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The temple was constructed in the 1805 to honour Chor Soo Kong (also known as Master Qingshui), a Buddhist monk who lived during the Song dynasty (960–1279) for his numerous miracles and good deeds especially in healing the sick and giving shelter to snakes.
Wat Ananda, prominent Thai Buddhist temple in Singapore Modern architecture of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Singapore Main article: Buddhism in Singapore This is a list of Buddhist temples , monasteries , stupas , centres and pagodas in Singapore for which there are Wikipedia articles.
The temple holds an annual The Krajat (เทกระจาด) to donate food and consumer goods to the poor in the 7th lunar month (a part of Ghost Festival). Tai Hong Kong Shrine (ศาลเจ้าไต้ฮงกง) is a Chinese shrine built to honor Tai Hong (1582-1670).
Phu Khao Thong (“Golden Mountain”, ภูเขาทอง) is a steep artificial hill inside the Wat Saket compound.. Rama I's grandson, King Rama III (1788–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket, but the chedi collapsed during construction because the soft soil of Bangkok could not support the weight.
Ever since the establishment of Bangkok as the capital city in 1782, only two temples with those names were built; Wat Mahathat and Wat Ratchaburana. The king was determined therefore to build a temple with the name Wat Rachapradit for the people of Bangkok. [2] The king encountered a problem when he found the land too soft, being next to a canal.
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The temple was established in 1824 by Mahasakti Pol Sep, viceroy during the reign of King Rama III (r. 1824–51). [ 2 ] The temple is a center of the Thammayut Nikaya order of Thai Theravada Buddhism , it is the shrine-hall of Phra Phuttha Chinnasi (พระพุทธชินสีห์), a statue of the Buddha which dates to around 1357.
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple, 25 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729679 [2] Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple, 226 Kallang Road, Singapore 339096; Sri Siva Durga Temple (formerly Sri Sivan Temple), 8 Potong Pasir Avenue 2, Singapore 358362 [3] Sri Siva Krishna Temple, 31 Marsiling Rise, Singapore 739127 [4]