Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

On Wednesday, we took the MTR to Sha Tin station in order to see the Ten Thousand Buddhas monastery, actually more than 12,000 Buddhas have been constructed..  The climb up to the very top was steep but we all persevered and made it to the top.  According to Kacy and Pat who are young enough to count each step and still make it to the top with aplomb, there were 593 steps.   There were also approximately another 72 steps that we took to get to the top of a pagoda on the temple grounds.  I cannot vouch for the count as I was just happy that I survived the climb, much less count each step along the way. 

Per Wikipedia, "The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery was constructed at the beginning of 1949. Despite his old age, Yuet Kai carried the buildings materials personally from the foot of the mountain together with his disciples to build the monastery. It took eight years to complete all the buildings and another ten years to finish the 12,000 Buddha statues. Construction was finished in 1957. Today, his preserved body is presented in the main hall of the monastery in a glass case, often the main attraction of the temple."

Here are some photos of some of the more interesting Buddhas (do not fret as I am not going to attach a photo of all 12,000 Buddhas) we saw along the way as well as sights on the temple grounds at the top.  You can see how high we were in one of the photos as the high-rises in Sha Tin are visible in the background.