A big thank you to my brother Les, and sister-in-law Lori, for taking us out for the day as I was still not allowed to drive as yet.
Lynn and I had not been to this Temple before so it was doubly good to be able to get out and to somewhere new. The weather was a bit cool but sunny (it rained the next day) so there were no complaints there, and I enjoyed the vegetarian lunch.
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| Our driver taking his new car for a drive. |
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| The 'Pagoda' at the Nan Tien Buddhist Temple complex. |
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| The Monument. |
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| Monument |
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| The 'Pagoda' at the Nan Tien Buddhist Temple complex. |
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| The area between the Main Shrine and the Front Shrine (center building). |
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| Incense burner. |
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| Entrance to the Main Shrine. |
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| Ornate stonework. |
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| Tiled roof. |
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| Stairs With Shadows. |
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Great Hero Hall.
Li-Bu-Wei Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Tuo-Pao Buddha, Miao-Se-Shen Buddha, Gan-Lu-Wang Buddha. |
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| Ornate ceiling in the Main Shrine. |
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| Main Shrine |
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| They gong & drum every morning at 6am and afternoon at 4.30pm to open and close each day. |
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| Roof decorations. |
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| (left to right) Meditation Hall, Gandha Hall and Dining Hall. |
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| Fancy pruning. |
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| Main Shrine |
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| You'll need to to more than that Les to get to the 'good' place. |
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| The Front Shrine (also called the Great Compassion Shrine) |
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| The Mirrored Gallery (Avatamsaka World) is a stunning display representing the Avatamsaka Sutra. |
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| I didn't know there was money in the bowl! |
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| Cleaning out the Lotus Pond. |
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| Nice trunks. |
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| Mmmmm, another nice day in Paradise. |
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| I didn't catch her name. |
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They can go fast in a straight line, but can't park in one.
Cars in the car park. |
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| It was nice to get out. |
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Pagoda has its origin from the Indian stupa, an ancient type of building used
to store sutras and sacred relics of the Buddha. |
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| Cheeky kids at the back making fun of us. |
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Words of Wisdom.
Look at the road before you cross it. When life is hard, face it.
Think before you speak. When life is pain , learn from it.
Plan carefully before you act When life is easy, plant for it.
Study a new God before you worship it. When life is pleasing, enjoy it. |
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| I think he must have had his prostate out as well. |
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| I had an orchid in the disabled toilet. |
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| Kiama Lighthouse. |
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| The Blowhole, Kiama. |
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| Saddleback Lookout. |
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| Looking north from Saddleback Lookout. |
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| Rainbow and rain off Kiama. |
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| Steel City.....Port Kembla. |
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| Looking down on Kiama Lighthouse from Saddleback Lookout. |
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| Bombo Quarries. |
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Funny place to keep a base drum.
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| Rainbow from Saddleback Range. |
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| All that's left of the Illawarra Rainforest. |
Cameras: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS and Sony DSC-W690.
