2_Maaysia Peninsular Caves, Perak, Perak Tong 马来西亚半岛，霹雳州属，霹雳洞

Malaysia Peninsular Caves, Perak, Perak Tong 马来西亚半岛，霹雳州属，霹雳洞

"In 1926 Chong Sen Yee and his wife Choong Chan Yoke who came from Jiao-Ling province of China, discovered Perak Tong.

The decorative gateway of Perak Tong conceals the entrance to the cave temple.

On approval from the Perak State Government they started to develop the cave temple. As Chong Sen Yee was mainly involved in the planning and development of the cave temple his wife went all out to look for donations to carry out the plan, locally and internationally.

After more than 50 years of diligent and careful work in and around the cave temple, Perak Tong has become one of the best cave temples in Malaysia.

Chong Sen Yee passed away in 1980 and his wife Choong Chan Yoke in 1983, handing the heritage to the son Chong Yin Chat. He put even greater effort into the temple and thus enhanced Perak Tong into an international tourist spot in Perak."

After climbing the steps and passing through the narrow entrance passage, the limestone cave opens up into a giant space with a high dome and branching off into hidden recesses and grottoes.

A golden sitting Buddha statue, 40 feet tall, dominates the temple. He is flanked by four guardian deities which I have seen described as 'goddesses' but since a couple of them have beards I doubt that they are female.

The walls of the cavern are decorated with colourful murals depicting characters and events from Chinese mythology and Buddhist scriptures.

Chinese calligraphy also adorns the walls some of which was painted by the afore-mentioned Chong Yin Chat.

There are numerous statues and carvings scattered around the temple, including a female with 18 arms who could be Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. The strong aroma of incense mixed with the earthy cave smell lends the cave a special atmosphere.

Murals and calligraphy adorn the walls of Perak Tong

Now time for some exercise. Behind the main altar, a flight of steps makes its way into the far recesses of the cave and out through an opening on the side of the hill.

From here the steps continue to wind their way up the hillside passing gazebos and pavilions where people rest and enjoy the views of the surrounding area.

On reaching the highest pavilion I thought I had arrived at the end of the trail before realising that there was a staircase alongside a vacant building from where another set of steps continued to greater heights.

One of the pavilions on the path to the summit, Perak Tong

In all there are supposed to be 450 steps to the top where there is a double storey pavilion providing excellent views over the northern suburbs of Ipoh and a nearby industrial zone.

From here the distinctive limestone hills which circle the city are clearly visible on the horizon. I could see away in the distance that some of the hills are being dynamited and quarried to be turned into cement and kitchen work-tops. That's a big shame. Surely there are other places where limestone and marble could be obtained without demolishing Ipoh's most distinguishing characteristic?

Facilities

There is a pond and landscaped garden in front of the temple (not as good as the one at Sam Poh Tong).

There is supposed to be a vegetarian restaurant here but it did not appear to be open on my trip. There is a shop selling snacks and drinks.

Another shop sells gifts and you can have your fortune told there if you wish.

Getting to Perak Tong

This cave temple is marked on the interactive map on the main Caves page. Coming from Ipoh's historic railway station, head north on Federal Route 1 following the signs for Jalan Kuala Kangsar. Perak Tong is in the northern outskirts of Ipoh near Taman Loke Lim and Taman Permai. It is located right next to the road so you cannot miss it. It sits at the foot of a hill called Gunung Tasek (163m).

霹雳洞（Perak Dong）位于怡保市北，洞依山而建，是一个长122米左右的石灰岩溶洞。

据说它是1926年由一位中国居士发起修建的。洞前建有崇楼峻阁，一座巍峨的龙头楼耸立于中央，四周中古木参天。洞中石径回旋，连接着大大小小十来个洞窟。正洞中供奉着释迦牟尼坐像，高13米，可能是马来西亚最大的佛像。洞内崖壁上有壁画百余幅，画有十八罗汉及唐三藏西天取经图等等。另有佛像四十多尊，造型优美，形象万千。内洞钟乳石千姿百态，栩栩如生。洞中有石阶通向上部，共385级。沿着一缕光线，人们拾级而上，就可出此洞，登上山顶的"步云"、"环翠"等凉亭，远眺山势起伏，雄伟壮观。

霹雳洞于民国十五年(一九二六)由张仙如居士与夫人钟真玉女士开创，居士原籍中国广东省蕉岭县，壮岁南来，献身于佛教事业，抱着荜路蓝褛以启山林之精神，开闢洞天，深得社会人士之信任支持历五十春秋，完成慧业。居士于民国六十九年(一九八○)辞世，由其哲嗣青年诗人兼书法家张英傑居士继任主持，张韵山画家为司理，继承遗志，将霹雳洞发扬光大，成为更具中华文化艺术之佛教胜地。 

霹雳洞山势巍峨，高达六百馀尺。佔地十英亩，洞前楼阁堂皇壮观，依山势建立，洞外有石笋墨林、花园、荷池、凉亭，风景清幽，全山之天然景观及建设，分为八景，蔚为大观。洞中深五百馀尺，宽叁百馀尺，高一百馀尺，天然冷气瀰漫全洞，其间石径迴环，高低不一，怪石嶙峋，形状如龙，如凤，如狮，如象，美不胜收。洞中佛像四十多尊，最引人瞩目者乃 高度四十二尺之释尊坐像。其次乃高度叁十六尺之弥勒佛坐像，其馀佛像皆高达十五尺至二十尺之间，雕塑精美，栩栩如生，令人肃然起敬。 海内外名家题壁书画及楹联，约二百幅之多，皆出自马来西亚，中华民国，星洲，韩国，香港，泰国等名家手笔。

壁画方面，人物画家曾后希绘叁丈高之「韦驮菩萨像」，国画大师张大千绘二丈高之「普贤坐象图」，尚有国画家李奇茂，锺正山，叶醉白，陶寿伯，陈六林，锺正川，薛慧山，邢宝莊，马白水，林耀，陈伟烈，容漱石，周世聪，赵松筠，刘春草，郑浩千，张韵山，黄明宗，苑润兰，田曼诗，沈雁，孙以仁，李香君，张恒，冯壁池，顾媚，汤琼音，张耐冬，黄乃群，莊一村，侯一新等。 

题词及撰联方面计有：于右任，胡适，梁寒操，叶公超，钱思亮，钱复，余俊贤，刁作谦，谷凤翔，易君左，王世昭，赵少昂，朱玖莹，白圣，竺摩，洗尘，星云，刘侯武，丁治磐，黄新壁，陈其铨，阮毅成，黄 君壁，万一鹏，文叠山，杨森，刘太希，张道藩，陈荆鸿，萧遥天，黄老奋，萧劲华，刘宗烈，刘艺心，彭鸿，黄崇禧，郑一峰，张白翎，郭汤盛，王光国，廖祯祥，金膺显，陈光师，孙少卿，涂思宗，张英傑等。综观以上名家宝墨之多，因而霹雳洞乃最具有中华文化价值之佛教胜地，故有南岛敦煌之誉。洞内建築盘旋曲折之石梯穿越后山，山上建立叁圣殿及环翠亭与步云亭，是处悬崖峭壁，山谷幽深，风景绝佳，居高临下，远山云树，四面环绕，置身其中，当有超然物外之趣。

此外，洞前右畔为「仙如纪念馆」，纪念已故开山主持张仙如居士，此馆堂皇壮丽，古色古香，分上下二层，楼上塑仙如居士坐像，左右悬掛一联，由其哲嗣张英傑居士所撰；仙境闢名山，经五十春秋，

霹雳洞山势巍峨，高达六百馀尺。佔地十英亩，洞前楼阁堂皇壮观，依山势建立，洞外有石笋墨林、花园、荷池、凉亭，风景清幽，全山之天然景观及建设，分为八景，蔚为大观。洞中深五百馀尺，宽叁百馀尺，高一百馀尺，天然冷气瀰漫全洞，其间石径迴环，高低不一，怪石嶙峋，形状如龙，如凤，如狮，如象，美不胜收。洞中佛像四十多尊，最引人瞩目者乃 高度四十二尺之释尊坐像。其次乃高度叁十六尺之弥勒佛坐像，其馀佛像皆高达十五尺至二十尺之间，雕塑精美，栩栩如生，令人肃然起敬

海内外名家题壁书画及楹联，约二百幅之多，皆出自马来西亚，中华民国，星洲，韩国，香港，泰国等名家手笔。壁画方面，人物画家曾后希绘叁丈高之「韦驮菩萨像」，国画大师张大千绘二丈高之「普贤坐象图」，尚有国画家李奇茂，锺正山，叶醉白，陶寿伯，陈六林，锺正川，薛慧山，邢宝莊，马白水，林耀，陈伟烈，容漱石，周世聪，赵松筠，刘春草，郑浩千，张韵山，黄明宗，苑润兰，田曼诗，沈雁，孙以仁，李香君，张恒，冯壁池，顾媚，汤琼音，张耐冬，黄乃群，莊一村，侯一新等。

题词及撰联方面计有：于右任，胡适，梁寒操，叶公超，钱思亮，钱复，余俊贤，刁作谦，谷凤翔，易君左，王世昭，赵少昂，朱玖莹，白圣，竺摩，洗尘，星云，刘侯武，丁治磐，黄新壁，陈其铨，阮毅成，黄君壁，万一鹏，文叠山，杨森，刘太希，张道藩，陈荆鸿，萧遥天，黄老奋，萧劲华，刘宗烈，刘艺心，彭鸿，黄崇禧，郑一峰，张白翎，郭汤盛，王光国，廖祯祥，金膺显，陈光师，孙少卿，涂思宗，张英傑等。综观以上名家宝墨之多，因而霹雳洞乃最具有中华文化价值之佛教胜地，故有南岛敦煌之誉。

洞内建築盘旋曲折之石梯穿越后山，山上建立叁圣殿及环翠亭与步云亭，是处悬崖峭壁，山谷幽深，风景绝佳，居高临下，远山云树，四面环绕，置身其中，当有超然物外之趣。 　　

此外，洞前右畔为「仙如纪念馆」，纪念已故开山主持张仙如居士，此馆堂皇壮丽，古色古香，分上下二层，楼上塑仙如居士坐像，左右悬掛一联，由其哲嗣张英傑居士所撰；仙境闢名山，经五十春秋，功垂南国 。如来传妙法，离叁千世界，果證四方。四议悬掛由名家所书仙如居士遗诗，其诗才超然绝俗，饶有禅味，並已出版其遗着：如玉楼诗存传世。馆中並供海内外名家展览书画等，将中华文化艺术推介予国际人士。

山洞里共有550层阶梯，修复前，登山区的阶梯陡峭，现在新建立的阶梯较为平坦稳固。在登山区约60层处，有1幅由台湾欧豪年大师为霹雳洞新题的“佛洞生辉”四字。

据说，在5月至7月之间（夏天，按照中国季节算法）上午，阳光从山洞顶端透过岩石的隙缝折射入洞内，产生阵阵烟雾。曾有工作人员和一些游客发现映入眼帘的竟有罗汉奇景，顿时叹为观止。“佛洞生辉”这四个字的缘起就是来自洞里的奇景，欧豪年在己丑夏月为该处题字。在它的上方，有块岩石则雕刻着台湾丁治磐将军题的“域外灵岩”，具有20多年历史。

沿着登山区的阶梯往上爬，山顶的凉亭依旧。最前线的花雨亭和最高处的万庄台，不论从前山或后山各角度，即可鸟瞰怡保美丽景色。

霹雳洞爬山区的开放时间：上午8时至下午4时。

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