Questions on Man Fatt Lam (Bedok) and Buddha

• Kabryan.ng

  1 Jun 13, 18:24

  Hey everyone

  I frequent Man Fatt Lam at Bedok, but i have a problem - is the buddha at the main hall Ru Lai Buddha?

  Thanks everyone in advance

  Bry

• 2009novice

  2 Jun 13, 00:22

  Hi... i never been there before... but i know ru lai (如�) is referring to the Tathagatha.. that is the Buddha... Ru lai fo is just buddha buddha

  you should changed to Sakyamuni Buddha - the Blessed One, or World Honoured One which i think is more proper

• sinweiy

  2 Jun 13, 09:35

  如æ�¥ä½›å°±æ˜¯é‡Šè¿¦ç‰Ÿå°¼ä½› or å¦‚æ�¥ä½›ç¥–

  http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9D%A5

  common for chinese to refer Sakyamuni Buddha as å¦‚æ�¥ä½›ç¥–.

  i think yes, it's Ru Lai å¦‚æ�¥ä½›ç¥– Sakyamuni Buddha. seldom we see main hall don't use Sakyamuni Buddha. the most they use Guan Yin. even for Maitreya, it's just a smaller version at the door. and here also don't use å¤§æ—¥å¦‚æ�¥/毗å�¢é�®é‚£ä½› Vairocana Buddha at main hall, the one i know is a Pagoda at Guang ming shan monastery.

   

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