觀音山
創建觀音閣石碑
觀音閣
Koon Yum Koh
Guan Yin Shan
Kuan Yin Temple
創建觀音閣石碑
民國庚午仲冬 1930
Rev Sek Ngoo Ngon passed away on Oct 9 , 1940 at Koon Yum Koh Temple , 398 Dunearn Road
劉母馮孺人
Is this the picture of the founding Buddhist master ?
臨濟正宗四十三世開山如安老法師蓮塔
"The Lotus Pagoda of the 43rd Generation Patriarch of the Linji School, Venerable Master Ngoo Ngon”
This is the grave of Rev. Sek Ngoo Nhon (Venerable Master Ru An).
- 臨濟正宗 - The Linji School, a major lineage of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China
- 四十三世 - The 43rd generation of patriarchs/leaders in this lineage
- 開山 - The founder or patriarch who established the mountain monastery/temple
- 如安老法師 - Venerable Master Ngoo Ngon
- 蓮塔 - Lotus pagoda, a type of memorial stupa or monument
So this inscription indicates that this is the pagoda or memorial for the 43rd generation patriarch of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism, the Venerable Master Ngoo Ngon
The Straits Budget, 17 October 1940, Page 4
Rev Sek Ngoo Ngon passed away on Oct 9 , 1940 at Koon Yum Koh Temple , 398 Dunearn Road
南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau), 23 August 1969, Page 17
劉母馮孺人
Children
劉景生
劉富生
劉權生
劉媽咪 (妙瓊)
This should be the family staying there. Some of their names are indicated in the 1930 foundation donation plaque
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