March 16, 2008

290407 Thian Hock Kheng temple - 06 other deities

开漳圣王 Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2, who led the development of 漳洲 Zhangzhou, an area in Fujian province:

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孔子 Kongzi or Confucius:

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关羽 Guan Yu again, this time with his eldest son, 关平 Guan Ping, on his left, & his bodyguard 周仓 Zhou Cang on his right:

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太阳公 Tai4 yang2 gong1 (Sun deity, below left) & 月宫娘娘 Yue4 gong1 niang2 niang2 (Deity of the moon palace, below right):

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观世音菩萨 Guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 or the Avalokitesvara, aka. 千手千眼观音 (Thousand-armed thousand-eyed Guanyin):

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A Buddha that was not placed on an altar:

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