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Po Lin Monastery

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Po Lin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. [1]

12 relations: Bhikkhuni, Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College, Buddhist texts, Gondola lift, Guanyin, Householder (Buddhism), Jiangsu, Lantau Island, Ngong Ping, Ngong Ping 360, Tian Tan Buddha, Vihara.

Bhikkhuni

A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.

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Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong.

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Buddhist texts

Buddhist texts were initially passed on orally by monks, but were later written down and composed as manuscripts in various Indo-Aryan languages which were then translated into other local languages as Buddhism spread.

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Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above.

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Guanyin

Guanyin or Guan Yin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion and venerated by Mahayana Buddhists and followers of Chinese folk religions, also known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English.

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Householder (Buddhism)

In English translations of Buddhist texts, householder denotes a variety of terms.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu, formerly romanized as Kiangsu, is an eastern-central coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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Lantau Island

Lantau Island (also Lantao Island) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River.

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Ngong Ping

Ngong Ping is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Ngong Ping 360

The Ngong Ping 360 is a gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

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Tian Tan Buddha

Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.

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Vihara

Vihara (विहार, IAST: vihāra) generally refers to a Buddhist bhikkhu monastery.

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Redirects here:

Po Lin, Po Lin Monastary, Po Lin Temple.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po_Lin_Monastery

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