Thailand’s Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Located at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand is a massive sprawling complex of buildings containing the famed Grand Palace as well as Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of the Emerald Buddha in it’s walls, and as it’s name suggests, is also where one can find Thailand’s most venerated & treasured deity, the Emerald Buddha. A highlyContinue reading “Thailand’s Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.”

Penang’s Kek Lok Si (Temple of Sukhavati, the Western Pure Land )

Located on a spiritual hill, Huock San Kek Lok Jan Si (or just Kek Lok Si) also known as the Temple of Supreme Bliss as well as the Temple of Sukhavati (Sukhavati being Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land), is a sprawling temple complex found at Air Itam, Penang in Malaysia and is the nation’s largestContinue reading “Penang’s Kek Lok Si (Temple of Sukhavati, the Western Pure Land )”

Penang’s Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)

Nestled at the heart of Georgetown, Penang in Malaysia lies the centuries old and well-preserved Goddess of Mercy temple (also known as Kuan Yin Teng and Kong Hock Keong-temple of the Cantonese and Hokkien community). Originally built to dedicate to the highly revered Mazu, the Chinese Goddess of the Sea & Heavenly Empress by ethnicContinue reading “Penang’s Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)”

Thean Hou Gong (Temple of the Heavenly Empress)

Nestled upon Robson Heights overlooking Jalan Syed Putra is a large and majestic six tiered Buddhist temple dedicated to the Chinese Goddess of the Sea & the Empress of Heaven, Mazu and is Kuala Lumpur (and one of Southeast Asia’s) biggest Buddhist temple. Thean Hou Gong. It’s name translates to the Temple of the HeavenlyContinue reading “Thean Hou Gong (Temple of the Heavenly Empress)”

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