Temple de l'Amicale des Teochew - Paris, France - Buddhist Temples and Public Shrines on Waymarking.com

[FR] Le temple est situé dans la cité des Olympiades, au coeur du Chinatown parisien.

Originaires de la province du Guangdong, avec une forte tradition migratoire, les Teochew sont arrivés en France dans les années 70. La plupart étaient issus de la diaspora chinoise et fuyaient alors les guerres civiles du Cambodge et du Vietnam. L'Amicale des Teochew est une association culturelle et religieuse qui a été créée en 1986 pour favoriser l'insertion sociale de ses adhérents et promouvoir leur identité culturelle. A l'entrée du temple, la 1ère salle sert de lieu de vie communautaire, où l'on vientdiscuter, lire le journal et boire le thé. Et sur la droite s'ouvre grande la salle de prière, couverte de tapis. Sur l'autel principal sont disposés les 3 Bouddhas - nommés les Trois Joyaux, ainsi que la triade bouddhique - les 3 corps du Bouddha. Plus avant se trouvent sur une table les instruments spécifiques réservés aux officiants. Des maximes brodées d'or sur fond rouge encadrent l'autel, ainsi que 2 pyramides abritant les lampes de la lumière du Bouddha. Dans la salle sont aussi disposés les 18 Luohan, immortels gardiens et protecteurs de la Loi. Enfin, on pourra contempler sur un mur une fresque de Avalokitésvara, la divinité qui personnifie la miséricorde et la compassion.

[EN] The temple is located on the high-rise estate of Cité des Olympiades, at the heart of the Paris Chinatown.

Originally from Guangdong province, with a strong migratory tradition,
the Teochew arrived in France in the 1970s. Most were from the Chinese
diaspora, and were fleeing the civil wars of Cambodia and Vietnam. The
"L’Amicale des Teochew" is a cultural and religious association created in 1986 to favor the social insertion of its members and promote their cultural identity. The first room you enter is a meeting place, where members of the community go to chat, read the paper and sip tea. On the right is the large prayer room, covered with carpets. On the main altar there are three Buddhas - known as the Three Jewels, as well as the Buddhist triad - the three bodies of the Buddha. Further ahead, laid out on a table, are the specific instruments reserved for the officiants. The altar is surrounded by gold maxims embroidered on a red background, as well as two pyramids containing the lamps of the light of Buddha. In the hall are also the eighteen Luohan, immortal guardians and protectors of the law, and one wall bears an extraordinary fresco of Avalokitésvara, the deity considered the personification of mercy and compassion.

(from www.paris-meconnu.fr)

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