Pu Tuo Si Temple, Buddhist temple off Tuaran Road, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Pu Tuo Si Temple is a Buddhist shrine with a large Guanyin statue greeting visitors at the entrance and multiple halls housing various Buddhist statues throughout the grounds. The complex includes a three-story building called Dah Guan Lou and expanded structures that support the functioning of the site.
Pu Tuo Si Temple was built in 1980 off Tuaran Road in Kota Kinabalu, with a Guanyin statue placed at the entrance. It became the main Chinese temple for the city. In 2013 the federal government granted the temple RM115,000 to finance renovation work then under way.
Pu Tuo Si is the main Chinese temple for Kota Kinabalu, built in 1980 off Tuaran Road. Its name links it to Mount Putuo, the island off Zhejiang associated with Guanyin, whose statue stands at the entrance. The main hall, the Daxiong Baodian, holds a large Buddha at the central altar, flanked by Guanyin on the left and Dashizhi on the right.
Pu Tuo Si Temple stands off Tuaran Road, outside Kota Kinabalu's city centre, so visitors usually reach it by car or taxi. The main hall, Daxiong Baodian, holds the central altar, with Guanyin on the left and Dashizhi on the right; the Guanyin statue at the entrance is the first feature seen on arrival.
The temple's main hall, Daxiong Baodian, holds a large Buddha statue at the main altar, flanked by Guanyin on the left and Dashizhi on the right. The Guanyin statue at the entrance is the first feature visitors pass. In 2013 the federal government granted RM115,000 toward the temple's ongoing renovation.
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