Sam Poh Tong is a Buddhist cave temple in Perak built around a cave in Chinese style in the first half of the 20th century. It lies in Gunung Rapat, 5km south of Ipoh. It consists of structures built at the entrance to a cave, and a temple at the exit of the cave, surrounded by high limestone walls. In the cave itself there are a number of statues of Buddha.
01 Gate and main entrance 02 Temple building 03 Cave passage 04 Inner temple building
05 Inner court 06 Stone stele 07 Cave niche with golden statues 08 Altar decorated with flowers 09 Altar decorated with flowers
10 Gate 11 Garden with pond 12 Garden with pond 13 Deer and swastika symbols
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