Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple

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Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple is a Buddhist temple in Sandakan, Sabah. It is located on a 100-meter high hilltop above Tanah Merah, about 4 km to the west of Sandakan town centre. From here, there's a panoramic vista of Sandakan Bay below. compared with the other Chinese and Buddhist temples in Sandakan, Puu Jih Shih is pretty new, having come into the picture only in 1987 at a cost of RM5 million. 

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Puu Jih Shih is extravagant, and is likely built to awe. The interior is an extravaganza in red and gold, with writhing dragons and gilded Buddha’s. Sandakan peoples believe that the temple protects the local people and brings health and wealth.

Contact:

Puh Jih Shih Buddhist Temple
90000 Sandakan, Sabah.

Tel: +6088 212121