tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47119070576551503432024-02-07T09:53:26.283+08:00Places of Worship & DevotionIn Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo Island)black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-80119754456227195442013-05-26T22:34:00.000+08:002020-01-09T16:44:25.041+08:00Eng Teck Temple, Samera, Sadong Jaya<div class="p0" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This temple is said to be older than the Tua Pek Kong Asajaya nearby, about 20 minutes drive by car from here.</span></div>
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Semera, 94600 Asajaya, Sarawak, Malaysia1.550967 110.66519900000003-29.342505 69.35660500000003 32.444439 151.97379300000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-85701491611037338372013-05-26T21:55:00.000+08:002020-01-09T16:49:14.534+08:00Tua Pek Kong, Asajaya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Like other Tua Pek Kong temple, Tua Pek Kong Asajaya started as a small wooden temple nearby a small river in Asajaya.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The temple was initiated mainly due to many drowning incidents of local children nearby the current location. The current temple was rebuilt on the same location after many years of persistent efforts from local devotees on land issue.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Asajaya, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5460485 110.518484299999951.29208 110.19576079999996 1.800017 110.84120779999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-39421010663642696632013-02-14T10:47:00.000+08:002020-01-03T17:04:08.543+08:00Thai Pak Kung, Bintangor (民丹莪大伯公庙)<br />
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to Sibu Tua Pek Kong to pay respect usually in express boat; The to and fro
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Bintangor was very inconvenient before the completion of the Durin Bridge and later
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Trans Borneo Highway, express boat transport was by default preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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earlier in 1978 by the authority, construction works started in 1982 and the
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Bintangor, Sarawak, Malaysia2.169966 111.636641199999991.6622215 110.99119419999998 2.6777105 112.28208819999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-19535018524819008892013-02-14T09:34:00.000+08:002020-01-09T16:54:43.241+08:00Tua Pek Kong - A Study By Ngu See-HingEx<em>tracts from 成大宗教與文化學報 第十三期, 2009 年12 月 頁97-138...
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<i><strong><u>Investigation into the Belief of Fu De Zheng Shen ( Earth
God ) in Malaysia — Especially on Da Bo Gong temple
( Earth God Temple ) in Sarawak</u></strong></i>
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As the largest state of Malaysia, Sarawak located at the northern part of
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The belief of Fu De Zheng Shen 福德正神 ( Earth God 土地
神 ) plays an extremely important role among Chinese society of the state
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As the statistics shown, there is over 70 temples mainly consecrate
Fu De Zheng Shen and still some uncountable temples proceed with the this
Chinese belief.
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The Belief and the temples not only able to trace back a
hundred years long lasting histories, but also suffuse all over the country. <br />
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essay is going to discuss about the built up of the Da Bo Gong temple 大伯公
廟, which included the relationship of ship based migration, the origin and
argument of the deity, combination of TANG 唐 ( Chinese ) and FAN 番
( Non-Chinese ) Earth God belief, and the special date of the Da Bo Gong
festival and ceremony, to understand the circumstances Da Bo Gong belief in
Sarawak Chinese cultural and also find out the disparity among different
society point of view on the belief.
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The host deity, the Golden Buddha was first found drifting along the Lundu river by a group of Iban boys in 2012. It is now hosted in Poh Lin Shan 保灵山 at the road junction to Serikin in Bau, in a natural limestone cave by devotees.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">One of the local devotees, Tan, earlier on was already planning for a place of worship in the area; coincidentally, this mysterious Golden Buddha Statue was found, the rest is history. It was said to be floating a thousand miles in the sea, at sitting position, before reaching Lundu. Could this be due to the mega tsunami in 2012?</span><br />
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There are many mysterious stories or sayings on this floating Buddha and the limestone cave; one of those is about the mystical sangha shadow glimmering on a limestone wall in the cave, it is believed that the invisible image will only appear to those with faith.
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Undoubtedly, Poh Lin Shan has added another attraction in Bau recently to both the religious devotees and the tourists, and hopefully continued to bring prosperity to this Golden (gold mining) Town of Borneo.
black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com1Serikin, Sarawak, Malaysia1.3246447 110.00327941.2928956999999999 109.9629389 1.3563937 110.0436199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-28613074791017292082013-02-03T22:50:00.000+08:002020-01-09T17:07:20.772+08:00Pa Shian Kung (八仙宫), Miri<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the very few temples in Sarawak hosted with 'Pa Shian' or the Eight Immortals</td></tr>
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Going to Beliong is a step back in time.<br />
Visitors are ferried across the Samarahan River by boatmen in sampans after a leisurely and refreshing drive through the Asajaya countryside.
Alighting from the boats, they are greeted by farmers who peddle an array of fresh produce from their farms – sweet corn, pineapples, bananas and coconuts.
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A cluster of Malay houses emerges from among coconut palms as you walk towards the Kampung. There is no road in Beliong. People walk or cycle.
At mid-day, or anytime of the day, the place is quiet. <br />
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There is no sound of traffic except for the sputtering of the outboard engine from the sampan ferrying visitors to the village or that of the occasional motorbike.
This is a place which seems out of this world, spared the trappings of modern development.
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<strong><u><em>Meaning of Beliong</em></u></strong><br />
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Beliong in Chinese is Wen Loong. Literally, it means kissing the dragon. But there are no dragons in Beliong, only a long sandy ridge created by the alluvial deposits of the Samarahan River running all the way from Kampung Beliong up to Kampung Tanju. <br />
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It is now covered with vegetation.
Local fengshui gurus look at it as a grounded dragon, unable to take off. In the Hakka dialect, its name is Vut Leung, meaning captive dragon.
The Malays, however, say Beliong is a special axe used in making a boat or sampan. <br />
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It is cleverly mounted on the forked end of a wooden pole and can be adjusted and used as a hoe as well as an axe.
According to the Tua Kampung of Beliong, Sani Basah, Beliong, in its earlier times, was populated by many Bruneians who used the kapak beliong to make boats.
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One day, one of them dropped his axe into a stream. In order to remember where he dropped the axe, he made a mark on the side of his boat. He then paddled to Kampung Tambirat on the opposite side where the water was shallow and started looking for his axe there.
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All of a sudden, he realised his stupidity and remembered the original spot where he dropped his beliong. He pointed at the stream opposite Tambirat and exclaimed “there, beliong.”
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The incident became a much talked about story and over the years, the stream simply became Sungai Beliong and the kampung, quite naturally, became Kampung Beliong.
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Tua Kampung Sani whose family has lived there since the 1840s, said his grandfather was from Brunei. His name was Tengku Putih, and his father was Gafar Tengku Putih. It is likely many of the present Malay population in Beliong had come from Brunei.
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The Chinese began to arrive at the end of the 19th century.<br />
Paying 50 cents for a licence from the white Rajah, they had unlimited access to clear and farm the land.
Starting from Kampung Tanju and Sungai Pinang, they moved to Beliong and other surrounding areas, planting coconut as the main crop, with bananas, vegetables, and others as supplementary crops.
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Over time, pepper, coffee, oranges were also cultivated. The batu oranges from Beliong became very famous. The population prospered and grew, even setting up their own school. <br />
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Beliong looked set to fly.
But good times didn’t last. Beliong farmers switched from coconut to pepper and cocoa as demand and prices of these commodities fluctuated. <br />
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When their cocoa fruits were attacked by pests and there was no reprieve, many abandoned their farms and moved away.
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Some switched to oil palm but by then, the Chinese population in the whole Beliong Delta Basin had been reduced to a few hundred.
In Beliong village itself, there are fewer than 500 Malays and 200 Chinese and the student population of the Chinese school has dwindled to around 20.
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The Beliong Delta Basin is enclosed by the South China Sea in the east, the Sarawak River in the north, Sungai Batu Belah to its west and the Samarahan River to the south.<br />
Beliong is cut off from the rest of the world, reachable only by river. Even if there is a profitable crop like oil palm, transporting it out of Beliong has to be by river first and then by road – a lengthy and inconvenient process.
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Likewise, goods from the city are ferried by boat. At the wharf, one can see packages of goods waiting to be collected. Unless something special happens in Beliong, or when it is eventually linked to the rest of the country by road, the Kampung is trapped – like the dragon in its Hakka name.
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But recently, Beliong had been visited by hundreds from all over the country. They came to pray for good health, good fortune, and peace at the Tokong Fuk Teck Gong, a temple sitting by the shore of the Samarahan River.
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Normally, visitors either drive to Kota Samarahan, where they take the ferry, sometimes queuing for up to two hours to cross over to Asajaya and drive on to Beliong, or they have the choice of skipping all that hassle and taking the “country road” – a longer drive taking them through banana farms in Kampung Tambirat to the Beliong crossing.<br />
There, all at once, they see the shimmering golden roofs and red walls of the Fuk Teck Gong temple on the opposite side of the Samarahan River with coconut palms forming a picturesque backdrop.
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It is a beautiful and mystical spectacle, like a mirage of a palace in the middle of nowhere. <br />
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Devout Buddhists believe Beliong is a floating lotus, a sacred flower which grows out of mud but looks pretty and pristine, and upon which the Goddess of Mercy stands as she transcends Heaven and Earth.
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From a distance, Fuk Teck Gong temple is floating on water, like a floating lotus.<br />
<strong><em><u><br />Guardian of the soil</u></em></strong><br />
Vong Muk Chon, chairman of the Fuk Teck Gong management committee, said the temple started as a little hut thirty three years ago where locals prayed for safety, good health and good harvests.<br />
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The new temple was completed three years ago. It stands on more than two acres of land, donated by the state government.
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Fuk Teck Gong houses the Tua Pek Kong, one of the most worshipped among the many deities of the Chinese-Taoist-Buddhist communities.
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David Liew Kiew Shing, advisor on Deity Affairs of the temple, said Tua Pek Kong is the guardian of the soil, vital in determining all aspects of the land from weather, productivity and general safety.
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The farming community’s dependence on the soil makes Tua Pek Kong the most important deity in their lives.
Over the years, this temple has attracted both Taoists and Buddhists alike and today, the Buddha and the Goddess of Mercy are also being worshipped here.<br />
It is now a magnificent temple with an imposing building that is four-storey high – a Tower of Longevity, elaborate murals, and beautiful gardens.
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<strong><em><u>100-year-old tortoise</u></em></strong>
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There is a much visited wishing well in the garden of the temple where a 100-year-old tortoise and seven young tortoises reside.
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A devotee purportedly deciphered a 4-digit number on the back of the tortoise and struck a fortune. Since then, hundreds have come to pray for a similar stroke of good luck.
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The faithful also believe if they walk round the Longevity Tower three times or 108 steps each day, they would regain their health and achieve long life.
Some have testified to the truthfulness of such claims, leading to a belief the deities and the temple have some mythical powers. Visiting the temple, therefore, becomes something of a pilgrimage.
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Like the Muara Tebas Temple or the Ching San Yan, Beliong’s Fuk Teck Gong exemplifies the concept of 1 Malaysia.
The Malay-Muslim villagers are not perturbed by the presence of the Tua Pek Kong Temple or the activities of the faithful. <br />
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They even welcome them, providing support services like the sampan to ferry the worshippers and manning parking spaces for cars at the wharf.
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With the influx of visitors to the temple, Beliong and its people have been given a new lease of life.
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Chairman Vong said before the new temple was built, there were only five boats ferrying people to Beliong. Now there are 20. <br />
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But what they really wish for is a bridge, and a new, shorter road linking them directly to Kuching and the rest of the country.
When that happens, perhaps the dragon that is Beliong can finally soar.
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Beliong, 94300 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.543327 110.514442000000031.5274539999999999 110.49427200000004 1.5592 110.53461200000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-70626318325500912302012-10-14T15:12:00.000+08:002020-01-03T16:45:45.046+08:00Masjid Bandar Kuching - Oldest Mosque, facing demolition<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><br />
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“Currently, the plan for a new mosque or for Masjid Bandar Kuching is in the final stage of approval and very soon we can start building from the present site,", as reported by the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ab-blMavDCx5-MNX9D23LVxnODw_98fhYZmw9cVl4I/edit">Borneo Post...</a>
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Tann Hua Foo Sibu is situated in the town center of Sibu, among the various churches of this Christian town. The monastery is said to be initiated long before the Eng Ang Teng (Tua Pek Kong Sibu).
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The current new monastery was named Guan Yin Chamber temporary during the construction, as the old temple was still operating, since there could not be two 'Tann Hua Foo' in one place. The name, 'Guan Yin Chamber', remains after that.
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Tann Hua Foo or similar places of worship are found only in Central Sarawak where most of the Hockchew live, as the host deity is originated from China Hockchew (Fuzhou) province.
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KUCHING: It may not have the grandeur of Batu Caves Temple complex in Selangor, but Mount Matang Sri Mahamariamman Temple complex can lay claim to be the first Hindu temple built in Sarawak.<br />
Located at the foothills of Mount Matang, the temple complex is also fascinating as it is made entirely of wood.<br />
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Although it is only about 45km from here, one needs to spend about 45 minutes hiking up the hill.<br />
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The temple was originally built by Indian workers who were brought here to work on the coffee plantation run by the state government back in 1867, and later with Rajah Charles Brooke, who took over and switched to tea in 1897.<br />"The Indian workers brought a bronze deity when they arrived here but it was transferred to a temple in Batu Lintang when the tea estate was closed in 1912 due to poor harvest.<br />
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"The temple was abandoned for 55 years until it was rediscovered by a local villager who was hunting nearby,"said penghulu T. Komarusamy, in his 60s.<br />
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The title penghulu, or headman, was given to Komarusamy by the state government in recognition of his services to the 2,000-strong Indian community in Sarawak.<br />
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The temple was revived and consecrated in the 1980s.<br />
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Three years ago, a massive renovation costing RM500,000 was carried out, using wood harvested from the nearby forest.<br />
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Not far from the temple site are the remains of Brooke's bungalow, Valembrosa.<br />
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A consecration of the temple was held yesterday, witnessed by Works Deputy Minister Datuk Yong Khoon Seng and the grandson of the second white Rajah Charles Brooke, James Vyner Brooke, 68, who came all the way from England.<div>
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"I am amazed and proud to be a part of Sarawak's diverse history. <br />
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Sebuyau, a small coastal town resided between the Batang Lupar and Sungai Sebuyau; the small Sungai Sebuyau flows past Sebuyau directly to the South China Sea just at the Batang Lupar river mouth where the town is situated. This small fishing town is famous for the Ikan Terubuk, which is in high demand both locally and the West Malaysian market.
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Tze Yin Khor is situated near the Sebuyau river mouth; Tze Yin Khor Sebuyau shares the same host deities with Tze Yin Khor Sri Aman and Tze Yin Khor Lubok Antu, both are at the upstream of the Batang Lupar. The Main Host, Tze Pei Niang Niang, and two other host deities, Lord Hock Teck, or Tua Pek Kong. and Xuan Tian Shang Ti (玄天上帝; Heavenly Emperor).
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"Sri Maha Mariamman Temple – The Lost Temple of Matang<br />
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THE Sri Maha Mariamman (goddess of Mercy) temple, 1000 feet up the slope of the Matang mountain in the Kuching district was ‘lost’ for more than 50 years before it was discovered accidentally by a hunter back in the mid 1960s.<br />
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It was said the hunter Abi bin Bengggali, stumbled upon an abandoned building on the slope of the mountain while searching for game. Intrigued, he explored the interior of the sturdy building made of belian which despite the ravage of time was still largely intact.<br />
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Inside, he discovered relics of what was clearly a Hindu temple and taking fancy of a carved wooden elephant, he took it home. It proved to be a traumatic mistake for that night his house shook violently and in his sleep Abi dreamt that he must return the statue to the temple.<br />
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Needless to say the hunter lost no time returning the statue to the temple and his strange adventure became the talk of the village. When it spread to the ears of Hindus in Kuching the mystery of the abandoned temple was quickly unraveled.<br />
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The temple was built by Indian and Ceylonese (Sri Lankans) workers recruited by the second White Rajah Charles Brooke to tend his tea and coffee plantation on the slope of the mountain.<br />
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Some of the Indian elders in the 1960s still remembered their childhood spent in the plantation and vividly recalled their parents telling them how the workers, who arrived in 1867, using simple tools, built the temple dedicated to Sri Maha Mariamman from belian taken from the surrounding jungle.<br />
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When the temple was completed they invited a priest from India to consecrate it, possibly two or three years after their arrival. At its height, the 600 acre plantation employed more than 1000 workers who were housed in barracks nearby.<br />
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The workers were oppressed by the canganees (foremen) and managers and were poorly paid. Most of them were Hindus and to practise their religion they first built a shrine near a mountain stream. When they were more settled they set about erecting the temple which like in any Hindu community became the centre of their social and religious activities.<br />
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The Sri Maha Mariamman temple was not the only place of worship built by the workers as they also built another temple for the deity Subramaniam. Some of the workers were Catholics and they built a chapel in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. These two buildings have not been located. After more than 150 years they are likely to be permanently lost to the jungle.<br />
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Due to poor management, the plantation was closed down in 1912 and the workers were given a choice to move down to Kuching to work in road construction or go back to India.<br />
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Perhaps of their bitter experience in the plantation most of the workers decided to go back to India and only 40 or 50 families decided to stay back. When they left the plantation those who chose to stay behind took the bronze statue of the deity Maha Sri Maha Mariamman with them to shrine near the Sarawak Club in Kuching.<br />
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Later they moved it to a small temple built along Batu Lintang Road. Much later a big temple dedicated to the deity was built on a piece of land at Jalan Rock and was completed in 1991. The statue was then moved there where it remains until today.<br />
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While the statue of the deity continued to be venerated and properly housed, the temple on the mountain was left to the elements and had it not been built of belian the whole structure would have collapsed to the ground.<br />
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Abi’s story sparked a campaign among the Hindus of Kuching to restore the temple leading to an expedition to its site in 1968. The path built during the Brookes leading to the plantation was cleared and it turned out to be a very well built small road meandering up a gentle slope.<br />
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Although the walk up to the temple is three kilometers up hill all the way, you do not have to be an Olympian to get there as the path is wide and well constructed and the gradient is gentle.<br />
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From then on work on the renovation of the temple under the supervision of Lechamanan Ragua who is also known as R.L. Jimmy began in earnest and there were many tales of strange happenings encountered by visitors and workers involved in the repair of the temple.<br />
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Lechamanan recounted how while at work at the temple one day in 1970 he saw a cobra on the roof. Taking a stick he tried to shoo the snake away but was stopped by elders present there. The snake left after the elders entered the temple and said a few prayers.<br />
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Later the imprint of a cobra appeared on Lechamanan’s forehead and only disappeared one month later after he sought forgiveness for his impulsive act. It is believed that the snake is the guardian of the temple.<br />
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There was another story about a man who tried to take a way the doors of the temple and was blocked by the snake on his way up. He managed to get past the serpent and reached the temple where he dismantle the doors and took it down.<br />
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On the way back he was chased by the same snake and had to leave the doors behind as he fled down the mountain. The doors were never recovered but that man fell ill and went berserk when he reached home. He was only cured after he was brought up the mountain and prayers were said over him ridding him of the spirit that possessed him.<br />
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On Dec 4, 1970 the repair works were completed and a poojai (high mass) attended by about 500 people were held to mark its restoration. Since then devotees regularly offered prayers there and it was put under the care and administration of the Kuching Hindu Temple Association Ban Hock Road.<br />
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Today the temple is again going through another major restoration and this time it is more than just repairing and repainting. The Mount Matang Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Renovation Committee under the chairmanship of Sasindran Nair is rebuilding the temple on its original site and except for minor alterations of the inner sanctum, follow its exact design.<br />
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Like the workers of the plantation, the building committee is using belian wood from the mountain to build the temple. The Sarawak Forestry Department granted them permission to cut down five belian trees from the slope for the timber.<br />
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“This temple is the only Sri Maha Mariamman temple in the world made of timber and we want to keep that record,” said Sasindran.<br />
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Vice chairman T. Kaliani @T. Morgan who was with Sasindran inspecting the construction when I visited the site recently added, “It is difficult and expensive to bring the building materials up the mountain. We are thankful to those who contributed to the cost of the restoration so far but we need more fund to complete the job. We hope more people would come forward to help us restore the temple.”<br />
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Surprisingly many of those who prayed at the temple are Chinese who helped contribute to its upkeep through their donations. “Our appeal goes out to devotees and well wishers of other races. We are grateful to Chinese worshippers who come here to pray for their contribution and we also appeal to them to help us restore this temple.”<br />
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Morgan added the committee had engaged the services of craftsmen from India to carve the belian posts and plaster other decorations of the temple. They are expected to start work next month.<br />
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Those who wish to donate to the restoration of the ‘lost’ temple of Sri Maha Mariamman can contact Sasindran at 019-888 1837 or Morgan at 019-816 8017 for more information."<br />
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Source : The Borneo Post - Francis Chan 2007black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com1Gunung Serapi, 93050 Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5833333 110.183333299999961.4563523 110.02197179999996 1.7103143 110.34469479999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-87755756644631307102010-11-07T22:39:00.003+08:002020-01-10T10:05:23.745+08:00Fo Pao Kung, Batu Kawa<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Batu Kawa, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5142561 110.327157899999971.5063196 110.31707289999997 1.5221926000000001 110.33724289999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-25707329344100620112010-08-04T12:04:00.002+08:002020-01-08T16:27:38.499+08:00Woon Hua Kung, Batu Kawa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Woon Hua Kung, one of the many small traditional Chinese temples in the Batu Kawa area.<br />
There are many such temples in this area, mostly built in the early Chinese settlement time, nearby to the Sarawak river tributaries, as river was the most economical & convenient means of transport during that time.<br />
In the Batu Kawa area along, there were around 10 such early settlements in these Sarawak river tributaries.<br />
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Batu Kawa, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5142561 110.327157899999971.5063196 110.31707289999997 1.5221926000000001 110.33724289999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-24551080004801124882010-03-31T20:27:00.003+08:002020-01-06T21:58:00.419+08:00Fo Fa Ling Xian Zong Meditation Society, Tmn Hui Sing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com3Taman Hui Sing, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5112449 110.344286199999941.4953718999999999 110.32411619999995 1.5271179 110.36445619999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-35687987573681563422010-03-29T22:07:00.005+08:002019-12-06T14:14:39.635+08:00The Guan Gong At The Doorway, Debak.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Debak Lung San Temple was said to be initiated before 1930, the earlier temple was a simple hut about 2 kilometers from the current location. The history of this small town, Debak, is more than 130 years. <br />
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Earlier on Lord Tua Pek Kong was the only host deity; Xuan Tian Shang Ti (玄天上帝) was later hosted in by devotees’ request. Guan Gong (關公) joined in recently, forming the current 3 main host deities in this temple. <br />
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<br />Earlier, it was said that Guan Gong or similar character was seen many times near the temple doorstep. It was later learnt that Lord Guan Gong wanted to be hosted in this temple; that was the legend how Guan Gong became the host deity of Lung San Temple in Debak.black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Debak, Sarawak, Malaysia1.56267 111.422176900000071.3087075000000001 111.09945340000007 1.8166324999999999 111.74490040000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-12931516798684228912009-11-15T22:08:00.011+08:002020-01-03T16:46:08.952+08:00Tua Pek Kong Lundu & the Rafflesia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tua Pek Kong, Lundu is situated not far from Gunung Gading National Park, the home to numerous rare plants including the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia.<br />
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<strong>Extracts from the Commemorative Plaque...</strong><br />
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"This splendid tree, locally known as ‘Kayu Hujan’ or ‘Rain Tree’ (Samanea-Saman) has been confirmed by the expert from the Sarawak Forestry Department that it is estimated to be more than 100 years old. <br />
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It is believed that it was planted by one of the early unknown settlers from China, presumably he was one of the earliest ‘Beca’ (trishaw) operator in Sibu town.<br />
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Finding himself unable to withstand the hot tropical sun, he planted this fast growing luxuriant tree, hoping it would give him a cool shade and thus, creating a strategic & focal point for him to continue his livelihood as ‘Beca’ operator to ferry nearby women-folk to worship at the nearby Tua Pek Kong Temple.<br />
The tree had also borne some interesting legend as pointed out by one local historian.”<br />
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia2.287284 111.830535000000051.272032 110.53964150000006 3.302536 113.12142850000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-64265551645729885522009-07-19T15:43:00.002+08:002020-01-03T16:44:29.125+08:00Rajah Charles Brooke & the Temple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chu Sze Kung was first found near the current Kuching General Hospital by the local Teoh Chew pioneers around the end of 19th Century; there was a small Teoh Chew community in the area around that time. There is no records on the details. <br />
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The Rajah was associated with Lord Chu Sze according to a legend. <br />
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At one time, in the 19th Century, Rajah Charles Brooke was galloping on a horse back along Green Road, near the current General Hospital; suddenly, he felt sick & fell blank to the ground. <br />
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As he was unconscious, there appeared an old man before him & fed him some medicine. When he woke up, he saw the old man disappeared before a small temple not far from him. <br />
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As he entered the temple, he was shocked that the host deity looked alike the old man who saved him in the dream. It seemed that the God of the temple had saved him.<br />
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As he returned to the Astana (the palace), he quickly granted the piece of land to the temple officially, with a land title. Thereafter, the story spread and more devotees came to the temple.<br />
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The current new temple in this new location was officially opened in 30 April 2009. The relocation was planned & initiated in 2007; construction was completed in Feb 2009.<br />
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Tabuan Laru, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.514613 110.380153000000061.49874 110.35998300000007 1.530486 110.40032300000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-31894969619448297202009-07-12T16:19:00.003+08:002020-01-10T10:21:33.136+08:00Stone God, Bintulu / Sibu<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Tabuan Laru, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.514613 110.380153000000061.49874 110.35998300000007 1.530486 110.40032300000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-21502752482109330122009-02-25T07:26:00.004+08:002020-01-08T09:29:55.382+08:00Hock Teck Tsyr, Bintulu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hock Teck Tsyr, Bintulu has just completed the new building before the 2009 Chinese New Year. The official date for opening will be after the CNY 2009, probably in March 2009.<div>
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black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia3.171322 113.041906899999962.15674 111.75101339999996 4.185904 114.33280039999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-18311502533514022502009-02-14T10:37:00.000+08:002020-01-03T16:48:07.594+08:00Tua Pek Kong Temple On A SlopeA Tua Pek Kong temple is located on a hill slope in Dear Lake, Tarat, Serian.<br />
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Sungai Tarat, 94700 Serian, Sarawak, Malaysia1.2049667 110.536957600000051.1890916999999999 110.51678760000006 1.2208417 110.55712760000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-19554455229164752962008-11-27T12:51:00.004+08:002020-01-03T17:14:05.037+08:00The Butcher Who Turned God<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hiang Thian Siang Ti or Xuan Tian Shang Ti is the host deity of Shang Ti Temple, Kuching and many other similar temples in Sarawak or Malaysia.<br />
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Accordingly, the Sagely One was born in 581 A.D. in China.<br />
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Before he got enlightened, he worked as a butcher for many years. As he turned old, he regretted much for the killings he had done as a butcher and decided to go to Wudan San (Mt Wudan in China) to practice the Taoist ways.<br />
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As such, he threw his butcher knife to the river; later, he took back the butcher knife from the river fearing that the tool might hurt the river creatures. He later cut his own stomach & threw his organs to the river in order to purify himself for the sins he had done as a butcher.<br />
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At that moment, holy light descended from the sky & escorted his soul to Wudan San for the Way.<br />
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This is the legendary story of the Sagely One who was later became God from an ordinary butcher.<br />
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<br />black charcoalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273835060295433264noreply@blogger.com0Jalan Carpenter, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.5582814 110.345912600000021.5562974 110.34339110000002 1.5602654 110.34843410000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711907057655150343.post-55530367640242465402008-07-22T07:26:00.005+08:002020-01-08T09:41:46.328+08:00Lian Hua San - San Ching Pantheon, Miri<br />
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"Historical brief of ‘Miri Lian Hua San San Ching Taoism Association’<br />
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Tao means literally the ‘path’ and is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction of human being. Taoism is a philosophy and San Ching is the phenomenal belief of Taoism.<br />
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‘Miri Lian Hua San San Ching Tian’ is originated from ‘Miri San Ching Yuk Fang Tian’ that was formed since 1972. After the unfortunate demise of our first Chairman of the Association – Mr Chiew Choon Lim in the late 1998, a new committee was formed in 1999 under the guidance of Mr Hii Siew Ong to complete the visionary Pantheon of ‘San Ching’.<br />
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The Pantheon of ‘Miri San Ching’ is located on a land sized 1.475 acres, with a total built-up area of approximately 2000 sq meters. The development plan was designed and constructed in accordance to approved plan by Miri Municipal Council and Land & Survey Department, as well as the Fire Department of BOMBA Malaysia.<br />
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At a total development cost of approximately RM10 Millions, it has taken about three (3) years to complete this Pantheon which has now been acknowledged as the biggest Taoist Temple in South East Asia. This phenomenal temple with ancient architectural design blended with all cultural backdrops and landscaping proves itself an outstanding features with righteousness. It also forms as another tourism icon of Miri Division.<br />
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The successful development of this Pantheon is the result of the hard work and commitment of all committee and members of the ‘San Ching Association’, generous support from the Malaysia Government and the public despite the fact that it was implemented during the world economic recession period. With this, we would like to express our highest gratitude and thankfulness to all that has supported us to achieve our vision.<br />
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Noted herein also, we must offer our respect and tribute to the effort and contribution of all past Committee and Members with the late Chairman Mr Chiew Choon Lim in the forefront, towards the success and achievement of this superlative home of Miri San Ching Tian (Pantheon).<br />
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Date 28 March 2002"<br />
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