Perak Tong, Ipoh

Perak Tong, Ipoh, Perak (31 January, 2006)


Perak Tong (GPS: 4.64451, 101.09886) is one of the major cave temples in Ipoh, Perak. Located along Jalan Kuala Kangsar north of the North-South Expressway Interchange, it was established by a local Buddhist monk in 1926.

The entrance of the cave temple takes you into incense-filled caverns with gigantic Buddha statues. There is a constant stream of worshippers with lit joss sticks. The cave walls are painted with images of Buddhist saints, warriors and guardians.

Steep steps take you up to viewpoints high up in the cave. There are narrow passages as well as several levels of stairs to climb.

Outside Perak Tong is a man-made pond with the statue of the goddess of mercy. The pond is decorated with pavilions, weeping willows and arches. Devotees inside the cavernous Perak Tong in Ipoh. (31 January, 2006)


Statue of the Goddess of Mercy at a man-made pond at Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Chinese-style double-storey pavilion at Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Seated Buddha statue at Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Devotees milling past giant-size sentinels. (31 January, 2006)


Giant sentinels trampling on sinners in hell. (31 January, 2006)


Lotus-shaped devotional candles are lit by devotees at the base of the giant seated Buddha. (31 January, 2006)


Lit lotus-shaped devotional candles. (31 January, 2006)


A multi-hand Bodhisattva, one of numerous images within Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Figurines of various Maitreyas in Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Two statues of Bùdài 布袋, a gigantic one behind a smaller but still larger-than-life-size one, inside Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


The central figure here is, I believe, the Buddhist monk Xuánzàng 玄奘, from Journey to the West. (31 January, 2006)


Figures of various deities are installed in different corners of Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Murals cover the walls of the cave at Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Staircase winds up the side of Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Visitors climbing the staircase to different parts of Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Mural of a Chinese sage on the cave wall at Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)


Some parts of the stairway can get rather tight. (31 January, 2006)


The stairway emerges to a pavilion on the outside. (31 January, 2006)


The stairway coming down, on the outside of Perak Tong. (31 January, 2006)

Perak Tong on Google Street View

Perak Tong (Nov 2017)

Perak Tong is on the map of the Cave Temples of Ipoh

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