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Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 光明山普觉禅寺 88 Bright Hill Road Singapore 574117 Contact Us 68495300
Today, the monastery sits on 75,470 square metres – equivalent to the size of almost 11 football fields – and is one of the most significant and renowned monasteries in Southeast Asia. Over the years, we have grown dynamically in Dharma propagation, community involvement and religious harmony efforts.
Daily: 8am – 4pm | 每天开放 早上8时至下午4时. The Hall of Universal Brightness houses three Buddha statues, symbolising the Buddhas of the past, present and future.
The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (also the Bright Hill Pujue Chan Monastery) (simplified Chinese: 光明山普觉禅寺; traditional Chinese: 光明山普覺禪寺; pinyin: Guāngmíng Shān Pǔjué Chán Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kong-bîng-san-phóo-kak-sī), is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Bishan, Singapore.
The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple and Monastery was built in 1920 as a place of practice and lodging for monks.
The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (more popularly known as Bright Hill Temple) is a Buddhist temple complex located along 88 Bright Hill Road at Bishan.
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Singapore. Located on 88, Bright Hill Road, it was founded in 1920 by Venerable Zhuan Dao as the Phor Kark See Temple. A Chinese businessman, Tay Woo Seng, donated the land in Thomson Road in 1921.
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore. 40,466 likes · 418 talking about this · 67,471 were here. This is the official Facebook page of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (光明山普觉禅寺）.
Bright Hill temple is the place where most deceased in Singapore are cremated. There is also a columbarium at the temple. Expect to see crowds of family members accompanying caskets and heavy traffic with entire busses to assist a memorial service.
Bright Hill Temple or “Kong Meng San Phor Kark & Monastery” has a turtle pond and a Chinese crematorium (where most of Singapore’s deceased are cremated) but is a Buddhist Temple! It was built in 1920 to encourage Buddhism and provide accommodation for monks.
