建設歷程
Significant Project Milestones
In Year 1990
The founding master of TBAC and CST Elder Master Sing Hung led ChamShan Temple purchased more than 1,350 acres in the city of Peterborough in northeastern Ontario. Among them 530 acres land are for Wutai Shai Buddhist Garden.
In 2007 June
Hold Open House with local 53 families
In Year 2003
The current President of TBAC Ven. Dayi Shi took the lead in launching various planning and license application operations.
In Year 2011
On March 2, 2011, the first phase of the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden project in Canada---"Main Hall" finally obtained the government building permit, and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 28 of the same year.
In Year 2012
Two Canadian construction companies built the main access roads
In Year 2012
Canadian company excavated Wisom Lake.
In Year 2012
Continued work on the foundation of the Main Buddha Hall building
In Year 2013
June 2013 – completion of the foundation for the Main Buddha Hall.
In Year 2014
Aerial view of Main Buddha Hall on 2014-06-29.
In Year 2014
May 2014 – start of inventory stock-take of the Main Buddha Hall wooden structure.
In Year 2015
After over 2 months of journey across the sea from China, the bronze Buddhas statues arrived Wutai Shan on June 4, 2015.
In Year 2016
June 29 to July 14 2016 – Elder Master Sing Hung and Ven. Dayi Shi led a delegation to China for “Passing of the Torch” held at the Four Famous Buddhist Mountains of China, validating the heritage of the Four Great Sacred Buddhist Gardens in Canada, which strengthened the position of Chinese Buddhism in North America, with a long-lasting impact on its future propagation.
In Year 2016
October 29 2016 – The 13-metres high, 700 tons stone-carved Maitreya Buddha was fully assembled, and took its rightful place facing the Main Entrance Gate to the site.
In Year 2017
March 29 2017 – arrival of the five donated bronze statues of Manjusri Bodhisattva by Mount Wutai of China, each 13 metres high, were placed at their rightful places on the five platforms. Their journey from China to Canada took over 5 years of planning and construction, travelling over a month by sea, arriving in 12 smaller containers and 6 cargo containers, and with 16 Chinese artisans travelling from China to work on their assemblies.
in Year 2017
June 9 2017 – His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa made a pilgrimage to Manjusri Bodhisattva at Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden in Canada. His prayers included blessings for the project and for world peace. He wrote in Tibetan: “Promulgate the Dharma, Deliverance for all sentient beings”.
In Year 2017
June 19 2017 - The consecration ceremony of the Maitreya Buddha a.k.a. Happy Buddha was led by 93 years old Elder Master Sing Hung and Abbot Dayi Shi, attended by many guests, sangha and laity.
The stone-carved statue is 13 meters tall, weighs 700 tons, with the head piece weighing 27 tons. Each carved granite piece is 2.4 square meters. The finished product is very solemn and magnificent looking.
In Year 2018
June 24 2018 – Consecration and Blessing Ceremony of East Platform Manjusri Bodhisattva, attended by over 3000 visitors and guests from both the local regions and the GTA area.
In Year 2018
August 15 2018 – Blessing Ceremony of the Installation of the Main Roof Beam, attended by many political dignitaries, sangha representatives from the Mahayana sect, the Tibetan sect – Lama Tenzin, and the Theravada sect - Ven. Ahangama Rathanasiri, Ven. Thich Hue Minh, Ven. Bhante Saranapala, together with the construction partners from China and Canada and visitors from both local and overseas.
In Year 2018
Year-end 2018 – in preparation for the grand opening of the Main Buddha Hall in 2019, the Chinese artisans and local contractors worked really hard, racing against time and braving the harsh wintry conditions, so that the roofing can be sealed off, ready to receive the bronze roof shingles. These roof shingles contain the written blessings by generous sponsors over the years, providing good shelter over the Buddha statues inside the temple, and showering the visitors with their well wishes. The outer walls of the building had also been dressed up with a lovely eye-catching red coating to protect the wooden structures. Interior work will begin soon with landscaping shortly after.