Footsteps on Shan Kwong Road-Eighty Years History of Tung Lin Kok Yuen
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Footsteps on Shan Kwong Road--Eighty Years History of Tung Lin Kok Yuen: Tung Lin Kok Yuen, situated on Shan Kwong Road, Happy Valley, is the first buddhist temple on Hong Kong Island.Established by Chang Lin Kok, wife of Sir Robert Hotung Bosman and opened in 1935, the temple is baronial with the shape of a boat traveling to and from the world of mortals. Since the temple was built, Lin Kok devoted herself to Buddhism. She invited many senior monks for various Buddhist events, thus helped the modern development of Buddhism in Hong Kong, which made her important in the history of Buddhism in Hong Kong.Why did Chang Lin Kok refuse to live a life of ease and leisure, like many other rich ladies did Why did she leave her home and work tirelessly to establish Tung Lin Kok Yuen What did this temple demonstrate regarding her growth background, living attitude and life goals How many twists and turns did the temple experience from the very beginning of its planning to the construction and further expansion in different times What did the different stages of the development of this temple reflect about the changes and development of the society Through collecting documents, records and data from archives and libraries, interviewing various people and visiting the temple, this book attempts to reconstruct the role of this temple in improving education, publicizing Buddhism and creating multicultural society, and add to the development legend of Hong Kong from a remote fishing port to an international financial center.Tung Lin Kok Yuen represents rich history it is an integral part of the history of Hong Kong.Tracing the extraordinary eighty-year history of Tung Lin Kok Yuen also present the huge development changes of Hong Kong society. Shan Kwong Road, which was previously remote and had few people to visit, has now turned into a place with numerous skyscrapers and vast amount of people. Nevertheless, Tung Lin Kok Yuen remains a quiet place that keeps its traditional daily routine, thus attracts various followers to come and find their peace. "e Spread the philosophies and develop the Buddhism"e is the goal and wish of people in Tung Lin Kok Yuen which is passed generation by generation. Ebook.

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ISBN (andere Schreibweisen): 962-04-3910-4, 978-962-04-3910-0