Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is a Buddhist sanctuary situated in Bishan, Singapore. Built by Zhuan Dao in the mid twentieth century to spread Buddhism and to give cabin to priests, this religious community is the biggest Buddhist sanctuary in Singapore. Between 1920 and 1921, the Phor Kark See Monastery was based on a plot of land in Thomson Road gave by Tay Woo Seng, a Chinese representatives. It was the principal customary Chinese woods religious community to be worked in Singapore.

Since Phor Kark See Monastery is arranged at Kong Meng San, it has come to be known as "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". The first sanctuary comprised of a two-story constructing, a holy place room, a guests' room and living quarters. In 1947, Hong Choon turned into the religious community's abbot. Under his administration, the religious community's perplexing extended from two altar lobbies to incorporate the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas and petition corridors that are as huge as ten football fields.

He additionally continuously created and extended the cloister with his supporters into the biggest and most superb place of training in Singapore. Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery opened the Buddhist College of Singapore on 13 September 2006. As the nation's first Buddhist school, it offers a four year college education in Buddhism. Lessons were hung on sanctuary grounds until another $35 million five-story building is finished.