Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
88 Bright Hill Rd, Singapore 574117
Phone : +65 6849 5300
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The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery , is a Buddhist temple located in Bishan, Singapore. Built by Zhuan Dao in the early 20th century to propagate Buddhism and to provide lodging for monks, this monastery is the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore.
The modern day monastery premises consist of stupas, prayer halls, crematorium and columbarium which houses over 200,000 niches, bell and drum towers, and an outdoor statue of Avalokitesvara stands between the Dharma Hall and the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas. The Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple was built in 2004. Another notable feature of the monastery is a Bodhi Tree which had its sapling brought from the sacred Bodhi tree at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which was itself brought as a sapling from the sacred Bodhi Tree of Bodh, Ondia where Shakyamuni Buddha was said to have attained enlightenment.
The largebronze Buddha Statue located in the temple’s Hall of No Form is one of Asia’s largest Buddha statue, with a height of 13.8 metres and weighing 55 tons. Apart from a $12 million four-storey carpark with about 200 spaces that was added in 2014, a six-storey $35 million Buddhist college for monks is also nearing completion.
The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery celebrates Vesak Day annually] with a variety of ceremonies such as “Bathing the Buddha”, and “Three-Steps-One-Bow”. Other major events include Ching Ming. As the East Asian traditional practice of burning incense and joss materials remain despite repeated pleas and discouragement, costlier alternatives appeared which include the installation of a new four-storey, $1 million eco-friendly burner in 2014
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Opening hours : Monastery Gate 1: 6am – 10pm | Gate 2: 6am – 8.30pm (if Sat Medicine Buddha Group Practice, close at 10pm) | Gate3 : 6am – 8.30pm pm | Gate 4 & 5: 6am – 7.30pm
Getting there : Bishan, then bus 52 or 410 (white plate)
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