zh, 亞庇佛教居士林普陀寺 , image = Kota Kinabalu Pu Tho Si Tempel 0019.jpg , caption = Pu Tuo Si Temple , location = Kota Kinabalu , coordinates = , religious_affiliation =

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Kota Kinabalu District The Kota Kinabalu District ( ms, Daerah Kota Kinabalu) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau an ...

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Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

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, established = unknown , year_completed = 1980 , architecture_type = Chinese temple , website = Pu Tuo Si Temple (also called as Puh Toh Tze Temple or Poh Toh Tse) is a

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...

located off Tuaran Road in Kota Kinabalu,

. The temple was built in 1980 with a statue of

Guanyin Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She ...

located in the entrance. It is the main Chinese temple for the city. In 2013, the temple received a total of RM115,000 from the federal government to finance its on-going renovation.

Features

The temple main hall is called Daxiong Baodian (大雄宝殿). At the main altar, there is a big statue of

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...

, with a statue of

in the left and Da Shi Zhi in the right. File:Guanyin at Puh Toh Tze temple (11931739374).jpg,

statue. File:KotaKinabalu Sabah PuhTohTzeTemple-25.jpg, Inscription about the temple. File:Laughing Buddha Budai (11949994793).jpg, The Laughing Buddha of

Budai Budai ( zh, c=布袋, p=Bùdài; ko, 포대, Podae; ja, 布袋, Hotei; vi, Bố Đại) was a Chinese monk who is often identified with and venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to b ...

. File:A devout prays quietly in the temple (11932315443).jpg, A devout praying in the temple.

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