| Continuing with Hong Kong (Lantau island, Tian Tan | | | | entering NIRVANA which is of course within the |
| Buddha) | | | | Buddhist religion. |
| TIAN TAN BUDDHA | | | | The buddha faces north which is uncommon for |
| The Buddha otherwise known as the TIAN TAN | | | | buddha and the six devas are facing south. Sitting |
| BUDDHA is situated at Ngong PIng on Lantau island. | | | | there watching over the wonderful country side, |
| The buddha is Lantau's biggest tourist attraction with | | | | proud and like the magnet he his he will draw you to |
| over a million people visiting every year. | | | | him. The buddha has his right hand raised which |
| The buddha is there to symbolize harmony between | | | | represents the meaning "The removal of affliction", |
| man and nature and the buddha along with Pol Lin | | | | his left hand is on his lap to represent "giving" (dhana). |
| monastery is Hong Kong major place for buddhism. | | | | Climbing the 268 steps to reach the buddha you will |
| The buddha was started in 1990 and was completed | | | | first notice that the views are outstanding, Within the |
| in 1993 with an estimated cost of $68 million. | | | | buddha there are three floors of exhibitions these |
| The buddha sits on a Lotus throne taken from THE | | | | floors are named, The Hall Of The Universe, The Hall |
| Altar of Heaven and Earthly Mount of the Temple Of | | | | Of Benevolent and The Hall Of Remembrance which |
| Heaven which resides in Tian Tan In Beijing, China. | | | | you must visit to see objects, relics of bygone age. |
| The buddha was built with 202 separate pieces of | | | | The main show room supports a bell which was rung |
| bronze plus a large metal frame supports the inside | | | | every seven minutes, 108 times per day to |
| to help support in bad windy conditions, because the | | | | symbolize the release of 108 kinds of human |
| weight of the statue is 250 tons, the height is 34M | | | | vexations. |
| (110ft). This really is a place that if you have the time | | | | Near by is the large PO PLIN MONASTERY one of |
| you shouldn't miss. Sitting around the buddha at the | | | | the most visited tourist attraction on Lantau island |
| base are 6 smaller statues all giving offerings these | | | | with there tea gardens, vegetarian restaurants, |
| are known as, The Offerings Of The Six Devas. | | | | gardens and of course the wonder of the monastery |
| They are offering flowers, incense, lamp, ointment, | | | | its self. Locally to the monastery is the Ngong Ping |
| fruit and music. The offerings are given to the | | | | cable car which goes from Ngong Ping to Tung |
| buddha to represent, charity, morality, patience, zeal, | | | | Chung. |
| meditation and wisdom of which all is needed before | | | | My next article is on the Wisdom Path. |