Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
The largest Buddhist temple and monastery in Singapore, on Bright Hill Road in Bishan, which is why most people simply call it Bright Hill Temple. Its grounds spread across a hillside of prayer halls, and on Vesak Day devotees circle it in a slow pilgrimage of three steps and a bow.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.3614, 103.8360
Get the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 0.7 km
A large park in the heartland between Bishan and Ang Mo Kio, with the Kallang River running through its middle. The river's old concrete canal was replaced with a winding stream and grassy banks, where families paddle and otters are often seen.
MacRitchie Reservoir 2.1 km
Singapore's oldest reservoir and its first water supply, mostly finished in 1867 and named after the engineer James MacRitchie in 1922. Forest trails and boardwalks run around its shores, and the TreeTop Walk suspension bridge crosses the canopy nearby.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 4.8 km
A patch of primary rainforest on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak at about 165 metres. Trails climb to the summit through old trees, among long-tailed macaques, colugos and a remarkable number of plant species for so small a place.
Central Sikh Temple 5.5 km
A gurdwara at Towner Road, by the junction with Serangoon Road, first established in 1912 and moved to this site in 1986 after several earlier homes. A large dome crowns the prayer hall, and its langar serves free meals to anyone who comes.
Newton Food Centre 5.5 km
An open-air hawker centre on Newton Circus, busiest in the evening. It is known for satay and for seafood stalls grilling stingray and cooking chilli crab, and it appeared in the film Crazy Rich Asians.
Singapore Botanic Gardens 5.6 km
A tropical garden on the edge of Orchard Road, founded in 1859 and the only tropical garden on UNESCO's World Heritage list. It holds a patch of original rainforest, swan lakes and the National Orchid Garden, where thousands of orchids grow.
National Orchid Garden 5.6 km
A garden within the Singapore Botanic Gardens given over to orchids, opened in 1995 and holding more than a thousand species and many more hybrids. Some of its hybrids are named after visiting heads of state and celebrities, a custom known as orchid diplomacy.
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple 5.8 km
A temple to Vishnu on Serangoon Road in Little India, founded in 1855 by early Tamil settlers. Its 20 metre gopuram, added in 1966, shows the god's incarnations, and the Thaipusam procession sets out from here each year.
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Questions
Where is Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery?
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (0.7 km), MacRitchie Reservoir (2.1 km), Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (4.8 km).
How do I get the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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