Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Singapore

 Picture: One of the hundreds of buddhas at the Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore.

Asia has abundant with temples that are impressive. Newer temples are often just cheap copies of older designs. One notable exception is the 2007 inaugurated Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore. The temple is built with traditional and modern methods beautifully combined (it has two lifts). The main hall features the biggest silk brocade (wall carpet) in the world with a massive and shiny dragon in the centre. The temple is founded by volunteers and most of it is handmade by expert craftsmen from Myanmar, China, Japan, among others. The design is mainly of the Tang dynasty era and over 300kg of gold was used for all the ornaments inside. The Buddha's tooth in the temple comes from Myanmar. The temple is very tastefully done and displays hundreds of colorful Buddha statues that look classy and not gaudy, as many contemporary statues do. It is clearly worth visiting.

PS: Do not forget to pay a visit to the Lotus Heart Tea House on the 2nd floor and savour their vegetarian the spring rolls.

 

Comments

[Vid Thayalan]

I have been following your blog and admiring your posts for a while now.
Thanks for this post in particular--I didn't know about this temple.
If you like authentic Buddhist relic temples, you should check out the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, SriLanka.