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Chi Lin Nunnery ( Chinese: 志蓮淨苑; Jyutping: zi3 lin4 zing6 jyun2; Cantonese Yale: Jilìhn Jihng Yún) is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang dynasty architecture.
志蓮淨苑是香港的佛教寺院，以唐朝建築和佛像著稱。您可以了解佛教歷史文化，參與禪修素食，或欣賞園林景色。
The Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in the Diamond Hill neighborhood of Kowloon, just a few minutes walk from the Diamond Hill MTR station. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in 1998 following the traditional Tang Dynasty architecture. The temple halls have statues of the Sakyamuni ...
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They named it Chi Lin Nunnery, (“Chi” means aspiration and “Lin” means lotus - a symbol of the Pure Land) wishing to enhance the Pure Land School practice in Hong Kong. Initially, Chi Lin Nunnery. had a Buddhist hall and a reception hall, where Buddhist followers could hold prayer meetings and attend lectures. Ven.
Surrounded by neck-craning skyscrapers, the Chi Lin Nunnery is a veritable sanctuary in the city, not to mention an excellent example of graceful Tang Dynasty–style architecture and landscaping.
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Founded in 1934 and rebuilt in 1998, the Chi Lin Nunnery situated in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, is a large Buddhist monastery complex that perfectly demonstrates Tang dynasty techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy- it is the world's largest hand-made wooden building using interlocking sections of wood joined without a single nail (If you have ever ...
