The beauty of the Maha Vihara Adhi Maitreya ( Medan )

A place of worship that is beautiful, quiet, elegant and beautiful that can be drawn if you visit Maha Vihara Adhi Maitreya. Buddhist place of worship is indeed very amazing, even the largest in Indonesia. Grandeur make as if we were in the Bamboo Curtain country. Maha Vihara Adhi Maitreya has a land area of ​​4.5 acres and was built in 1991. The land occupied housing complex at Pine Asri, Jl. North Boulevard No. 99-5, Medan. The main function of this temple as a place of Buddhist worship. The architecture of the building portray the culture and the characteristics of Maitreya Buddha's teachings. This monastery is divided into 3 main buildings, the first building there is a general Baktisala a place of worship Buddha Sakyamuni, Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Avolokitesvara and Satyakalama. The building has a capacity of 1500 people. On the right side of the building there are Avolokitesvara Park equipped with several games for children. There are other parts of the auditorium with a capacity of 130 people, a vegetarian restaurant and souvenir shop.


In the second building is Maitreya Baktisala area with a capacity of 2,500 people. In this section there are also baktisala Holy Patriarch, in addition, there are also multi-purpose hall as a special dining hall reception. While in the third building is a meeting hall with a capacity of 2000 people. All the buildings are just homestead homestead on building one of the most complete facilities namely the existence of office space, meeting rooms, a recording studio and a common kitchen. On the inside is decorated with some simple interior that makes the atmosphere was quiet so add kekhusukan time of worship. There are three main sacred statue in a temple with a golden hue that statue of the Buddha, Kwan Im and Judge Bao.Pada the outside there Genta with a size of 3.3 meters in height and weighing 7 tons, engraved with the words Dharma Heart Maitreya. Genta Genta is called Happiness. Also on the left side of the temple there is a koi fish pond with the colors were gorgeous swimming to and fro and the bird park which is a collection of storks. It is said that the presence of these birds from Europe and Australia, where this place as a temporary shelter while the migrant birds from one place to another.