Zi Zhu Ting Chinese Temple: Temple Gate
Zi Zhu Ting Chinese Temple
Zi Zhu Ting Chinese Temple
MALAYSIA, Negeri Sembilan, Seremban
Zi Zhu Ting, which means Bamboo Pavilion, was originally named Guan Yin Ting (Avalokitesvara Pavilion). The temple was founded in 1907 by monk Xingshi and was originally constructed in timber. It was rebuilt by abbot Lisheng in 1968 when the number of devotees outgrew its capacity.
The temple occupies an area of approximately 4,000 sq m and the principal buildings are the temple gate, the Great Hero Hall, the memorial hall, and a columbarium. The buildings are one and two stories high. The distinct features of the temple are the decorations on the roof ridges consisting of either a miniature pagoda or two dragons facing each other with a pearl between them. The ridge ends curve upwards and are decorated with multiple swallow-tails. A statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined within the Great Hero Hall.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, page 1411.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z},
pages = 1411,
title = {{Zi Zhu Ting Chinese Temple}},
volume = 4,
year = {2016}}