Buddhist and Chinese temples
At its initial stage of establishment (1889), the Kwong Siew Association, Kuala Lumpur, a dialect association, doubled as a place of worship for its members.
The word ‘temple' is used somewhat ambiguously in Malaysia to refer to a wide variety of Chinese places of worship. Temples vary from the unpretentious structures comprising tiny shrines to complex buildings consisting of grand halls separated by spacious courtyards. Whilst ‘pure' Buddhist temples are few in number in Malaysia, many temples house both Buddhist and non-Buddhist deities.
- Information in the full article includes
- Temples in Malaysia
- Buddhist temples
- Role of Buddhist temples
- Temples of the Chinese religions