The
National Heritage Board put up an information board at the entrance of the
temple which mentioned that Vutthisasara, a monk from Thailand, founded the
temple in 1927.
As
we were standing outside the temple, an Indian man took off his shoes alongside
the road and bowed towards the temple. Awhile later, a Chinese man in the
temple stood near the entrance and bowed towards the temple as well. It was
very interesting to see how there is a mix of both Chinese and Hindu devotees.
There
are several statues of deities inside the temple. However, there was one
particular deity which caught my attention, a giant Buddha. The Buddha is
standing at a height of 15m and it weighs 300tons overlooking the entire temple
ground.
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| Reporter Amos with the magnificent giant Buddha |
The
other deities that can be found in the temple are Kuan Yin/Guanyin (the Chinese
Goddess of Mercy/Compassion), Brahma (Hindu God who is the creator of human and
life) and Ganesh (Hindu elephant God).
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