Siong Lim Temple

Siong Lim Temple
(蓮山)雙林寺
Siong Lim Temple
Siong Lim Temple is located in Singapore
Siong Lim Temple
Location within Singapore
Monastery information
Full nameSiong Lim Temple
Other namesShuang Lin Monastery
OrderMahayana
Established1898; 126 years ago (1898)
People
Founder(s)Low Kim Pong
AbbotWai Yim
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Monument of Singapore
Designated date17 October 1980; 44 years ago (1980-10-17)
StyleFujian
Groundbreaking1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Completion date1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Construction cost$500,000
Site
Location184E Jalan Toa Payoh, Singapore 319941
Coordinates1°19′49″N 103°51′27″E / 1.33028°N 103.85750°E / 1.33028; 103.85750
Public accessYes
Websitewww.shuanglin.sg
Designated14 October 1980; 44 years ago (1980-10-14)
Reference no.19

Siong Lim Temple, also known as Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery (traditional Chinese: 蓮山雙林寺; simplified Chinese: 莲山双林寺), is a Buddhist monastery located in Toa Payoh, Singapore, next to the Pan Island Expressway. The temple was founded in 1898, but the construction of the premises only began in 1902 by Low Kim Pong and was completed in 1907.[1] The monastery was gazetted as a national monument in 1980 and subsequently underwent a decade-long restoration that began in 1991.[2] The temple now boasts a seven storey gold-topped pagoda which is a replica of the 800-year-old Shanfeng temple pagoda in Fujian. The temple also consist of a columbarium for Qing Ming Festival visit.[3]

  1. ^ Lee, G.Boi (2002). The religious monuments of Singapore : faiths of our forefathers. Singapore: Preservation of Monuments Board : Landmark Books. p. 26. ISBN 9813065621.
  2. ^ Singapore : the encyclopedia. Singapore: National Heritage Board. 2006. p. 506. ISBN 9814155632.
  3. ^ "Siong Lim Temple". TOURISM IN ASIA. Retrieved 16 September 2014.