Gunung Timur Temple

This temple was founded jointly and cooperation by Taoist and Buddhists community in Medan. Besides being a place of worship for Buddhists, the temple is also famous as a historical site in Medan. Formerly, this building is a land of steep land near the Babura river, in 1960, this temple was begun to be built. At the entrance of the temple, there are two ornate statues of lions and dragons are the hallmark of the Chinese ethnicity. When entered into the temple, there is a place for worship, decorated with incense and candles. Theare a big drum nearby the praying room, which will be used at the time of the Chinese New Year. At several big day such as Chinese New Year or Cap Go Meh, this temple would be crowded because it is often held a lion dance procession.[1]

The building was designed so that it overlooks the River Babura. The Chinese people are believe, with the design facing the River Babura, it will bring a good luck to the temple and those who visit there.

In addition, the temple is also using a color shades of red and yellow. Both colors are selected as a dominant color because it is regarded as the color of good luck by the Chinese. At the top of the building, there is a decorated of a pair green colored dragon facing each other with the sun in the middle.[2] Behind a dragon statue there also has a pair of giant dragon-headed fish too. Right in front of the temple there are also huge statues of a black and white lion.[3]

It also contains a large paved area with an impressively scaled incense burner, two covered badminton courts, a very large main hall and is partly surrounded by a moat and walls

In this place, there are several altars, the location of the worship of the gods. In total there are 80 statues of deities in this place. In the first place there is the statue of Lord Shen Jing Ru followed by Lord Shen Zai Zhu Sen Da in beside him. More to the rear there is god Cen Cing Tien and Xian Shi Dian. In the sixth number there are Ou Xian Gu and Wang Yan Dian Shi statue guarding the left and right of the burning of incense in the temple. Likewise statue of Lord Liu Fan Xian Shi in the next portion.

On the inside of the building there is a Buddhist altar, accompanied by Maitreya Buddha and the Goddess Kwan Im. While on the right side there an altar filled with some gods in the culture of Chinese traditional beliefs, the Tua Pek Kong accompanied with Thay Suei. Underneath there is a statue of Thien Kou (dog heaven) and Pek Ho Kong (White Tiger) escort by Tho Te Kong (the god of the land).[4]

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