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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
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NAME
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
COUNTRY
Hong Kong
ADDRESS
Sha Tin, Hong Kong, at 220 Pai Tau Village.
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About Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
It is a Buddhist temple which was founded in 1957 and is managed only by laypersons.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
- Don't get confused with its name as it is not a monastery and no monks live there. The land of the site was donated by a local businessman and a devout Buddhist who started its making with a Buddhist monk whose mortals are displayed in the monastery.
- If you are a vegetarian or vegan then you are at a suitable place as it has a Buddhist restaurant and Buddha was not in favor of cruelty to animals.
- You can also visit nearby places like Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Po Fook Hill, Shatin Park and River, Tao Heung Museum of Food Culture, and Shtin Racecourse while visiting the Monastery.
- The place is located at a walking distance from Sha Tin Station so it is easy to arrive there if you know how to reach the destination station using an MTR.
- It opens every morning at nine and close at five in the evening.
- They charge no fees to enter the monastery.
- There is not actually ten thousand Buddhas there and the name ten thousand is a mistranslation of a word in myriad which means a very large number.
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