Sitting Buddha Statue in Kelantan is my picture of the week. This is the largest sitting Buddha statue in Asia and located in the small area of Tumpat in Kelantan, North East of Malaysia. The state also borders Thailand and has a stunning 26 Buddhist Temples in the area. The name of this temple is called Wat Machimmaran and was completed in the year 2000. It took skilled craftsmen from Thailand about 10 years to build this statue which is 30 meters high and 18 meters wide.
Beautiful temple grounds
For those who plane to visit this beautiful temple, the location of this is at a local village called Kampung Jubakar in Tumpat, Kelantan. The temple grounds also occupy an area of over 2.4 hectares which include many other smaller shrines. It is one of the places where popular celebrations like Wesak, Chinese Lunar New Year, Chai and Lakathor are held.
View of the Sitting Buddha Statue from the front of the temple
Coming here for the first time really made an impression for me. I was in awe when I saw how huge the statue was as having heard from friends, I assumed it was much smaller that this. Exploring the temple here found many other interesting sights which I will share in my upcoming article. As this is my picture of the week posting, you can also read about my Visiting Kota Bharu in Kelantan article. I had a field day photographing every part of this temple as there was hardly anyone here during my visit. Among my favourite pictures, I have to say it was the Sitting Buddha Statue in Kelantan.
13 comments:
wish to go there long time ago but no friend go with me. thx for your sharing on this place.
i think got 1 sleeping buddha nearby too.
nice shot bro... too bad i didnt get a chance to visit the place when i went to kelantan many years ago
i'm also from tumpat. so near with my place.
Hey everyone, thanks and yes, this is near the sleeping Buddha. It's just further down the road. Do visit it when you can, it's really nice,especially the temple under the Buddha.
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very eye catching movements i like it very much good work keep it up
lovely pics and lovely place.
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want to go there yearlong second ago but no soul go with me. thx for your sharing on this item.
i reckon got 1 erect angel nearby too
Nice place. didn't thought that it's in Kelantan. Wonderful!!!
Thursday, January 20, 2011Pro-UMNO MCA Is Anti Buddhist !
Contributed by Anak Mami
Ven. Phra Piya Thammo,
Rumah Pangsa
Blk A-7-9- Jln Padang Tembak,
11400 Pulau Pinang,
Malaysia
Dear Devotees,
Before I commence of my letter-writing toward. All of you, I would like to inform all of you that I am not satisfy with the lawyer, Dato YIP KUM FOOK due to his bad inspirit impressions because he sent an inspector to come to our Buddhist Temple to arrest me without any good reason, moreover, the lawyer, YIP KUM FOOK is not satisfy with Chief monk.
When the Chief monk had me to go to his Temple already and he went away and left me alone to take care until Chief monk come back to the Temple first and he also told me not to leave the Temple if any committees or the chairman want to chase me out, you don’t leave the Temple at all understand? Then I said, alright? To the chief monk! On the second Day, YIP KUM FOOK came to our Temple and talk to me. He tired to make some inquiry from me and he asked me, where I come from? I told him that I came from Penang.
Then, I told to the lawyer (YIP KUM FOOK, MCA Man) that the chief monk came to Penang and fetch me and invited me to accompany him to go to his temple in K.L. I am not aware that YIP KUM FOOK is not in a good terms with the chief monk, chief monk already in this way, YIP KUM FOOK try to create trouble with me unnecessary. That is why, the lawyer want to chase me out of the Temple. Then I asked the lawyer, why you want to chase me out of the temple? Moreover, the Temple is not belonging to you, UNDERSATAND? Then, I asked him, who are you? I don’t know you at all, you have no right to chase me or control me at all, UNDERSTAND? You are just like a layman only. Do you know the regulations that any the chairman or committee cannot control the monks and the Nuns at all, also UNDERSTAND?
I scolded him like that. Then the lawyer (YIP KUM FOOK) is not satisfy with me and he told me that he will called the police to come to the Temple and arrest me. I told him to go ahead and called the police to come and arrest me. I won’t run away, I said to him like that. I have done nothing wrong toward you, why you want to arrest me? He said, he doesn’t like me to stay here. I asked him, why? Again. After this he got very angry with me, then he phoned up to the police and the police came to the Temple and told me to leave the Temple.
I told to the inspector of the again, 1 am sorry, I won’t leave the Temple because the chief monk had instructed me not to leave the Temple without his consent, UNDERSTAND? Then the inspector told me to leave, again. I told him I cannot leave the Temple because the Chief Monk hasn’t come back yet. This time, the inspector got very angry with me and he took out his handcuff and try to threaten me, then I immediately show off my hands for him to lock me up but he scare, then again, the inspector told me leave the Temple again but I still don’t want to leave the Temple.
Then I phoned up to the chief monk again and I told him that the inspector insisted want to arrest me, you better come back to settle the case for me. After this incident, Chief Monk came back to the Temple and take me to go to another temple and stay their. That’s all about this incidents! Last of all, I would like to inform all of you, that no committees or the chairman can control all the monks and Nuns at all also UNDERSTAND? “They are higher than the King,” also! So how can the laymen, the committees and the chairman to control them: – EVEN THE KING ALSO RESPECTED THE MONKS AND NUNS. Why the chairman doesn’t respect the monks and nuns? They will carry the sins later on, UNDERSTAND?
Yours in Dhamma
Ven. Phra Piya Thammo
Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 04-8272710
親爱的佛教信士.
佛教之地,都是要善伩修守戒律, 但令人痛心的是 Samnak Sambodhi Buddhist Association No: 19 Jalan 38 Taman Desa Jaya 52100 Kepong Selangor, Malaysia.三宝寺却不以身作則。他们允许缅甸外劳庆祝佳日，隨心所意,在当地杀鱼.鸡. 猪.羊及飲洒作乐,醉身萝死耒污垢佛教神聖之地.至今 已引起居民的反感.
針对以上的题,身为佛教伩徒,也是前任理事会成员,我 依佛礼的教海,据理力争。但孤学难呜,却被一手遮天,以商叶利益为重的马华公会,鹅嘜区会主席叶金福(Yip Kum Fook), 把我排除在外,其用意, 一目了然,想完全控(Yip Kum Fook)制甲洞帝沙再也,三宝寺耒达到私利賺钱.现在, 他应用外耒和尚主持三宝寺,其目的,也更清楚,因为外耒者不知内幕,不能久留,无杈过向.
回顾10年前之事,由本地吉兰丹和尚仼壇主兼顾问之時, 此种现象,是不曾发生的,为何到了叶金福(Yip Kum Fook)的領导乏下,却帶耒如此違反佛教的文化？难怪,前仼壇主 也一声不言就远离了,必有其苦衷。
为了佛教的遵严,我不忍看它沦落为醉身耒萝死之地, 让人耻笑,在此, 我只好通过现代的管道,泣声敬请,佛 教伩仰者及马耒西亜佛总能加以关注, 并给予该理事会劝导,尽速觧决此事,以免这种污点影响整体的佛教良好形象。
MCA is a political party full of eunuchs.They consists of a bunch of ballless leaders who are toothless pondans,who are more than willing to sucker up to the Umnoputras.They will go down on all fours,smell and rub their masters assholes.
Just look at the leaders of MCA.They were lying out through their noses to protect the attackers on Tung Shin Hospital.And the beauty of it is that MCA cannot come out with any credible and respectable leaders,
that they have to settled for CSL to be the so called porno president of MCA.
This Tan Cheng Liang is like the writer said a Chulia Street whore.
This ugly lady won't be able to command a large clientale.Maybe a couple of customers a day.She is a political reject,so she has to raised eyebrows to make herself noticed.
MCA is an irrerelevant political party.They cannoy speak out for the community,be they Buddhists,
Christians.Muslims,Hindus or any other religion.They are afraid of offending their masters the Umnoputras.So to speak,they have to be asked first.So it is better they suck bolas and batangs,and keep their mouths shut
On the other hand, DATUK YIP KUM FOOK (mca gombak chairman) also very against and insults Buddhist monks…how MCA can go very far..recently many people know about this Datuk….MCA is very good of party in Malaysia..some of leader of MCA are very proud and more EGO..this Datuk Yip Kum Fook always used police to arrest Buddhist Monks..now many people complained about him…so badly leader….hope MCA president to select of good MCA leaders..thanks..
DATUK YIP Kum FOOK, MCA PENGERUSI GOMBAK menghina dan ANTI Sami-Sami Buddha.
Dengan berhormati penganut ke dalam Dhamma,
Saya ikhlas hendaklah menggunakan bahasa secara terbuka pengalaman pahit yang sebenarnya telah berlaku di PERSATUAN PENGANUT BUDDHA SAMNAK SAMBODHI NO: 19-21 JALAN 38 TAMAN DESA JAYA KEPONG 52100 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
Saya tidak berpuas hati dengan Pengerusi MCA Bahagian Gombak (Yip Kum Fook) dan Pengerusi PERSATUAN PENGANUT BUDDHA SAMNAK SAMBODHI (Yip Kum Fook) kerana dia menggunakan cara yang ganas dan sombong dalam membawa masuk sekumpulan individu dari tempat-tempat lain untuk memprovokasi dan memijak sucidarat dan tanpa apa-apa sebab bunyi yang dipanggil polis untuk menahan Sami apabila bertentangan untuk mengaibkan penyembah Buddhisme.
Saya amat ingin bertanya di sini bahawa apa dosa besar dan jenayah telah dia telah melakukan setakat anda peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook dengan cara atau oleh penjahat yang dipanggil polis untuk menahan seorang rahib yang seperti dia?
Saya datang dari Pulau Pinang, saya adalah pendatang baru dan saya sementara meletakkan di PERSATUAN PENGANUT BUDDHA SAMNAK SAMBODHI untuk mengkaji dan belajar untuk mempraktikkan Buddhisme. Ketika di kuil tersebut, saya tidak tahan dengan cara yang peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook berkelakuan, sikap anda tidak sopan, sombong dan tidak terkalahkan dalam merawat ketua Sami di Kuil.
Kerana saya berkata beberapa perkataan mengenai kelakuan anda kepada anda peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook, anda menggunakan cara-cara kotor untuk menyakiti Sami. Ia adalah sesuatu yang tidak boleh diterima dan membuang satu contoh yang sangat buruk.
Untuk pengetua sebuah sekolah, jika pelajar itu dan telah melakukan suatu kesalahan, pihak polis mestilah sebagai perkara ihsan bertemu dengan pengetua, cuba untuk memahami situasi sebenar, sebelum polis mengambil sebarang tindakan. Ini adalah amalan biasa.
Tetapi ia memohon maaf untuk mengatakan, bahawa peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook yang dirinya adalah seorang peguam memilih untuk mempunyai dilakukan. Jika tidak, dia tidak bertindak selaras dengan ajaran Agama Buddha dan memandang rendah kepada semangat Buddhisme untuk satu tujuan, menunjukkan bahawa dia adalah pengerusi yang kuat Bahagian MCA Gombak dan pengerusi PERSATUAN PENGANUT BUDDHA SAMNAK SAMBODHI. Beliau menuntut pihak polis untuk menahan Sami Buddha untuk merealisasikan motif beliau
Ia amat bertuah yang disebabkan oleh hakikat bahawa agama itu sendiri adalah satu perkara yang sensitif, malah anggota polis Melayu difahami dan dihormati agama, budaya dan adat resam kaum lain, jadi mereka tidak terburu-buru mengambil apa-apa tindakan. Jika tidak, akibatnya akan menjadi bencana.
Saya faham mengapa peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook amat marah dan juga turut bertambah. Sebab utama adalah seperti berikut. Ketua Sami PERSATUAN PENGANUT BUDDHA SAMNAK SAMBODHI. Beliau telah Ketua Sami selama 20 tahun. Beliau adalah arkitek dan memainkan penting dalam meningkatkan dana awam untuk membina Kuil Buddha.
Ketua Sami itu cemas untuk mengetahui bahawa seseorang yang baru seperti dia peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook; pengerusi MCA Bahagian Gombak tidak berjalan di bercakap. Bercakap beliau yang indah dihiasi dengan kemanusiaan, menurut dan moral.
Tetapi dalam amalan, beliau sentiasa dipinggirkan dan ditolak keluar orang-orang yang melihat mata ke mata dengan dia.
Jawatankuasa Kuil sebaliknya membuat kebanyakannya saudaranya. Selain itu, dana Kuil Buddha tidak diuruskan secara telus. Akhirnya, motif sebenar beliau ialah untuk menghidupkan tanah yang tulen dan suci menjadi batu loncatan politik dan alasan politik dan dari tempat ibadat menjadi harta peribadi.
Ketua Sami amat menyedari apa yang telah diambil diletakkan, tetapi untuk mencari memelihara kesejahteraan keseluruhan kuil, dia memberinya nasihat Yip Kum Fook peguam berniat baik. Tetapi nasihat sedemikian telah tidak diterima dengan baik, ia dibuat peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook tidak berpuas hati, resah dan berlari liar. Bukannya mengendahkan nasihat itu, dia menggunakan setiap peluang untuk mencipta masalah dan untuk menganiaya Ketua Sami dan Sami-Sami supaya mereka tidak lagi boleh tinggal dan meninggalkan kuil Buddha.
peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook dan pengerusi Bahagian Gombak MCA yang penjahat, reka bentuk adalah jelas dan yang gaya adalah hipokrit dikenali oleh semua orang ... kata-kata manis anda boleh menipu dan mengelirukan beberapa orang beberapa masa, tetapi anda tidak boleh lakukan ia pada setiap masa. Nasib karma atau takdir agama Buddha pasti akan menimpa.
Sebagai perkataan terakhir saya, saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk memberkati dia, boleh peguam Datuk Yip Kum Fook bangun dengan realiti, bertaubat sebelum terlambat. Melakukan apa yang baik, menumpahkan jahat.
Anda Dhamma,
Ven. Piya Phra Dhammo.
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Kita menterjemahkan Bahasa Cina dan Bahasa Inggeris ke Bahasa Malaysia (sebab!) kerana kita mahu memberi semua orang tahu dan memahami terperinci maklumat mengenai, juga untuk memberi orang ramai mengetahui perkara ini (SEJARAH), ini bukan untuk menyerang individu DATUK YIP Kum FOOK, sila klik di sini untuk melihat: - http://margeemar.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post.html?commentPage=3
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