Maha Vihara Maitreya

Maha Vihara Maitreya
The Great Maitreya Temple
Front view of the Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Mahayana Buddhism
Province	North Sumatra
Region	Sumatra
Location
Location	Komplek Perumahan Cemara Asri, Jalan Cemara Boulevard Utara No. 8, Medan Estate, Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra 20371
Country	Indonesia
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Territory	Deli Serdang Regency
Geographic coordinates	3°38′16.5″N 98°42′04.7″E
Architecture
Founder	Indonesia Buddhist Association
Completed	2008

Maha Vihara Maitreya is a Buddhist temple in Medan, North Sumatra, claimed to be the largest modern Buddhist temple in Indonesia. It is often called Vihara Cemara Asri because it is located in the housing complex of Cemara Asri. The temple was built in 1991 on an area of 4.5 hectares and was inaugurated on August 21, 2008.

Overview

Maha Vihara Maitreya was built as a place of worship for Buddhists adherent in Medan in particular, and North Sumatra in general, given the large number of ethnic Chinese living in the city. In accordance with its name, Maitreya, this temple is thick with the teachings of Maitreya Buddha.

The temple is divided into three main sections. In the first there is a common Baktisala that is a place of worship of Buddha Sakyamuni, Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva Satyakalama Avolokitesvara. The building has a capacity of 1,500 people. In the second building of the Maitreya Baktisala area with a capacity of 2,500 people. In this section there are also has Baktisala Holy Patriarch. There is also a banquet hall as a special dining room reception. The third is a meeting hall with a capacity of 2,000 people. All the buildings have a guesthouse, one of which has the additional facilities of office space, meeting rooms, recording studios and a communal kitchen.

The temple is decorated with various statues and reliefs of dragons and mythical animals. There is also a floating teapot fountain.^[1]

See also

• Gunung Timur Temple
• Buddhism in Indonesia

References

1. "Vihara Terbesar Indonesia Ada di Medan". Archived from the original on Dec 12, 2015.