HANDS clasped in prayer, thousands of Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin ... Bayan Lepas in Penang. The three-hour procession last Saturday was held in conjunction with the Than Hsiang Temple Buddhist ...

For many Penangites, the Goddess Of Mercy temple – colloquially known as Kuan Yin Teng – is a place of pride and divine protection. As the island’s oldest Taoist temple, it has emerged ...

Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple is located along Lorong Burma in George Town, Penang. The good thing ... two floors contain statues of Buddha, Kuan Yin and various devas and devi all produced ...

There is the famous Dhammikarama temple in Penang and a little known temple ... The main attractions here is a large white marble Guan Yin statue carved out of a cliff face and an attractive ...

the 19th century Kek Lok Si Temple is best known for the seven-storey pagoda (which is as old as the temple), and a huge bronze statue of the Goddess of Mercy—Kuan Yin (a deity in Penang).

and was restaged in Penang in 2022. It depicts four popular stories about the goddess. They are the legend of Princess Miao Shan, fish-basket Guan Yin, Guan Yin praying for tranquillity during the ...

Kong Hock Keong Kuan Im or Guan Yin is a name originating from translations of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. Kuan Im refers to the Goddess of Mercy, one of the most revered deities in East Asian ...