Friday 13 March 2015

Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Penang

Dhammikarama Burmese Temple in Lorong Burma, Penang was founded in 1803, it was the only Burmese temple in Penang and most possibly in Malaysia.
Inside the main praying hall.
Due to different cultural, the images are slightly different from what we normally see in Thai buddhist temple.
The mystical creature, The Panca-Rupa.
Shrine of Arahant Upagutta, those familiar with Thai temple will find this identical with Phra Upakut.
Arahant Upagutta/Phra Upakut.
Arahant Sivali.
Arahant Khema, first female disciple of Buddha.
Naga.
The Garuda.
The Golden Pagoda.
Akasind Deva
Kakusanda Buddha
Chanda Surindri Devi
Maha Sakyamuni Buddha
Gotama Buddha
More golden pagoda.
On the roof of the Sima shrine hall.
The Standing Buddha.
GPS location: Latitude: 5.431175 | Longitude: 100.313831
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