Kun Iam Temple Macau Holiday Tour Travel
Kun Iam Temple Macau is a Buddhist temple located on reclaimed Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Macau. We offer complete Kun Iam Temple Macau tour packages, destination best tour offers and travel deals and Destination holiday packages for family. The Kun Iam Temple Macau is one of the three largest and richest Buddhist temples in Macau, and was originally called "Pou Chai Yes Un". It is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Macau and was founded in the 13th century by the venerable Kun Iam, the Chinese representation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Mercy. Kun Iam Temple Macau has three main shrines suited one behind another. It consists of one Hall of Sakyamuni, one Buddha of Longevity Hall and one Kun Iam Hall with several small shrines around these three main halls. Facing the gate of the Buddhist monastery, the Hall of Sakyamuni is dedicated with three gilded statues. The statue of Sakyamuni sits in the middle.
A bronze bell, over 300 years old, hangs beside the hall. Buddha of Longevity adorns the Longevity Hall. Kun Iam Temple Macau serene and mild, this statue is a symbol of Buddha's purpose: to deliver all living creatures from torment. Kun Iam Temple Macau Hall is the most important hall there. Kun Iam Temple Macau, arrayed in embroidered silk and in crown, is flanked by the Eighteen Buddhas. One of them is said to be carved in the image of Marco Polo who studied Buddhism in the Kun Iam Temple Macau.