10000 Buddhas Multi-Cache
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The Temple of 10.000 Buddhas in Shatin, Hong Kong is well worth a visit, not only for the impressive amount of over 13.500 golden statues, but also for the beautiful sight over Shatin's skyline.
Placed with litti and phpiet Oct. 31, 2011.
The Temple of 10.000 Buddhas, also known as Wan Fo Shek Temple is located in ca. 320m height, above the Shatin MTR station. It is for sure one of the most beautiful sights in the Hong Kong Shatin area.
Note that the temple area is only accessible between 9am and 5pm, every day.
From the MTR station, it's a ca. 100m way through the small Tai Pau village to where the pathway begins.
The way up to the temple is impressive, as golden statues are placed all along both sides of the pathway. No statue looks like any other.
The main temple hall contains the corpse of the founding monch Kuan Yin, also covered with gold.
The starting coordinates of this cache lead you to the Man Fat Tsz Pagoda - don't look for the container here!
You need to know the number of steps inside the pagoda and the number of buddha statues sitting in the pagoda windows to find the cache's coordinates.
Final cache coordinates:
022° 2(A).(A)(B)(A)
114° 11.1(A)(F)
Number of buddhas in pagoda window = (B)(F)
Number of steps in pagode = (E)(A)
Since there may be tourist muggles around, make sure you are not watched when searching for the container. The container can be found without leaving accessible areas, no climbing or crawling is required.
Update: The temple-owner has recently placed some obstacles in front of GZ, apparently to prevent people from having picnic here. If you don't like to overcome those obstacles: There is now a second, alternative container, that can be accessed much easier.
Alternative cache coordinates:
022° 2(A).(A)(A)(E)
114° 11.1(B)(A)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pybfryl yvfgra gb gur zhfvp.
Nygreangvir pbagnvare: zntargvp.
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