Dear Guanyin

Guanyin at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia

Silent Watch

The Goddess of Mercy Guanyin

Grand

Happy Chinese New Year 2014

Happy Chinese New Year!  It's the year of the horse!

The Lighting of Kek Lok Si Temple

 A lady monk inspecting the switches and names of the donors.

 One of the many monks who helped out at the lighting ceremony.

Adult horse and baby horse.

Two friends having a good laugh.

 The Kek Lok Si temple at the background.

 The wife of Chief Minister of Penang - Betty

 Ribbon cutting ceremony. Lim Guan Eng and his wife Betty getting ready to cut the ribbon to officiate the event.

 Getting ready to switch on all the lights at Kek Lok Si temple.

She's Above You

The Temple of Supreme Bliss

Come Out and Play

This was taken at the Kek Lok Si temple. I wanted a school of fish to swim out of the frame. In order to create this "illusion", I threw some bread into the pond. The fish swam really fast, almost too fast for my lens as I was not prepared at all. I took many shots and this line formation was the best!

The Temple of Supreme Bliss (Kek Lok Si Temple)

Gruesome Guardian

This is one of the guardians of the Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin) bronze statue. Check out my portfolio to look at the statue.

My Name Is Guan Yin

Guan Yin (also spelled Kuan Yin, Kwan Yin or Quan Yin and known as Kuan Shih Yin), is known as the Goddess of Compassion & Healing. She is one of the most popular deities in all of Asia. Her name in Chinese translates as "The One Who Hears the Cries of the World". She is the most beloved and revered of the Chinese dieties. Guan Yin is the Divine Mother we all long for: merciful, tender, compassionate, loving, protecting, caring, healing, and wise. She quietly comes to the aid of her children everywhere. Her mantra is 'Om Mani Padme Hum.' (that is, 'Hail the Jewel -or pearl- in the Lotus.') Many believe that she is the female representation of Avalokitesvara, who is the Tibetan and Nepalese God of Compassion. In Asia, statues of Guan Yin can be found in front of, or on the grounds of, many Buddhist temples. (Source: http://www.circle-of-light.com/Mantras/KuanYin.html)

Spectacular

This is the Goddess of Mercy at sunset. The huge bronze statue is at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia. Kek Lok Si Temple is translated as the "Temple of Supreme Bliss".

Kek Lok Si Sunset

The Kek Lok Si temple was begun in 1890 and, from all appearances, construction really hasn't ever stopped. And it's still going on! The temple is supposedly the largest in Malaysia. The Kek Lok Si project was inspired by the chief monk of the Goddess of Mercy Temple of Pitt Street. With the support of the consular representative of China in Penang, the project received the sanction of the Manchu Emperor Kuang Hsi, who bestowed a tablet and gift of 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of the Buddhist Sutras. (Source: http://www.malaysiasite.nl/kekloksieng.htm)