Welcome!
In short: In this visit you will see statues representing:
In short: In this visit you will see statues representing:
Three
Buddhas
Four
Boddhisattvas
Four
Celestial Kings
Two
Enlightened Children
Eighteen
Arahats
Guardian
Lions
Buddhism has three major world schools: Theravada, Vajrayana* and Mahayana. The
Chen Tien Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu belongs to the Mahayana school of Buddhism,
the one with a great presence in China, Japan and other Asian countries. Within
Mahayana Buddhism, the Chen Tien Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu belongs to
the Pure Land Buddhism. Pure Land is a place created by the mind of Amitabha
Buddha to whom the Temple is dedicated. The
Amitābha
(Amitabha) also known as Amida
is a Heavenly Buddha, existing as an enlightened Being for many ages and
many other world systems long before the appearance of Siddhartha Gautama,
Buddha Sakhyamuni – the Historical Buddha who founded Buddhism in recent times (circa
three thousand years). The mantra of Amitabha is Namo Amituofo in Chinese. In
Japanese: Namu Amida Butsu. In Sanskrit Om Amithabada Hri!
