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Sibu Sibu is a landlocked city located in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It serves as the capital of Sibu District within Sibu Division and is situated on the island of Borneo. Covering an area of , the city is positioned at the conf ...

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Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

Confucianism Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, Religious Confucianism, religion, theory of government, or way of li ...

Taoism Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ' ...

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Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

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Chinese temple Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' mi� ...

The Jade Dragon Temple ( zh, 玉龙山天恩寺), also known as Yu Lung San Tien En Si, is a

located at KM26 of Sibu-Bintulu Road in

. The temple housing the places of worship for

and

, with the temple complex is considered as the largest not only in Malaysia but believed to be the largest in

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as well.

History

The temple complex was constructed in October 2004 through the idea of an 70-year-old Hii Siew Onn who is managing the temple committees in

Bintulu Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is located northeast of Kuching, northeast of Sibu, and southwest of Miri, Malaysia, Miri. With a population of 114,058 as of 2010, Bintulu ...

and

Miri Miri () is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. The city covers an area of , located northeast of Kuching and southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second largest ...

. The temple materials were mostly imported from

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and constructed jointly by Chinese nationals and native Ibans.

Features

Each of the temple building has a large hall housing statues of

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),* * * was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist lege ...

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, Dashizi Bodhisattva and the four-faced Goddess among the many

Chinese deities Chinese gods and immortals are beings in various Chinese religions seen in a variety of ways and mythological contexts. Many are worshiped as deities because traditional Chinese religion is polytheistic, stemming from a pantheistic view that ...

. Other section in the temple include a cultural and resource centre, two bell-and-drum towers, a theatre and a hall where the

sutra ''Sutra'' ()Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a ...

s are kept,

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garden, 7 Heavenly Sisters, as well as a lodging house and restaurant. File:Bell tower (Zhong Lou).jpg, Bell tower. File:Chinese Dragon stone (front view).jpg,

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stone. File:Chinese style Park (FangshengChi).jpg, Chinese-style garden. File:Wall sculpture of a lotus.jpg, Lotus wall sculpture. File:Swam sculpture in Jade Dragon Temple.jpg,

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sculpture. File:Yin Yang carved in stone.jpg,

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symbol carved in stone.

References

External links

* {{Taoist temples in Malaysia Religious buildings and structures completed in 2009 Chinese-Malaysian culture Buddhist temples in Malaysia Confucian temples in Malaysia Taoist temples in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Sarawak Tourist attractions in Sarawak 21st-century Buddhist temples 21st-century Taoist temples 21st-century Confucian temples