Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple

The Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple (also known as St Michael Buddhist Temple) is located at St. Michael's Road in Bendemeer, Singapore. The temple is the primary Sri Lanka Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore.It is one of the Theravada Buddhist temples in Singapore which is founded years back from Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka. It is operated by the Singapore Sinhala Buddhist Association which was established in 1920.

Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
The Bodhi Tree at Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple in Singapore
Monastery information
OrderTheravada
Site
LocationBendemeer, Singapore
Public accessyes
Websitewww.srilankaramaya.sg
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Bodhi tree

A Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa), can be seen in the compound of the temple, with four Buddha images placed on each direction.

Activities and management

The monks conduct regular Dhamma events including sutta discussions, meditation practices, chanting, pujas and blessings for devotees all year round. This temple is also a center for Sri Lankans to celebrate their cultural activities such as New Year in April. Other than that Buddhist festivals are celebrated in each year including Vesak Festival.[1]

See also

References
  1. "BasicBuddhism.org". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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