(Report #11): Eka Dharma Manggala Vihara of Samarinda

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Eka Dharma Manggala Vihara is a place to doing a pray for Buddhism society. It's located on Jalan Sebulus Salam RT.03 RW 12, Samarinda.

It's a three floors building with a very colorful and glorious design.

There's some rules that the Vihara has for its visitors, which is, the Vihara is distinguish the door that will pass for male and female. So, females must be go to the left door and the males are otherwise.

the females' door.

And another rules that you need to know when you're going to visit it.

The Vihara's also teaches about Chinese language and Taoism.

The crock to places myrrh (hio).

first floor, or the ground if a British will said.

Third floor. where Buddha Maitreya (Mi Le)'s statue is stand.

the plants are what's GuanYin goddess holds in her hand.

These shoot I took for that round mirror. Because they said even though all of that statues are the statue of their god, it's still dangerous to not places a mirror in front of them. What that mirror do is to prevents bad spirits to permeate the statue.