Karma Kagyu Dharma Society

MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur

This Dharma Society is one of the hundreds of Karma Kagyu meditation centers throughout the world. The Dharma Society was established in 1976 by the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, when he was invited to propagate the Dharma in Malaysia. It began with a leased place for carrying out Dharma activities. In 1986, an old temple dedicated to Avalokitesvara nearby was bought and reconstruction started in 2003. The new temple was completed three years later.
The square, three-story, Tibetan-style building has a flat roof with a Dharma wheel, flanked by two deer in the center and the Eight Auspicious Signs painted below them. The front portico has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof and spans three bays. The central bay of the portico is raised, with access via staircases in the two side bays. There are small windows on every level, arranged in a regular grid. Inside there is a seated statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, with hands placed in the bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The statue is backed by an intricate mandorla, created by repoussé and chasing. The walls are painted in yellow, while the ceiling and columns are decorated with exquisite Tibetan paintings.