Kek Look Seah Temple
Kek Look Seah Temple is a Chinese temple located in Taman Happy of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The temple is known for its planchette divination and has a medical room where Chinese medicine is given – which is not common for many Buddhist temple. This persistently making it being mistakenly referred to many people as a Dejiao establishment despite it is a Buddhist temple of Mahāyāna branch.
Kek Look Seah literally means "Sukhāvatī Society" in the Hokkien language.History
The temple was established in 1964 by Chung Thim Lam in a small terrace house with treatment service of traditional Chinese medicine to those who are in need especially to poor people.Features
The temple is one of the main Buddhist centre in local community. During Buddha's birthday, the centre with the local supports who stay in the community will organise a great vegetarian feast in front of the altar for prayers before eaten by the attendees. The foods served are all in vegetarian as Buddhist teachings always encourage people to consume more vegetables. The temple also has crematorium services located far from the temple area in Bercham.
