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Mahindarama Buddhist Temple (aerial view)

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Mahindarama Buddhist Temple: Main Temple Gate

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Mahindarama Buddhist Temple: Ordination Hall (interior)

瑪興達拉瑪佛廟

馬來西亞檳城喬治市

譯名為Mahindarama Buddhist Temple。位於馬來西亞檳城喬治市(Georgetown, Penang)。創立於一九一八年,為斯里蘭卡南傳寺院道場。「瑪興達」,即巴利文Mahinda之音譯,取自於印度阿育王(約269~232 BCE在位)之子摩哂陀之名;「拉瑪」,為聖地之意。該寺名稱即為紀念錫蘭(今斯里蘭卡)佛教之祖摩哂陀而命名,冀能提供當地民眾一個親近三寶、聽聞佛法的處所。
 該寺占地面積約3,656平方公尺。主要建築有山門、戒堂、舍利塔、講堂、瑪興達大樓及鐘樓等。山門造型仿印度桑奇大塔之塔門,頂上飾一法輪,下有三層彎拱形橫梁,意為布施、持戒與修行。戒堂為主殿,位於山門後方,高兩層,硬山頂,有腰檐;殿後凸出一間,上有平頂,頂上建有舍利塔,供奉佛陀舍利。殿內分為內外二殿,內殿塑有佛陀像,佛姿態各異,或坐或臥或立,四周繪有佛說法圖等佛傳故事;外殿畫燃燈佛授記之故事。瑪興達大樓為三層樓建築,內設圖書館、教室、巴利文周日學校與視聽教室等。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 717.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Mahindarama Buddhist Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 717.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Mahindarama Buddhist Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:717.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Mahindarama Buddhist Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 717).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S},
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title = {{Mahindarama Buddhist Temple}},
volume = 3,
year = {2016}}


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