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Daily: 8am – 4pm | 每天开放 早上8时至下午4时. The Hall of Universal...
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By MRT: Take MRT to Bright Hill Station (Thomson – East Coast Line), go out at Exit 2. Walk along Sin Ming Avenue eastwards, then turn right to Bright Hill Road. It’s about 550-meter / 5-min walk. If you don’t fancy walking from Bright Hill MRT, you can also take any bus (52, 162, 162M, 410) from Exit 1 of Bright Hill MRT Station, then alight at th...
Dress code: do wear proper attire that covers the shoulders and knees. Shrine halls: do keep volume down when speaking in all shrine halls, avoid wearing footwear inside shrine halls, avoid bringing joss stick inside the halls (unless otherwise stated). Dining halls: As the monks have lunch at dining halls at noon, keep the speaking volume down and...
1. Admire the architecture
It would be nearly impossible not to feel fascinated by the architecture in Kong Meng San Phor Kark See. From imperial-styled prayer halls with rich details and carvings to the contemporary design of Meditation Hall, KMSPKS is truly a timeless temple.
2. Have a quiet meal at the Dining Hall
Honest admission: my favorite thing to do at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See is having late breakfast or early lunch at the Dining Hall, which is located at the second storey of Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall. Every weekend morning, there are stalls selling vegetarian food at the Dining Hall. They’re often sold out by noon, so it’s best to go early. The food that they sell vary each weekend, but generally you can expect economic rice/beehoon, nasi lemak ($2.5), laksa ($3), mee siam ($3), pean...
4. Hall of Great Compassion
The Hall of Great Compassion is located behind Buddhist College of Singapore. It houses Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (the Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa)with Thousand Arms and Eyes, which symbolize Guanyin’s vow to reach out and save all creatures who call his name for help.
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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.
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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. It is the parent organization of the Buddhist College of Singapore founded in 2006. It is one of the two private crematoria, while the other one is Tse Toh Aum Temple.
According to the Sutras, “Kong Meng San (Guang Ming Shan)” is the name of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva’s (Guan Yin Pu Sa) Pureland. In the Chapter of “Entering the Dharma Realm” in the Flower Garland Sutra, it was recorded that the youth Sudhana (Shan Cai Tong Zi) had visited 53 great spiritual teachers and his 27th teacher was ...
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