Buddha Bar-Po Lin Monastery/Tian Tan Buddha/Wisdom Path

Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery / The Wisdom Path
2011 summer

Po Lin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.The monastery was founded in 1906 by three monks visiting from Jiangsu and was initially known as "The Big Hut". It was renamed to its present name in 1924. The main temple houses 3 bronze statues of the Buddha representing his past, present and future lives as well as many Buddhist scriptures.
Tian Tan Buddha, a giant Buddha statue completed in 1993, is an extension of the monastery.
The Ngong Ping 360, consisting of the Ngong Ping village and a gondola lift running between Tung Chung and Ngong Ping, was built near to the Po Lin Monastery.
This Monastery is also famous for making wooden bracelets, that are only sold near the Tian Tan Buddha statue.

The Buddha Bar music series is a compilation of lounge, chill out music and world music, released by George V Records.

The series was created by DJ and Buddha Bar founder Claude Challe who compiled and produced the first two albums. The series has continued with different DJs, including DJ Ravin, Sam Popat, and David Vişan.

The Buddha Bar has also released "Buddha Bar Nature" and "Buddha-Bar Ocean", composed and produced by Arno Elias, the composer of "Amor Amor" from Buddha Bar 2, and Amanaska. This included a DVD of nature and oceans footage directed by Allain Bougrain-Dubourg.

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