Kun Iam Temple

Kun Iam Temple
Chinese: 普濟禪院
Portuguese: Templo de Kun Iam Tong
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationMacau
StateChina
TerritoryMacau
Geographic coordinates22°12′16″N 113°33′01″E / 22.204412°N 113.550197°E / 22.204412; 113.550197
Architecture
Typetemple
Completed1627
Kun Iam Temple
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese普濟禪院
Simplified Chinese普济禅院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔjì Chányuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingpou2 zai3 sim4 jyun6
Portuguese name
PortugueseTemplo de Kun Iam Tong
Inside Temple

The Kun Iam Temple (Chinese: 觀音堂, Portuguese: Templo de Kun Iam Tong) is a temple in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China. One of the three largest and richest Buddhist temples in Macau, its more official name is Pou Chai Sim Un (Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院). It is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Macau, it was founded in the 13th century to venerate Kun Iam, the Chinese representation of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Mercy.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kun Iam Temple".
  2. ^ Reiber, Beth (31 January 2011). Frommer's Hong Kong. ISBN 9781118019290.