Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
光明山普觉禅寺
The Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is located in Singapore
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Location within Singapore
Monastery information
Full nameKong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
OrderMahayana
Established1920
People
Founder(s)Zhuan Dao
AbbotKwang Sheng
Important associated figuresHong Choon, Long Gen, Yan Pei, Sui Kim
Site
LocationBishan, Singapore
Coordinates1°21′41.04″N 103°50′9.6″E / 1.3614000°N 103.836000°E / 1.3614000; 103.836000
Public accessyes
Websitekmspks.org

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "About Page of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on Google+". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". Retrieved 8 January 2015.