Ong Ko Pan Cetya, Beautiful Pagoda in Coastal Areas

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Makassar, 28 February 2010, is 15 days after the lunar new year china, and as usual, and has become the agenda for the event by the government of Makassar will be no Carnaval Cap Go Meh is diramaikan by various temples of South Sulawesi. And one of the pagoda which will join the carnival tomorrow is the Shrine of Tri Dharma Ko Pan Cetya Ong.Satu - the only temple in Takalar, outside of Makassar.

An interesting tour to visit Ong Ko Pan Cetya this, because you'll enjoy the trip with beautiful scenery and meet friendly people-friendly village.

Galesong precisely in the South, in coastal areas, Jl.Pelabuhan, Cetya are large in size 6 x 15 M was incorporated as beautiful.

Ko Pan OngMasuk gate through an iron gate decorated with a symbol of yin and yan, you'll be greeted by two large pillars entwined by a carved dragon, and also some pretty big candle and continue to burn, and some beautiful lanterns hanging from the roof of the entrance. Continue stepped into space in cetya do not forget to remove shoes or sandals anda.Masuk into space this pagoda cetya or feeling the strains of music will be cool with mandarin, as if to make some statues of gods in them smiled and sat quietly on her throne.

Continues to move into the middle of the inside you will see three statues lined ONG.jpg yangPAN KO, and you'll see a statue in the middle who was accompanied by two other statues is a statue of the god Pan Ong Ko.

How this came to Galesong statues?

Baba Guru (Teacher Hartono) is the sole owner of the statue of the god Pan story ini.Konon Ong Ko god Pan statue Ong Ko is derived from the Hokkien Canciu China (China) which was then adopted individually by the late Ho Kim Cui (father of Guru Hartono).

Ong Ko statue of the god Pan entered Indonesia on April 17, 1912, precisely in Makassar (Bonto Ala). After Ho is married to Kim Thung Cui Soat Tiu, girl from Galesong on March 28, 1923, Ho Kim Cui Pan statue moved to Galesong.Kemudian Ong Ko was taken to Makassar, precisely on Jalan Sungai Kelara No.3A when applied PP No.10 Year 1959. However, on December 16, 1975 moved again to Sungguminasa (Gowa) and formed the Tri Dharma Cetya Galesong Ong Ko Pan, according to the Department of Religion Center for registration, with number 53/WI/1975 and Religious Affairs of South Sulawesi No. KW 21-10/BA 04201/2005.Tahun 1978 back to South Galesong until now.

98 Year Cetya this beautiful stand and then treated and dilanjutkanarca companion Ong.jpg by Professor Ko Pan Hartono (Ho Ping Hoo) visited by many Buddhists who came to pray at each one and 15 months of the Lunar calendar. Ong Ko Pan himself is commemorated each year on 16 to 10 months of the Lunar calendar.

Year 2009 yesterday, Hartono Teachers must complete the task and stopped to take care of this cetya, but we can see in one corner of this temple there is a plaque of appreciation given to Hartono from the Head Teacher of Religious Harmony Central Secretariat General of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in an activity Indigenous People of the Religious Society Dialogue and Coastal Fisherman, who was held by the Center for Religious Harmony on December 25 to 29 August 2008 in Makassar.

with baba Giong Hing.jpgMenikmati this cetya beauty from the inside you will be assisted by Baba Nurdin (Giong Hing) who also shared this Cetya caring teacher Hartono, and also a lot of information from Baba Hery (Hery Hartono) as the heirs of Professor Hartono for Cetya manage this.

On the left side in rows of statues of gods cetya beautifully framed, two of them Koang Shi Mo Na Im Sat Phu (Phu Thu Most Merciful and Compassionate) and Kwan Seng Tie Cuen (Dewa Kwang Kong, the Honest and Faithful). Then in the middle is the table of prayer / worship complete with incense and candles, there are also a number of sticks in a jar for Qian Se after the procession burn hio.hio processing.jpg

There is unique in doing this where previously Qian Se you must take two bua half circle shaped objects on the table prayer, then melemparnya.Sin Poe is then thrown if the fall to form a mutually D hurup turn one, which means you can not Cetya Qian Pan Qian Ong.jpgmelakukan Ko Se, but if the fall of one open and one closed, it means so, and you can mengerakkan some existing bernomer stick in a jar, when it came out one then you can take and take and the match with rows of paper nomernya Qian Se has neatly arranged in the front right section of this cetya, grab one and read your fortune.

Hery with Tri Dharma Shrine Hartono.jpgKeberadaan Cetya Ong Ko Pan Galesong this village, really prove if our society can tolerate well with diversity in both our tribal culture and tourism asset agama.Dan to treat this turned out not from the Foundation for donaturnya cetya anyway this does not belong to a foundation, donaturnya all of the people who often come to this place of worship. Donors interested in becoming one, too?? Why not .. for not contacting the management and maintenance 081343879833 cetya Pan Ko Ong pagoda.

Let's keep our culture for our future ...

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