Taifo Temple
Taifo Temple locates at the foot of Huiru Park, Dongshan road, forehead of Taifo Temple ¡°Kaiyuan Taifo temple¡± is written by chairman of former China Buddhism Association.
Temple in Thailand praised as Thailand art museum, this temple is copy Yunshi temple in Thailand, is rich of Thailand color, layer eaves nulti-side roof install scale tile, eave-envelop board install upward yellow figure, raise angle of chapiter means dragon and phoenix show lucky, adornment of window and door concentrate ancient plastic art, fully embodiment rare and delicate alien sentiment. To Chaozhou people, not need go out can appreciate alien mien; to emigrant in Thailand also has another sentiment. 
In middle of the temple there is a Thailand type Sakyamuni, called Qingla Buddha, spire hair costume is very different form Sakyamuni in Kaiyuan temple, is screw blaze dress. This bronze figure of Buddha is 3 meters high, 1.5 tons weight, and surface glue gold foil, called gold Buddha. Around is a picture ¡°Story about Buddha¡±, main write birth,become Buddha and die process of Sakyamuni,
There are four sides Buddha on east side, in Thailand, four sides Buddha is spirit, but not Buddha, is one of the three spirit of Brahmanism, meaning is ¡°Big Brahma¡±, overseas Chinese in Thailand used to call it ¡°four sides Buddha¡±. ¡°Big Brahma¡± means the creator of world five things, formerly has five head, it is said one of it destroyed by Siva, left four heads respectively face four direction, four hands respectively hold sutra, lotus flower, spoon, prayer beads or earthen bowl. When burn joss sticks to four-side Buddha, should burn east, west, south and north, at the same time worship follow clockwise in turn. Four sides Buddha respectively represent kind (kindheartedness), sad (compassion), happy lucky), abandon (bestow kindness).
There are ¡°Watch River building¡±, ¡°Buddha tower¡± etc; respectively hang one bell and one drum at east and west.
Taifo Temple is symbolize friendship between Thailand and Chinese people, is sign of the communication of China and Thailand. Architecture style of Taifo Temple can say unmatched, Thailand type temple, even worth visiting. |
