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The Kek Lok Si Temple (Chinese: 極樂寺) is a Buddhist temple within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. [1]
Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 2021, the 50-bed hospital at Ayer Itam is the first Buddhist hospital in the state and is run by the nearby Kek Lok Si Temple .
Kek Look Seah Temple (Chinese: 極樂社; also called as Kek Lok Seah Temple) is a Chinese temple located in Taman Happy of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The temple is known for its planchette divination and has a medical room where Chinese medicine is given – which is not common for many Buddhist temple. [2] This persistently making it being ...
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (oldest Buddhist temple in Malaysia) Xiang Lin Si Temple; Pahang. Chin Swee Caves Temple; Penang ... Kek Lok Si Temple (槟城极乐寺)
Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Malaysia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Kek Lok Si; Kek Look Seah Temple; M. Mahindarama ...
Chinese devotees at Kek Lok Si Temple. Out of the nearly 720,000 Penangite Chinese, most are concentrated on Penang Island , particularly within and around the city of George Town . Ethnic Chinese constitute the plurality of Penang Island's population; the 2020 Malaysian Census indicated that about 56% of Penang Island's inhabitants were of ...
He contributed handsome donations to schools, hospitals, temples and many other philanthropic establishments, among which are the King Edward Memorial Hospital, the Adventist Hospital, the Penang Free School, the Chung Hwa Confucian School and the Kek Lok Si Temple. [1] [14] [15] He contributed to the Malayan Aircraft Fund during the First ...
Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia, after Islam, with 18.7% of Malaysia's population being Buddhist, [1] [2] although some estimates put that figure at 21.6% when combining estimates of numbers of Buddhists with figures for adherents of Chinese religions which incorporate elements of Buddhism. [3]