Your time and background in Thailand served you well in appreciating their Buddhist religion. The knowledge you impart through this vlog are eyeopeners esp to most non-Chinese Filipinos. And it shames us too that we do not even know of these cultural treasures hiding in plain sight. Great job Mergim the traveller. You have a knack for storytelling.
In Taiwan, we also have very beautiful Buddhist temples. This temple in Binondo is also very beautiful. I didn't know Philippines can have such a beautiful temple. There is so much marble .... we usually do not use marbIe so much in Taiwanese temples. Anyway, I hope it can be maintained well. Thank you Chairman, for showing us another side of Manila that most people don't know about.
🇵🇭💖Wow Mergim, I've been to that Buddhist Temple for like three times but I never saw it like the way you describe it! You really are a Wizard with so much talent for showing the beauty of every place you visit!👍🤟
There are few Buddhist temples around Metro Manila. As a Filipino-Chinese, I visited 5-6 of them around Metro Manila - small and big temples but never gone really up to the top floor.
There is also a Chinese Temple in San Fernando City, La Union called Ma-Cho Temple it's the first ever Taoist Temple in the Philippines and the biggest outside of China.
I was the one who chatted to you briefly near Mitsukoshi mall crossing the street. I did find my brekkie place-Kanto Freestyle BGC as I was craving Filipino food. If you're looking for authentic Filipino breakfast, this is where the locals and workers go. And their barako coffee is as strong as you'd expect. Btw, Mergim is better looking in person.
AH MERGHIM! THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES! I WENT TO A BUDDHIST TEMPLE BACK IN MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS IT WAS THERE IN BINONDO BUT IT WAS DECADES AGO! IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN MY "CHURCH" EXPERIENCE GROWING UP & IT WAS AWESOME! I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THIS TEMPLE IN ITS FORMER STATE OR ELSEWHERE, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AWESOME PLACE! YOUR POST GAVE ME THE CHILLS, I FEEL SO HAPPY! YES, PHILIPPINES HAS HAD CHINESE INFLUENCE & CHINESE BLOOD IS IN THE FILIPINO BLOODLINE, MY OWN MOTHER SAID HER FAMILY HAS CHINESE BLOOD. OF COURSE THINNED OUT THROUGH THE GENERATION BUT SHE SAID IT WAS KNOWN FACT IN HER FAMILY, FROM HER ANCESTORS & BLOODLINE. AH! IN THE LATE 70s MY FAMILY WOULD GO TO BINONDO A LOT, WHEN AM ON VACATION HERE IN MANILA. AH! I APRECIATE THIS A LOT. THANK YOU MERGHIM. I FELT THE GOOD VIBES. AGAIN, THANK YOU. I HOPE SOMEDAY TO VISIT THIS TEMPLE YOU FEATURED.
I've been to this temple in the past and one of the reasons people don't know much about it is because you usually are not allowed to film or take photos inside. I guess the guard do be sleeping. 😅 good find! It's an incredible place.
These are serious vloggers, down to earth, not minding traveling around the busy city on a bike. Thank you for showing us places where an average Filipino won't even think of stepping into.
You're not a Filipino but what you're doing right now is more than us Filipinos, you shared & gave an information to the whole world what the Philippines really is, what is inside Manila or inside the Philippines in general. You deserve a second citizenship, a Filipino Citizenship in particular. Thanks for sharing why there is more fun here in the Philippines. Always stay safe while in our country, GOD bless you.
Your exploration, discovery & inquisitiveness have virtually brought me to places I’ve never seen before. Your presentation, video production & narration make me feel like I am watching Indiana Jones (the movie).
Wow! I have never discovered binondo like you have. Maybe because everytime we go there is for Chinese food. But thank you for sharing this with us, now I have another reason to visit binondo and look at it in a different perspective. Looking forward to getting in contact with my filchi (Filipino Chinese) friends and going around to visit these temples.
Nice and beautiful temple 👍 in binondo the old town in manila, keep up the good work 👍💯🙏💪 and keep safe and good health 💯💪💖 GOD BLESS US ALL 🙏💕🙏🍒❤️😍💖💯💪
Another interesting temple to visit in Manila is the Jin Luan (Kim Luan) Temple in Adriatico Street, Malate. It is a Daoist Temple and sometimes they would do readings of the I Ching (Yi Jing). There is a "fortune teller" or divination practitioner/oracle who goes into a sort of trance, during which you can query him about your life issues, problems and ask advice regarding your "future" through an interpreter. He will write the answer on a table of sand in characters which the interpreter will explain them for you. But I don't know if they still do this there nowadays, or if the resident oracle is still there. Anyway, check it out if you have the time.
Hi, you know there's a huge Buddhist temple somewhere in Las Piñas even bigger and more intricately decorated along Coastal Road going to Cavite Province (CAVITEX Road). It's near PITX .
Mergim, FYI, the first Ever recorded chinese that came to Manila was In 1861, he came from a village in the Chinese province of Fujian, sailed across South China Sea to start a new life in the Spanish colony of the Philippines. Thus, Settling in his adoptive home, his name was Co Yu Hwan he converted to Catholic, and he change his name to Jose Cojuangco. on what procedure, that I dont know...
@@richardunica3542 the study is about DNA from 2000yrs ago. kayo problema ng pilipinas u don't accept the truth. bago kayo magsabing wrong info bakit hindi mo bigyan ng pagkakataon yung mga bagong info.
@@richardunica3542 you maybe right. The early chinese you were referring were traders travelling back and forth ro their place of origin..maybe, the rest stayed but undocumented. The ones I reported were recorded..I am not saying I am wrong, just stating facts.
i love buddha. as a kid, i used to frequent Booksale (its a used bookstore; i think thats the name of the branch) and i purchased a book on Buddhism. The day that i read on the teachings of main man Siddhartha (teaching ideas like acceptance and letting go etc. etc. mind blowing stuff) was the same day i lost my brand new phone, snatched inside the bus. Thats when i had to practice what i learned. Also, i lost a book called SIDDHARTHA by Herman Hesse in the mens bathroom once and never finished it. then decades later a friend gifted me the same book only to lose it again left it in the train. i did finish the story and it was great! blew my mind. anyway happy friday. sharing is caring i guess. haha
Well, the Binondo district is Manila's Chinatown so of course you'll find Chinese temples there! It's the place of worship for the Filipino-Chinese community where they can go pray and congregate!
Now that is something that I didn't know about Binondo. Thanks for the photo-op with you last night. My daughter was all smiles when I posted her photo with you. I wanted to post our pics here but I don't know how to do it.😀
I hope u go to Filinvest Riverpark, Alabang Town Center, Molito Alabang, Evia Daang Hari. Then Laguna comes next Enchanted Kingdom, Paseo De Sta.Rosa Nuvali, Acienda..
Cebu City also has Buddhist, Taoist and even Sikh Temples, had a project where my team and I are doing research for Faith Tourism. We also explored the Mosques and Halal Food around Cebu City.
Wow this is incredible. My family (ancestral great grand parents) were from Binondo. My family only mentioned Binondo church but never this temple. I will make sure to visit when I make it back to the Philippines. Thanks for this! 😊
Just been there and I can say that I'm amaze with the temple itself. It's really magnificent and I was in an awe in each of the altars that I've prayed to.... I hope that my prayers will be granted.
Try to visit Lake Caliraya in Cavinti, Laguna with your scooter and stay couple of nights in some resorts there. This lake is on top of a mountain and water flows to Pagsanjan Falls which is also famous for tourists who wants to experience shooting the rapids. But be sure to take a boat to a legit rental station or to the municipal tourism office of Pagsanjan town. Enjoy your travels in the Philippines. God Bless always Mergim !
Good afternoon 🇺🇸 Good morning 🇵🇭 Mergim❣️ 🌄 How do you compare the temple in Thailand to this beautiful intricate sculpture Buddha images. Thanks as always ❣️ Good Luck on your new abode❣️ Blessings come your way from the temple ❣️Budha🏛☘️🎋🇺🇸
My friend and i have been planning to visit the temple, it's just sad that we didn't make it during the Spring festival, but i don't think i can wait any longer, i'll go there this week, whether my friend join me or not.
I'm awed with how clean Manila looks like now, unlike when I used to stay and work there in the '90s. Thanks to PRRD and hope this will continue forever.
Thank the former mayor of Manila, Isko Moreno instead. Dutae didn't do a thing in Manila, except for that very small portion of Manila bay, the dolomite thingy which up to this day is being replenished by toxic dolomite sand extracted from Cebu to the tune of Php27M each time which serves as their milking cash cow up to this moment. Ughhhh!!! Dutae the criminal and Plunderer!!! Waiting for ICC to put this idiot behind bars!!!
@@jakinatividad9726 I'm not just talking about the city of Manila, I'm talking about the whole country where massive clean-up of street vendors were implemented. Of course, with special thanks to Mayor Isko, my President.
Thanks for this blog.. This is typical Chinese school of Buddhism image. Most Chinese Buddhist follows Pure Land and Chan(Zen) or mixture of both. Those images are Bodhisattvas images and Buddhas of the past and the center is Gautama Buddha who gave birth to Buddhism in this world. There are many Buddhist schools in China which influenced Japanese Buddhism one of which is Nichiren Buddhism which I followed and born in this religion when my Mama was converted from Catholic. The center of devotion in Nichiren Buddhism is the Law, the Buddha's truth, not the image of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas which is in the character and words of NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO that we chanted and meditated practice daily in front of the Gohonzon, a mandala. If Chinese Buddhism depicted buddha's and Bodhisattvas through images or statues, in Nichiren Buddhism it is deeply depicted in Classical Chinese words or characters in ONE scroll paper. Nichiren used characters instead of images because the truth behind the spiritual qualities of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas image cannot be contained totally in an image or statue that is written in mandala, Gohonzon.. 🙏🙏
Filipinos don’t really pay attention to Chinese temples. I hope Chinese people in Manila can renovate that place, paint the exterior and inside to renew and make people come to visit. I think somebody needs to do something. You are such a pro taking this video that the temple looks great even though, but it is really beautiful just needs more love and care on the building.
You should visit the Pasig River part of Binondo & Intramuros- I heard they have almost completed the gentrification on both sides, let's see the results
Your time and background in Thailand served you well in appreciating their Buddhist religion. The knowledge you impart through this vlog are eyeopeners esp to most non-Chinese Filipinos. And it shames us too that we do not even know of these cultural treasures hiding in plain sight. Great job Mergim the traveller. You have a knack for storytelling.
Mergim -- When you find something you weren't looking for in the vlogs, it touches me deeply. Beauty is in everything. And so often we miss them.
In Taiwan, we also have very beautiful Buddhist temples. This temple in Binondo is also very beautiful. I didn't know Philippines can have such a beautiful temple. There is so much marble .... we usually do not use marbIe so much in Taiwanese temples. Anyway, I hope it can be maintained well. Thank you Chairman, for showing us another side of Manila that most people don't know about.
Romblon here in the Philippines has a lot of marble, not sure if the marbles in this temple are locally sourced though..
The temple has a very small entrance but it is surprisingly very big inside. Beautiful inside. I didn't see any vlogger feature this temple.
🇵🇭💖Wow Mergim, I've been to that Buddhist Temple for like three times but I never saw it like the way you describe it! You really are a Wizard with so much talent for showing the beauty of every place you visit!👍🤟
This place should be promoted by Dept. of Tourism. Thanks a lot Mergim
WOW ! i DIDN'T even know such a cultural heritage exist in the Philippines. Fantastic vlogging. unique indeed.
There are few Buddhist temples around Metro Manila. As a Filipino-Chinese, I visited 5-6 of them around Metro Manila - small and big temples but never gone really up to the top floor.
Not aware of this temple. Thanks for showing this to us Mergim! This place deserves recognition! It’s beautiful!
What a find Mergim. You are truly in a class of your own.
As far as I could remember, you're the first vlogger who featured that part of Binondo.. very interesting.
There is also a Chinese Temple in San Fernando City, La Union called Ma-Cho Temple it's the first ever Taoist Temple in the Philippines and the biggest outside of China.
I was the one who chatted to you briefly near Mitsukoshi mall crossing the street. I did find my brekkie place-Kanto Freestyle BGC as I was craving Filipino food. If you're looking for authentic Filipino breakfast, this is where the locals and workers go. And their barako coffee is as strong as you'd expect. Btw, Mergim is better looking in person.
Watching from Thailand 🇹🇭
Wow PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭
I wanna Go There ASAP 🙏
Please go bro.
🇹🇭 To 🇵🇭 plane tix are cheap.
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First time to see the Buddhist Temple in our country.Amazing.tnx Mergim.take care❤
I had no idea that it existed and the size of the temple is stunning
So beautiful - great to venture to other districts of Manila as I had no idea that this area exists so thank you
AH MERGHIM! THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES! I WENT TO A BUDDHIST TEMPLE BACK IN MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS IT WAS THERE IN BINONDO BUT IT WAS DECADES AGO! IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN MY "CHURCH" EXPERIENCE GROWING UP & IT WAS AWESOME! I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THIS TEMPLE IN ITS FORMER STATE OR ELSEWHERE, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AWESOME PLACE! YOUR POST GAVE ME THE CHILLS, I FEEL SO HAPPY! YES, PHILIPPINES HAS HAD CHINESE INFLUENCE & CHINESE BLOOD IS IN THE FILIPINO BLOODLINE, MY OWN MOTHER SAID HER FAMILY HAS CHINESE BLOOD. OF COURSE THINNED OUT THROUGH THE GENERATION BUT SHE SAID IT WAS KNOWN FACT IN HER FAMILY, FROM HER ANCESTORS & BLOODLINE. AH! IN THE LATE 70s MY FAMILY WOULD GO TO BINONDO A LOT, WHEN AM ON VACATION HERE IN MANILA. AH! I APRECIATE THIS A LOT. THANK YOU MERGHIM. I FELT THE GOOD VIBES. AGAIN, THANK YOU. I HOPE SOMEDAY TO VISIT THIS TEMPLE YOU FEATURED.
This is insane, amazing, incredible... Imagine we are Pinoys but we dont know this place...
I've been to this temple in the past and one of the reasons people don't know much about it is because you usually are not allowed to film or take photos inside. I guess the guard do be sleeping. 😅 good find! It's an incredible place.
Sending love to everyone watching this video from the Philippines. ❤️❤️❤️
These are serious vloggers, down to earth, not minding traveling around the busy city on a bike. Thank you for showing us places where an average Filipino won't even think of stepping into.
You're not a Filipino but what you're doing right now is more than us Filipinos, you shared & gave an information to the whole world what the Philippines really is, what is inside Manila or inside the Philippines in general. You deserve a second citizenship, a Filipino Citizenship in particular. Thanks for sharing why there is more fun here in the Philippines. Always stay safe while in our country, GOD bless you.
Your exploration, discovery & inquisitiveness have virtually brought me to places I’ve never seen before. Your presentation, video production & narration make me feel like I am watching Indiana Jones (the movie).
Awesome and stunning video. Great job Mergim! Thank you for promoting Philippine tourism. 👍❤️👍
Mergim back at Binondo, Chinatown. This brings back a lot of memories 👍
Wow! I have never discovered binondo like you have. Maybe because everytime we go there is for Chinese food. But thank you for sharing this with us, now I have another reason to visit binondo and look at it in a different perspective. Looking forward to getting in contact with my filchi (Filipino Chinese) friends and going around to visit these temples.
Wow that temple has been there for a century and I never stepped foot in that temple. Such a treasure right beneath our noses. What a find!
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Nice and beautiful temple 👍 in binondo the old town in manila, keep up the good work 👍💯🙏💪 and keep safe and good health 💯💪💖 GOD BLESS US ALL 🙏💕🙏🍒❤️😍💖💯💪
Mergin you are good storybteller that’s why your vblogs are interesting
Another interesting temple to visit in Manila is the Jin Luan (Kim Luan) Temple in Adriatico Street, Malate. It is a Daoist Temple and sometimes they would do readings of the I Ching (Yi Jing). There is a "fortune teller" or divination practitioner/oracle who goes into a sort of trance, during which you can query him about your life issues, problems and ask advice regarding your "future" through an interpreter. He will write the answer on a table of sand in characters which the interpreter will explain them for you. But I don't know if they still do this there nowadays, or if the resident oracle is still there. Anyway, check it out if you have the time.
A great discovery in Metro Manila.......
Magnificent Buddhist Temple … again showcased by Mergim. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Never knew such a gem existed there! Your attention to detail on these places is on another level. Pls show us more of the world's oldest Chinatown.
You are the first one showing this, and discovered. No other bloggers so far featuring the Temple in the Philippines.
Philippines alot good to see .. The best in Asian
Hi, you know there's a huge Buddhist temple somewhere in Las Piñas even bigger and more intricately decorated along Coastal Road going to Cavite Province (CAVITEX Road). It's near PITX .
That temple is HUUUUUGE and belies its low-key facade. Great find!
Mergim, FYI, the first Ever recorded chinese that came to Manila was In 1861, he came from a village in the Chinese province of Fujian, sailed across South China Sea to start a new life in the Spanish colony of the Philippines. Thus, Settling in his adoptive home, his name was Co Yu Hwan he converted to Catholic, and he change his name to Jose Cojuangco. on what procedure, that I dont know...
actually DNA study said that Fujian Chinese are related to the Filipinos than to people in china.
Wrong info.not the time of spanish.before spanish there are chinese already in time of kingdom of tondo.
@@richardunica3542 this
@@richardunica3542 the study is about DNA from 2000yrs ago. kayo problema ng pilipinas u don't accept the truth. bago kayo magsabing wrong info bakit hindi mo bigyan ng pagkakataon yung mga bagong info.
@@richardunica3542 you maybe right. The early chinese you were referring were traders travelling back and forth ro their place of origin..maybe, the rest stayed but undocumented. The ones I reported were recorded..I am not saying I am wrong, just stating facts.
Seng Guan Buddhist Temple along Jose Abad Santos Street.
Yep. Been there during pilgrimages. 🙏
Wow, what a great find😮That's a beautiful temple
Absolutely Stunning Temple, Chairman.
Haven't seen a proper video covering this place on CZcams so i really appreciate this
Binondo boy here and so thankful you featured this! 🥰
Very nice video.. I love my Buddhism☸️ 🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰❤❤😘😍😍 from India🇮🇳
Wow beautiful places
Amazing temple never seen that yet here in manila.Thanks for sharing this mergim ill visit there sometime.stay safe.👍😍🙏🙏🙏
i love buddha. as a kid, i used to frequent Booksale (its a used bookstore; i think thats the name of the branch) and i purchased a book on Buddhism. The day that i read on the teachings of main man Siddhartha (teaching ideas like acceptance and letting go etc. etc. mind blowing stuff) was the same day i lost my brand new phone, snatched inside the bus. Thats when i had to practice what i learned. Also, i lost a book called SIDDHARTHA by Herman Hesse in the mens bathroom once and never finished it. then decades later a friend gifted me the same book only to lose it again left it in the train. i did finish the story and it was great! blew my mind. anyway happy friday. sharing is caring i guess. haha
Liking because I saw my name.
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Nice narrative though..
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There is one in San Juan Manila.
OMG! This temple is awesome! Didn’t know that there is one in Binondo, Manila.
Well, the Binondo district is Manila's Chinatown so of course you'll find Chinese temples there! It's the place of worship for the Filipino-Chinese community where they can go pray and congregate!
Now that is something that I didn't know about Binondo. Thanks for the photo-op with you last night. My daughter was all smiles when I posted her photo with you. I wanted to post our pics here but I don't know how to do it.😀
Post on your socmed or a photo sharing site like Flickr, make sure it's public, and post the link here
I hope u go to Filinvest Riverpark, Alabang Town Center, Molito Alabang, Evia Daang Hari. Then Laguna comes next Enchanted Kingdom, Paseo De Sta.Rosa Nuvali, Acienda..
Its look pretty, beautiful and peaceful places for making wish came true. Amitofo
Cebu City also has Buddhist, Taoist and even Sikh Temples, had a project where my team and I are doing research for Faith Tourism. We also explored the Mosques and Halal Food around Cebu City.
San Fernando La Union has one too. It's also stunning. Been ther in the '90s.
Nice discovery Mergim.. take care
I noticed you ride like a filipino 👍
Keep exploring the Philippines Mergim. Your vlogs are so informative. Thank you for sharing.
Wow this is incredible. My family (ancestral great grand parents) were from Binondo. My family only mentioned Binondo church but never this temple. I will make sure to visit when I make it back to the Philippines. Thanks for this! 😊
8:04 the bowl behind you is a standing bell or a gong. It makes a great sound and is used during liturgical services
Just been there and I can say that I'm amaze with the temple itself. It's really magnificent and I was in an awe in each of the altars that I've prayed to.... I hope that my prayers will be granted.
Manila has everything
Fascinating video Mergim.
Try to visit Lake Caliraya in Cavinti, Laguna with your scooter and stay couple of nights in some resorts there. This lake is on top of a mountain and water flows to Pagsanjan Falls which is also famous for tourists who wants to experience shooting the rapids. But be sure to take a boat to a legit rental station or to the municipal tourism office of Pagsanjan town. Enjoy your travels in the Philippines. God Bless always Mergim !
First 🔔 Mergin back in Manila 👌
That place looks awesome.
try to visit chinese cemetrry in caloocan.. ull be amaze how upscale it is
Amazing !! What a beautiful video content mergim 👍👍
Beautiful!
Nice video Mergim as always. Thank you ❤️😘
Mergin the explorer👀 keep it going mate.. cheers!
going indiana jones nice finding cool places
what a beautiful temple especially the 10,000 buddha!! thats incredible
Great vlog ❤🇵🇭👍
Philippines looks so awesome. Looks very developed compared to India.
Good afternoon 🇺🇸 Good morning 🇵🇭 Mergim❣️ 🌄 How do you compare the temple in Thailand to this beautiful intricate sculpture Buddha images. Thanks as always ❣️ Good Luck on your new abode❣️ Blessings come your way from the temple ❣️Budha🏛☘️🎋🇺🇸
Mesmerizing ❤️❤️❤️
Amazing!
The mausoleums inside the Chinese cemetery in Manila are incredible testaments to the dearly departed’s value. Please go there too.
My friend and i have been planning to visit the temple, it's just sad that we didn't make it during the Spring festival, but i don't think i can wait any longer, i'll go there this week, whether my friend join me or not.
The background music/audio you put in this video is beautiful.
I always go to divisoria but never been there and knew such a masterpiece temple exists there 😅
Once again cool video
Try to visit Bagac Bataan, where you can see and explore the collection of century old houses - Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
very expensive entry ticket
kaya po pala hindi masyado puntahan ng mga vloggers.
Ist time to see that in the vlog nice to see that mergin
that temple is no longer part of binondo. it’s already within tondo near divisoria
Amazing video!!!!
MANILA IS THE PROMISE LAND🔥🔥🔥🏆🏆🏆
Wow 😁🤗😊
You should visit some places in Laguna like Enchanted Kingdom in Sta Rosa City and hot spring resorts in Calamba City
And also the historical churches in Paete, Nagcarlan, and Liliw in Laguna.
Incredibly well documented on your motorcycle ride. Be careful. Great vlog as always. New content for us to see.
Wow!
I'm awed with how clean Manila looks like now, unlike when I used to stay and work there in the '90s. Thanks to PRRD and hope this will continue forever.
Thank the former mayor of Manila, Isko Moreno instead. Dutae didn't do a thing in Manila, except for that very small portion of Manila bay, the dolomite thingy which up to this day is being replenished by toxic dolomite sand extracted from Cebu to the tune of Php27M each time which serves as their milking cash cow up to this moment. Ughhhh!!! Dutae the criminal and Plunderer!!! Waiting for ICC to put this idiot behind bars!!!
@@jakinatividad9726 I'm not just talking about the city of Manila, I'm talking about the whole country where massive clean-up of street vendors were implemented. Of course, with special thanks to Mayor Isko, my President.
Nice hidden gem again mergim take care alwyz
Thanks for this blog.. This is typical Chinese school of Buddhism image. Most Chinese Buddhist follows Pure Land and Chan(Zen) or mixture of both. Those images are Bodhisattvas images and Buddhas of the past and the center is Gautama Buddha who gave birth to Buddhism in this world. There are many Buddhist schools in China which influenced Japanese Buddhism one of which is Nichiren Buddhism which I followed and born in this religion when my Mama was converted from Catholic. The center of devotion in Nichiren Buddhism is the Law, the Buddha's truth, not the image of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas which is in the character and words of NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO that we chanted and meditated practice daily in front of the Gohonzon, a mandala. If Chinese Buddhism depicted buddha's and Bodhisattvas through images or statues, in Nichiren Buddhism it is deeply depicted in Classical Chinese words or characters in ONE scroll paper. Nichiren used characters instead of images because the truth behind the spiritual qualities of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas image cannot be contained totally in an image or statue that is written in mandala, Gohonzon.. 🙏🙏
Filipinos don’t really pay attention to Chinese temples. I hope Chinese people in Manila can renovate that place, paint the exterior and inside to renew and make people come to visit. I think somebody needs to do something. You are such a pro taking this video that the temple looks great even though, but it is really beautiful just needs more love and care on the building.
Well done. You've featured a place in Binondo that is not really visited by other vloggers. Try visiting a local Hindu temple next.
wow, didn't know there's a buddhist temple in manila.,
I've been in that Temple but I haven't went upstairs.
You should visit the Pasig River part of Binondo & Intramuros- I heard they have almost completed the gentrification on both sides, let's see the results