Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong,located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula,and is part of the New Territories. Administratively,most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
The Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha,completed in 1993,and located at Ngong Ping,Lantau Island,in Hong Kong. The statue,located near the Po Lin Monastery which built it,is a tourist attraction.
Tung Chung,meaning "eastern stream",is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns,it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay,and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Tung Chung is a station on the Tung Chung line of the MTR rapid transport system in Hong Kong. As the western end of the Tung Chung line,it is also a transfer point of those wishing to use the Ngong Ping Cable Car and by bus to the rest of Lantau Island. As with all other MTR stations,Tung Chung has a unique colour scheme used throughout the station,in this case lavender.
Ngong Ping 360 is a bicable gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Intended to improve tourism to the area,the aerial lift was previously known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project before acquiring the Ngong Ping 360 brand in April 2005. It consists of the Ngong Ping Cable Car,formerly known as the Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail,and the Ngong Ping Village,a retail and entertainment centre adjacent to the cable car's upper station. Ngong Ping 360 connects Tung Chung,on the north coast of Lantau and itself linked to central Hong Kong by the Tung Chung line,with the Ngong Ping area in the hills above. This is home to the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha,both already significant tourist attractions in their own right. Before Ngong Ping 360's opening,the only access was via a mountain road and bus service.
Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet,located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Lhasa and about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Jokhang. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of its name is attributed to a fact that during construction,the hill behind the monastery was covered with blooming wild roses.
The Lantau Trail,opened on 4 December 1984,is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70 kilometres (43 mi) trail is a loop starting and finishing in Mui Wo. It is the third longest trail in Hong Kong,after MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail. The Lantau Trail has good visitor facilities along the way,and the route is well marked. There are information boards and maps at junctions between each stage. Distance posts around 500 metres apart help hikers know where they are. At each turning,route signs give instructions about directions,place names,and the distances and times for hiking between various locations.
Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang dynasty architecture. The temple halls have statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha,the goddess of mercy Guanyin and other bodhisattvas. These statues are made from gold,clay,wood and stone.
Ngong Ping is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall. There are several hills nearby which are also an attraction to tourists. It is now the terminus of the cable car ride Ngong Ping 360 which travels to Tung Chung. New facilities and tourist attractions have opened including the Ngong Ping Village,Walking with the Buddha,the Monkey's Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House. A youth hostel is located near the monastery. The second highest peak of Hong Kong,Lantau Peak,is at its southeast.
Nei Lak Shan is the eighth highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of 751 m (2,464 ft),it is situated on Lantau Island immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located.
Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. It was built in the 15th century on a site that had been used for meditation by the 7th century Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo. The nuns support themselves through alms and manufacturing items such as clothing and printed texts.
Rizong gompa,Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Buddhist monastery is also called the Yuma Changchubling in Ladakh,India. It is situated at the top of a rocky side valley on the north side of the Indus,to the west of Alchi on the way to Lamayuru. It was established in 1831 by Lama Tsultim Nima under the Gelukpa order,at Ri-rdzong. There are 40 monks in the monastery. The monastery is also called "the paradise for meditation" and is noted for its extremely strict rules and standards. The nunnery,located about 2 km from the monastery,is called the "Jelichun Nunnery" or Chulichan (Chomoling),where,at present,20 nuns reside. It is north of Srinagar-Leh highway &north of Mangyu temple complex.
Amoghasiddhi is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. He is associated with the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and of the destruction of the poison of envy. His name means Unfailing Accomplishment. His consort is Tara,meaning Liberator and his mounts are garudas. He belongs to the family of karma whose family symbol is the double vajra.
Buddhism is a major religion in Hong Kong and has been greatly influential in the traditional culture of its populace. Among the most prominent Buddhist temples in the city there are the Chi Lin Nunnery in Diamond Hill,built in the Tang dynasty's architectural style;the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island,famous for the outdoor bronze statue,Tian Tan Buddha,which attracts a large number of visitors during the weekends and holidays.
Great Buddha,Big Buddha,or Giant Buddha may refer to:
Thiksey Monastery or Thiksey Gompa is a Buddhist monastery affiliated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located on top of a hill in Thiksey approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Leh,in the Ladakh region of northern India. It is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa,Tibet,and is the largest monastery in central Ladakh,notably containing a separate set of buildings for female renunciates that has been the source of significant recent building and reorganization.
Tung Lin Kok Yuen is a Buddhist nunnery and educational institution located at No.15 Shan Kwong Road in Happy Valley,Hong Kong. Founded in 1935 by Lady Clara Ho-Tung,it is home to approximately 30 nuns and 50 lay devotees.
Man Cheung Po is an area of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
