Country China Phone +852 2492 2220 | Address Hong Kong, 新界荃灣三疊潭老圍路 Affiliation Taoism | |
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Similar Western Monastery 西方寺, Shing Mun Reservoir, Ching Chung Koon, Fung Ying Seen Koon, Sam Tung Uk Museum | ||
Yuen yuen institute hong kong china
The Yuen Yuen Institute (Chinese: 圓玄學院) is a Taoist temple in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong.
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Yuen yuen institute
Location
The Institute is located on hectares of land around Sam Dip Tam (三疊潭), Tsuen Wan District in the New Territories. The area is interspersed with temples, pavilions, and monasteries.
History
The Yuen Yuen Institute was established in Hong Kong in 1950 by monks from Sanyuan Gong (Three Originals Palace) in Guangzhou, which in turn traces its lineage to the Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect of Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Taoism.
The Yuen Yuen Institute is the only temple in Hong Kong dedicated to all three major Chinese religions: Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. The first three Chinese characters of the Institute's name denote the essence of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism respectively, so as to advocate the integration and realization of the three religions' teachings.
The main building at the Institute is a replica of the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) in Beijing. In 1968, Moy Lin-shin co-founded (together with Taoist Masters Mui Ming-to and Mrs Tang Yuen Mei) the temple for the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism on the grounds of the Yuen Yuen Institute.
Purpose
The Institute's purpose is: