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Modern · Buddhist · Singapore

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

Bishan, Singapore, Singapore · 1.3614°, 103.8360°

Gautama Buddha and Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara)Modern
Sacred since
1920 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1920-21
Modern

History & significance

A Mahayana Buddhist monastery in Bishan, Singapore, founded in 1920-21 by the Venerable Zhuan Dao on land given by the businessman Tay Woo Seng and later supported by the Aw brothers. Its grounds hold a large bronze Buddha, an outdoor Guanyin statue and a Bodhi sapling descended from the tree at Anuradhapura.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern