There is a Tang Dynasty-style temple in Tai Po, Hong Kong - Cishan Temple. Mr. Li Ka-shing spent 1.5 billion and took nearly 10 years to build it. What is very special is that you are not allowed to burn incense when visiting Guanyin in this temple, but must use "water supply" instead. In addition to this unique point, do you know what other secrets are hidden in this temple?
1. Visits require an appointment in advance.
Cishan Temple is now officially open to the public. In order to avoid affecting nearby residents and traffic in the area, advance reservation is required to enter the temple. It is open in eight time periods to disperse the flow of people, with a limit of 400 to 500 people per day; Buddha Special festivals such as Guanyin's Birthday, Guanyin's Birthday, and New Year's Day are open days, and tickets will be distributed. It is expected to receive about 6,000 people every day.
2. A safe meditation room that is bulletproof.
The environment of the entire Buddhist temple is elegant, yet luxurious and low-key. The building materials in the temple are very particular, and the wood is all imported from Africa. The lotus-shaped covers of the three Buddha statues in the Main Hall are plated with 24K gold. However, the most talked-about thing about Cishan Temple is not these exquisite imported rosewood marbles, but the installation of Monks' quarters in bulletproof glass and steel.
There are three dormitories in the temple. Five rooms on the second floor of one of them are equipped with bulletproof glass. Some of the walls are also embedded with bulletproof steel plates. The toilet door of one of the large rooms also uses steel plates. . Security facilities also include closed-circuit televisions, power grids, etc. It is said that the bulletproof facilities for these five rooms cost 4 million yuan. It is said that these five highly fortified rooms can be used by anyone in need, such as visiting elders, monk kings, etc.
3. "Chocolate Zen".
In order to attract young people to understand Buddhism, the master of Cishan Temple also came up with the method of using "Chocolate Zen" to replace the traditional "Tea Zen". By quietly tasting chocolate cake, you can look inside yourself.
4. Bird habitat.
In Cishan Temple, there are broken branches of the Bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment as a gift from the President of Sri Lanka. Because 60% of the temple is green area, it attracts 62 species of birds to inhabit. The temple also specially designed an "appreciation" for visitors. Bird Map”.
5. The whereabouts of Zen gold.
Master Cishan Temple has a single fund from the temple, and for the offerings made by everyone in the merit box of Wuguan Hall, Mr. Li Ka-shing will add the same amount and use it as a charity fund for Cishan Temple to do some public welfare projects. .
Cishan Temple is so kind to everyone. We hope that everyone is not here to travel, but to truly calm down and study, and become associated with Buddhism, so that more people can enter Buddhism and understand Buddhism. To experience and feel a peaceful Zen state.