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Kuan Yin Temple Review
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Kuan Yin Temple
Religious Sites, Honolulu
Fodor's Review:
A couple of blocks mauka (toward the mountains) from Chinatown is the oldest Buddhist temple in the Islands. Mistakenly called a goddess by man, Kuan Yin, also known as Kannon, is a boddhisatva -- one who chose to remain on earth doing good even after achieving enlightenment. Transformed from a male into a female figure centuries ago, she is credited with a particular sympathy for women. You will see representations of her all over the Islands: with a lotus flower (beauty from the mud of human frailty), as at the temple; pouring out a pitcher of oil (like mercy flowing), or as a sort of Madonna with a child. Visitors are permitted but be aware this is a practicing place of worship.
INFO
- Address: 170 N. Vineyard, Downtown, Honolulu, HI
- Phone: 808/533-6371
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