Ten thousand Buddha Monastery

As a local, I admitted that I never heard about this Monastery until quite recently I went to the cermentry (which is just next to the Monastery). When I got downhill, I passed through a path that are flanked by different gold statues in the Monastery. This is how I knew about this Monastery the first time. And I decided to take a trip to there.

The Monastery is actually quite close to the Sha Tin MTR station. Just turn left when you get out of the station. After you cross the foot-bridge, you will see the Ikea ahead of you. Turn to the back of the building and walk till the end of the asphalt path to the side of the government building. And then you will see a yellow sign of the monastery.

 

Following the sign, and you will arrive at the steps that are flanked by different gold color statues. The gold statues are actually the 500 Arhats. (500羅漢), they are like the disciplines of Buddha which have realized certain high stages of attainment.). They are all in different pose and interesting expressions.  I can actually rate some of them as following.

                                                                           The friendliest

                                                                            The   _______
After a 20 to 30 minutes walk ( I stopped a lot of times to take picture and admire the details of the statues), I arrive on the grounds of the temple which consist of a main temple, four pavilions, a vegetarian restaurant and a pagoda.

                                              

Main temple

In the main temple, there are over 13,000 pieces of small gold budda statues filling up the wall. Although they are in the same size, they are all in different posture. As a main highlight of the temple, The perserved body of the reverend Yuet Kai, as a founder of the temple, is situated in the central portion and rest in a glass case to let people to worship.  There is also an ancestrator worshop hall inside the main temple.



Just in front of the main temple, there is the Vitaoda and Kwun Yun Pavilion.



Vitasoda is the guardian of the temple



Kwun Yam is the goddess of Mercy



There are also a few other pavilion in the places, the same delighting. There are not much visitors in there probably because I went there on  weekday. I also think this monastery is like a hidden pearl in Hong Kong. It was really worth the trip.

Little facts about the Monastery:It was established in 1949 and completed in 1957.
The pagoda was also printed as a symbol of the Hong Kong on a $100 note.
(I didnot pay attention to that until now. lol)