.
Chin Swee Caves Temple is a Buddhist temple on 28 acres of rocky forested land in Genting Highlands, Pahang, at 1,400 metres above sea level. Its main hall has tall red columns supporting an ornamental roof, with inscriptions on the exterior walls depicting the life of Reverend Chin Swee. A large Buddha statue stands behind the building, and the statue of Chin Swee faces south per feng shui principles.
The temple complex was founded after 1975 and required 18 years of manual labor to establish foundations in the steep terrain. This prolonged construction phase was necessary to secure the structure within the challenging mountain landscape.
The temple is dedicated to Master Qingshui, a Buddhist monk from Fujian's Anxi region revered for summoning rain and subduing evil spirits. His birthday falls on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and is celebrated over ten days from New Year's Day. The temple society, founded by Lim Goh Tong with friends from his Anxi clan, plans events presenting Malaysian Chinese culture.
The temple sits about 1,400 metres above sea level, a 5–10 minute drive down from the Genting Highlands peak, roughly an hour by road from Kuala Lumpur. The site covers 28 acres of rocky forested land, so allow time to walk between the main hall, the Buddha statue and the viewpoints. The terrain is steep and stepped.
The temple's statue of Master Qingshui sits in the northern part of the main hall, facing south according to feng shui principles. Behind it, a natural rock stands in a man-made stream whose water, called "Dragon Mineral Water", is believed to heal the sick. Of about 10,000 blessing lamps once installed, some 2,000 remain.
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