Burmese Buddhist Temple (Singapore)
The temple houses the largest pure white marble statue of the Buddha outside Myanmar, and has become a religious landmark for Burmese and Singaporean devotees to make merit and take part in merit-sharing activities alike.Coming from a land of great Buddhist influence, it was U Kyaw Gaung's ambition to introduce Theravada Buddhism in Singapore.After several trips to Myanmar, an immense piece of marble weighing more than 10 tons from Sagyin Hill, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mandalay, was sighted.[4] Despite the lack of modern transportation and heavy machinery at that time, and the numerous challenges he faced during the arduous 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) journey over land and sea, U Kyaw Gaung successfully transported the completed Buddha statue to Singapore in 1921 intact with assistance from the late Aw Boon Par of Tiger Balm fame and the royal patronage of the Minn family.The temple has intricate Burmese architectural style with teak wood carvings that were donated by the Tripitaka Nikaya Main Ministrative Body (Ti Ni) of Myanmar.
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