Lao Zi temple is located in Kuantan, along the Sungai Lembing-Kuantan road. This temple was built to pay homage to the founder and Supreme Patriarch of Taoism, Lao Zi. The statue of Lao Zi stands 30 feet tall at the entrance of this temple.
There is a 2700 feet man-made dragon in this temple. You have to enter through the tail and walk until you come out from the dragon's mouth! Walking through this dragon brings about good luck and good fortune.
At the tail of the dragon
The dragon's butt!!!
Looking back at the tail of the dragon
Walking through the body of the dragon
Chinese paintings are seen all along the dragon's body
Chang Er, the Chinese Goddess of the Moon
Approaching the mouth of the dragon
We are at the mouth of the dragon
This red pearl brings good luck and fortune
The temple grounds
Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey God
In China, obedience is a virtue. This board are 24 ways on how a child can be obedient to his or her parents.
Filial piety is a central value in traditional Chinese culture. It is based on strict principles of hierarchy, obligation and obedience. The ethics of filial piety are feeding, obeying and sacrificng.
18 levels of Hell
1st floor: Those who loved to gossip will find their tongues ripped out.
2nd floor: Those who caused marriages to break up will find their fingers cut off.
3rd floor: Those who caused discords among family members of others will find their bodies pierced by hooks and hung upside down on iron trees.
4th floor: Those who escaped earthly punishment will find their true shapes displayed on mirrors and the old karma debt will have to be paid with high interest.
5th floor: Instigators and hypocrites will find themselves being steamed in a steamer.
6th floor: Arsonists will get themselves stuck to a scorching hot copper column.
7th floor: Those who kill sentient beings with knife will find themselves climbing a hill of knives.
8th floor: Cold-blooded schemers and ungrateful people, including those who ill-treat their partners and elders, will find themselves naked in the cold freezing environment.
9th floor: Sex offenders will find themselves fried in boiling oil.
The above are the upper 9 floors belonging to the EAST HELL.
Further down is another 9 floors in the WEST HELL.
10th floor: Those who abuse animals will find themselves being bullied by animals.
11th floor: Those who abandon or kill newborns will find themselves crushed under a rock and soaked in filthy water.
12th floor: Those who deliberately waste food will find themselves pounded by crops.
13th floor: Those who disrespect others will find themselves soaked in blood.
14th floor: Those who commit suicide will find themselves wandering around in misery, slipping off normal reincarnation paths, living in 'gaps'.
15th floor: Those who dug out tombs and disturb the deceased will find their bodies torn into pieces.
16th floor: Those who steal, bribe and rob will find themselves in a lasting inferno.
17th floor: Those who abuse their power and oppress people will find themselves being grounded into powder.
18th floor: Those who exploit loopholes in the law to cheat and engage in malpractice in business will find themselves being sawed in half.
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