Temple of 10,000 Buddhas. This statue in the centre of the forecourt was destroyed during the landslide of 1997 and has been replaced with a different one.
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1958
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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Visiting the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in 1963. Sorry Andrew I was late for our meeting. Regards, Peter
Temple of 10000 Buddhas
Only by a mere 5 years! Andrew
Kwun Yam
this kwun yam statue has quite a history. I believe it was originally at Lee Gardens in Causeway bay before being moved here.
I always thought that such
I always thought that such statues were associated with temples. Was there one at Lee Gardens?
The one at Lee Gardens
On East Point Hill at Lee Gardens. Can be viewed here
kwun Yam
Richard Wong has a few pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/49694825@N08/5115657505/in/dateposted/
It seems that the original statue was a film prop. I do remember going to visit the temple about 10 or so years ago when they were sculpting the new statue and, I must admit, I don't believe it was the old statue being reshaped.