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In the Main Hall sits Shakyamuni Buddha with the mudra of fearlessness. The essence of the Buddha’s teaching is the Four Noble Truths: the truth of suffering. the truth of the cause of suffering. the truth of the end of suffering. the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
Mantra: TADYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI YE SVAHA.
The Medicine Buddha sits in a full-lotus meditative posture holding a pagoda in both hands. Other times he is depicted holding a sprig of the myrobalan plant (a plant with healing power) in one hand and a pagoda in the other. His aura is the colour blue which is the colour of the healing stone - Lapis Lazuli. Practitioners worship him to seek protection from illness, relief from suffering, and inner peace.
Mantra: TAYATHA OM BEKANDZE BEKANDZE MAHA BEKANDZE RANDZE SAMUGATE SOHA.
Maitreya is the Buddha of Loving Kindness, Compassion and Knowledge and the Buddha of the future. He is the fifth Buddha and successor of Sakyamuni Buddha in the current buddhist kalpa (cosmology). Maitreya is a symbol of harmony and infinite joy and is also depicted as the Laughing Buddha.
Mantra: OM MAITRI MAITRI MAHAMAITRI SHODASI SVAAHA
Guan Yin is also known as The Goddess of Mercy and is the embodiment of Compassion who vowed to liberate all from worldly attachments and suffering. She sits on the lotus flower which represents purity and spiritual enlightenment. Guan Yin is also depicted as the Thousand-armed Bodhisattva who helps all in need. She is one of the most famous Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism and is greatly revered in East Asia and South East Asia.
Mantra: OM MANI PADME HUM.
He is the Bodhisattva of the earthly realm and the departed. He is also the protector of children and the deity of deceased children and the unborn fetuses. Ksitigarbha wears a monk’s robe and holds a staff in one hand and a wish granting jewel on the other.
Mantra: OM AH KSHITI GARBHA THALENG HUM.
Manjushri is the Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Insight. He is usually depicted with a flaming sword which is for cutting through ignorance and delusions and to transform these into wisdom. The Chinese iconography of Manjushri shows him holding a Ruyi Sceptre instead of a flaming sword. Manjushri sits on a blue lion symbolising the taming of of the mind which is compared to taming the lion.
Mantra: OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHIH.
Pu Xian sits on a white elephant with six tusks and holding a lotus flower and is the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue. The six tusks of the elephant represent the Six Perfections or Paramitas: generosity, morality, patience, diligence, contemplation, and wisdom. Pu Xian Pusa represents happiness and kindness and his blessings are believed to overcome obstacles
Mantra: OM SAMANTABHADRA MAHAMETTA HUM.
Guan Yin is also known as The Goddess of Mercy and is the embodiment of Compassion who vowed to liberate all from worldly attachments and suffering. She sits on the lotus flower which represents purity and spiritual enlightenment. Guan Yin is also depicted as the Thousand-armed Bodhisattva who helps all in need. She is one of the most famous Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism and is greatly revered in East Asia and South East Asia.
Mantra: OM MANI PADME HUM.
God of Wealth (Cai Shen) is most popular amongst the Chinese community during the Chinese New Year celebration as it is believed that he brings good luck and riches to his devotees. The traditional “Gong Xi Fa Cai” is a common greeting used when meeting up with relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year festivities.
Bodhidharma was the third prince of an Indian Kingdom who became a Buddhist monk and introduced Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China. He was considered the first patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism. His teachings centred on the practice of meditation, focusing on "seeing one's true nature and attaining Buddhahood."