Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Largest Buddhist temple in Singapore
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The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS), more popularly known as Bright Hill Temple, (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 located along 88 Bright Hill Road in Bishan, Singapore.
It was built in 1921 by Venerable Zhuan Dao to propagate Buddhism and provide lodging for monks. It is the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Singapore and in 2006 became the parent organization of the Buddhist College of Singapore. It also operates one of Singapore's's two private crematoria, alongside Tse Toh Aum Temple (Bright Hill Cremation and Columbarium).
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