The
complex'
octa-gonal
pagoda has
5-storeys (fig.),
of which the odd
number corres-ponds to the yang principle
within the yin-yang concept, i.e. the bright aspect,
which sym-bolizes Enlighten-ment.
Fo Guang Shan Thai Hua Si
Fo Guang Shan Thai Hua Si
Opposite
of the pagoda is a tall gilded statue of
Kuan Yin
elevated on a golden
lotus flower
atop a building of which the outer roof edge is surrounded by
smaller statues of
this
goddess of Mercy.
From the inner yard,
both the pagoda and the statue of Kuan Yin are visible
as they rise well above the main buildings' rooftops.