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Rex Panorama No.13 (Set 2) - Sam Poh Tong Temple Or Cave Of Triple Gems, Ipoh

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Subject :Rex Panorama No.13 (Set 2) - Sam Poh Tong Temple or Cave of Triple Gems, Ipoh
Published By : None 
Location : Gopeng Road, Ipoh
Estimated Year : 1948
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Ian Anderson, Ipoh / Kinta Properties Group
Remark : The panoramic photograph by Rex Photo Studio, shows Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple (San Bao Dong) before the renovation in the 1950’s.

According to legend, the cave was discovered in 1890 by a Mahayana Buddhist monk from China who was passing through Ipoh; he decided to make it his domicile and a place for meditation. He remained there for 20 years until his death.

Untill today, nuns and monks who dedicate their lives to Buddha still occupy the Sam Poh Tong. There are 246 steps will leads to an open cave with an excellent view of Ipoh and its surroundings. This information is adapted from:

http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/sam%20poh%20tong.html.

In the limestone range that runs parallel with Gopeng Road and near a small settlement Gunung Rapat, barely 10 minutes drive from the city there are four caves temples, three at one end while another at the back of the range. They are Sam Poh Tong (San Bao Dong) (pictured), Nam Thin Thong (also known as Nan Tian Dong or Nam Thien Tong), Ling Xian Yan and Ji Le Dong at the back of the range. With the exception of the Nan Tian Tong Taoist temple, these temples are of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.

The above paragraph is adapted from http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/leofoo/Thai-amulets/Ipoh/index.htm. There is much more information available there.


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