Pui To

Pui To (Chinese: 杯渡) was a Buddhist monk living at the time of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The legend has it that he once went to Tuen Mun in the New Territories of Hong Kong to construct roads, and he lived at a big cave at the present day Castle Peak.[1][2] It is believed that the Tsing Shan Monastery, the Pui To Stop of the MTR light rail and the Pui To Road of Hong Kong is named after him.[3]

References

  1. 青山禅院 (in Chinese). Baidu. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. 青山禪院 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Home Affairs Department. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. 杯渡路 (in Chinese). China: Baidu. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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