- Ikheli: 17, Lorong Burma, Pulau Tikus, 10250 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- Ifoni: +60 16-410 5115
- Amahora wokuvula: 06: 00-17: 30
- Unyaka wesisekelo: 1845
Elinye lamathempeli amaBuddha amakhulu eMalaysia itholakala esiqhingini sasePenang . Ibizwa ngokuthi i-Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, iyinkimbinkimbi yezindela futhi iyindawo yokuhambela amakholwa.
Umlando wendalo
Ithempeli likaWat Chayyamangkalaram lakhiwa ngo-1845 ngumphakathi waseThai. Indawo yokwakhiwa kwe-shrine yabelwa yiNdlovukazi yaseBrithani i-Victoria enethemba lokuseka ubuhlobo bezohwebo nombuso oseduze. Isikhotho sokuqala lapha kwakuyi-Fortan Quan. Akasize nje kuphela ukwakha indlu engcwele, kodwa futhi ukuhlela wonke umsebenzi ethempelini. Ngemuva kokufa kwakhe, Wat Chayyamangkalaram wangcwatshwa ezindongeni. Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe, umsunguli wayemthanda kakhulu izakhamuzi zendawo, abagibeli abaningi namuhla baletha isitsha sesobho ethuneni lakhe.
Incazelo ye-shrine
I-monastery yakhiwe ngesitayela esivamile saseThailand:
- Uphahla lwesakhiwo lube namathiphu abukhali nokufakwe okukhanyayo.
- Ukungena e-shrine kugcinwa yizithombe zezinyoka zenganekwane, futhi ekuphumeni kukhona udrako odumile. Ngokomlando, lezi zithombe kufanele zixoshe izivakashi ezingathandeki nabaphangi.
- Ethempelini lika Wat Chayyamangkalaram kukhona izindawo ezingcwele lapho ungabona khona izithombe ezivela emlandweni wamaBuddha. Zonke zihlukaniswa nobuhle bazo obuhle kanye nomhlobiso ocebile.
- Izansi endaweni yezindela ziboshwe ngesimo se-lotus, okuyisici esibalulekile senkolo.
Izici ze-Wat Chayyamangkalamar
Ithempeli lihlala endaweni yesithathu emhlabeni ngokuya ngobukhulu besithombe seBuddha Shakyamuni. Ubude obuphelele bokudweba bufinyelela ku-33 m. Isifanekiso esikhulu esinamathekisthi amaningi, okufanekisela isosha eligcwele le-saint kusuka ezinkingeni zezwe.
Izikhonzi zikaWat Chayyamangkalaram zithi lesi sithombe senziwa ngaphezulu kuka-1000 eminyakeni edlule. Kwasungulwa njengesikhumbuzo, esibonisa izikhathi zokugcina zokuphila kukaShakyamuni. I-Buddha ngokwayo yenziwe ngezingubo ze-safari futhi idonswe ngekhadi legolide.
Isithombe sokuthi u-Gautama uhlezi ngakwesokunene sakhe, esinye sezandla sakhe sihlala esikhwameni sakhe, kanti lesibili sibeke ngaphansi kwekhanda lakhe, umlenze wakhe wesobunxele uphezulu kwesokudla sakhe, ubuso bakhe bubonisa ukumomotheka okujabulisayo. Esimweni esinjalo iBuddha yafinyelela ekukhanyeni (nirvana).
Emkhatsini wesithombe esiyinhloko seGautama kukhona izithombe zegolide ezintathu-ntathu, eziveza umlando wazo wonke amaBuddha. Zadalwa futhi zidwetshwa amakholi aseThailand. Ngaphansi kwetshe lesikhumbuzo ungabona inombolo enkulu yamaminerari omngcwabo. Ziqukethe umlotha wabalandeli benkolo nalabo ababalwe njengabangcwele.
Izici zokuvakashelwa
Ukuvakashela ithempeli lika Wat Chayyamangkalaram mahhala. Ungangena ngo-06: 00 ekuseni nangaphambi kuka-17: 30 kusihlwa ngosuku ngalunye. Ngaphambi kokungena, zonke izivakashi kufanele ziqede izicathulo zazo bese zivale izigqoko zazo namadolo. Uma unquma ukuthwebula isithombe ngokumelene nesizinda sobuhle obuphakathi kwendawo engcwele, akufanele ube yisigqila kuBuddha, ubuso noma uhlangothi kuphela.
I-monasteri igubha amaholide angu- 4: isikhumbuzo sokuqokwa kweShayamamuni, uMerit Macking (Ukwenziwa Kwemiklomelo), usuku lweVesak noNyaka Omusha waseThai. Lezi zinsuku, lapha ziba nemikhosi enhle, bashise impepho, futhi abahamba ngezinyawo baletha iminikelo.
Ungafika kanjani?
I-Wat Chayyamangkalaram Temple itholakala edolobheni laseLorong Burma esifundazweni sasePenang. Kusukela maphakathi nomuzi kuya endaweni engcwele ungatholakala ngezinyawo noma ngebhasi inombolo 103. Izitshalo zibizwa ngokuthi uJalan Kelawei noma uSkolah Sri Inai. Uhambo lithatha imizuzu engaba ngu-10.