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Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple: Main Temple Gate

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Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple: Sasana Vamsa Sima Hall - Standing Buddha

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Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple: Relief of the Great Departure

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馬來西亞檳城喬治市

譯名為Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple,又稱南尼摩洛緬甸佛寺(Nandy Moloh Burmese Temple)。位於馬來西亞檳城喬治市(Georgetown, Penang)泰佛寺(Wat Chaiyamangkalaram)對面。據寺內銘文記載,建於一八○三年,乃緬甸信徒娘惹孟冬(Nonya Betong)捐地,最初僅有一間陳舊的小亞答屋和一座高僅3.65公尺的佛塔,是該國歷史最悠久的南傳佛教寺院。一九八八年被檳州政府指定為十五個歷史文物古蹟旅遊區之一。二○○一年榮獲該州景觀美化首獎。
 該寺主要建築有山門、大殿、優婆麴多羅漢尊者殿、三寶宮、沙沙那孟沙希馬佛堂(Sasana Vamsa Sima)、佛塔及大默希卡那尼亞孟冬夷哈(Dhammesika Betong Vihar)等。大殿始建於一八四二年,現存為一九八八年建。殿內中央置一坐佛,施說法印,左右兩側有二比丘。三寶宮建於一八三八年,係一座中國式的磚木結構建築,攢尖頂,屋頂坡度平緩,檐下飾有菩提葉與狹長形草紋,宮內供奉彌勒菩薩。沙沙那孟沙希馬佛堂內供奉一尊釋迦牟尼佛立像,佛高27公尺,著通肩袈裟。大默希卡那尼亞孟冬夷哈即娘惹孟冬紀念堂,是紀念娘惹孟冬所建之三層樓房,內有巴拉密圖書館(Parami Library)、錫弘法道場(Sukhesika)及佛學研究所。此外,寺院內尚有悉達多太子踰城出家圖與般叉奴巴守護神。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 232.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, vol. 1, 2016, pp. 232.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, 1:232.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F (Vol. 1, pp. 232).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
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volume = 1,
year = {2016}}


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