Kun Iam Temple
| Kun Iam Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Macau |
| State | China |
| Territory | Macau |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°12′16″N 113°33′01″E / 22.204412°N 113.550197°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | temple |
| Completed | 1627 |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 普濟禪院 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 普济禅院 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Templo de Kun Iam Tong | ||||||||||
The Kun Iam Temple (Chinese: 觀音堂, Portuguese: Templo de Kun Iam Tong) is a temple in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China. One of the three largest and richest Buddhist temples in Macau, its more official name is Pou Chai Sim Un (Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院). It is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Macau, it was founded in the 13th century to venerate Kun Iam, the Chinese representation of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Mercy.