Free video about Famous Chinatown in Singapore. This free video was created for you by http://epsos.de and can be used for free under the creative commons license with the attribution of epSos.de as the original author of this Famous Chinatown in Singapore video. Thank you for supporting the creative commons movement !! Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, 288 South Bridge Rd. 9-18:30. Temple of four floors completed in 2007, with a statue of Maitreya Buddha, and the relic, a tooth of the Buddha Shakyamuni on the fourth floor (visible only during ceremonies daily at 9-11, 14-15:30, 18:30-20). On the roof of the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas, with prayer wheels in Tibetan style. The Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Tooth of Buddha or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is an architectural complex of temples located in the city of Kandy, the capital of the mountains of the island nation of Sri Lanka. Inside the shrine is where you save one of the most important relics of Buddhism: the left canine of Buddha, 2.5 cm, which attracts thousands each day devoted followers of this religion and tourists from around the world. The tooth is at the center of social life in Kandy and is the main protagonist of the biggest festival of the city: an annual celebration that takes place between the months of July and August since medieval times to honor Buddha in a ten-day long festival filled with elephants, dancers, music and fire: the Perahera or procession Buddha Tooth. The main attraction of the festival is the nightly parade of elephants, dressed in richly embroidered robes and illuminated with bulbs. The spectacular procession is led by the largest animal (Elephas maximus), adorned with golden covers on the tusks, which has the honor of carrying on his back a heavy golden palanquin in which the relic is transported only in this occasion from the temple and walk around town (sometimes even a backup of the relic is used, the original monitored inside the temple). As the founder of Buddhism was born on the full moon day of the month of August (around 480 a.), The Perahera is held to coincide with the full moon of August. This festival is an important cultural and economic event, as this is the key moment in the entire tourism calendar of the city of Kandy and one of the most important in Sri Lanka. Singapore Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in addition to worship Buddha 's tooth to the left of Buddhist believers visit, also the public provision of social services. Construction of "Singapore Buddha Tooth Relic Temple" located in Chinese gathered a "Chinatown" on the "Fan Village tail", which is dedicated to providing the lot is the former foreign prostitutes (mainly Russia, Japan, Taiwan and Korea ) brothel and was dying patients Small Medical Center deathbed services to focus on. The term temple means a sacred building. Originally, the area designated sky that augur used to contemplate what birds crossed it and in what sense, establishing the omens. Many religions, if not all, have buildings that are considered sacred. Among the religions have temples as sanctuaries, part of Buddhism, which includes Zen, Tantra and Lamaism count. In Buddhism, the term temple is closely associated with the monastery connected and not always clearly separated. Important elements of a Buddhist temple are Pagoda and the Dhamma hall for ceremonies and teaching lectures in Thailand also Bot and Japan Zendo called. A ritual that is often held in temples, is the puja, a prayer in honor of Buddha. Although smoke, flowers, food offerings, and the like are used more, but the Buddha refused as meaningless victims from. Therefore, it is to be understood that by good works acquires merit, which should be well affect our own happiness. The temple can depending on the school and culture vary greatly. Thus, for example, India and Sri Lanka for its cave temples known. With the spread in Germany such as Buddhist temples there also emerged that are adapted to the local climatic and cultural needs, The Buddhist House. The Buddhist temple is a place of Buddhist religion, the so-called Three Treasures, ie the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha united. Buddhist Temples differ structurally by region and include a complex of buildings including grounds. In the center is a shrine of statue of the Buddha. Temples are often used as monastery of Buddhist monks. The European designation as a temple is not the whole connotation of the Buddhist temple again. Thus comprises the Buddhist temple next to the various buildings, the located on the temple grounds gardens. The names of a Buddhist temple in general, and of each building in particular differ according to regional traditions and languages. For the temple as a whole, different designations do call. Thank you for supporting the creative commons movement !!

• published: 06 Mar 2014
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