Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Four Headed Buddha Shrine in Hong Kong


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (1)
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Thailand Four Headed Buddha Shrine in Hong Kong 



Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (2) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (2) 
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Probably the only one four-headed Buddha temple (or shrine) in Hong Kong (that I know of) can be found right at the foot of our headquarters office building in Kowloon Bay. 


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (3) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (3) 
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The shrine houses a four-headed statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, very popular in Thailand. 


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (4) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (4) 
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Facing the shrine's entrance, the front face represents career and life. Continuing clockwise, the second is symbolic of relationship and family, the third is for wealth, and the last for wisdom and health.


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (5) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (5) 
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According to beliefs and traditions, what is said to the 1st head must be repeated exactly the same (same words and same way) to the other 3 heads, for your prayers to be heard and granted.


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (6) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (6) 
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It might seem strange to you to find such shrine at the bottom of a financial building. 


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (7) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (7) 
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However, it makes sense to a certain extent when you know that our Chairman has worshipped and prayed the four-headed Buddha most of his adult life. 


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (8) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (8) 
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It is a ritual, in the company I work for, to go pray to the four-headed Buddha during various annual ceremonies throughout the year. 


Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (9) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (9) 
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Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (10) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (10) 
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Four-Headed Buddha Shrine (11) ©LeDomduVin 2020
Four-Headed Buddha Shrine in Kowloon Bay (11) 
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Thank you, take good care of yourself and your loved ones and be safe. 

Ledomduvin (a.k.a. Dominique Noël)

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