Han Guk Mal Mulayo

I nearly wrote this Monastery off of my list...I've been to a lot of Asian countries that have a LOT of temples, either Shinto, Taoist, Hindu, or Buddhist, and pretty much everything else in between. I live in a country that has an equal number of Buddhist temples and Christian churches, so to go see yet ANOTHER temple with MORE Buddhist influence...well, I was less than enthused.

Keeping up with the rest of Singapore's spectacular diversity and unique ...everything, Kong Meng San Hor Kark See Monastery (which is MORE than a mouthful to say), close to Bishan park, is rich in its different styles of architecture and overall atmosphere (each temple had its own feel). Pristinely kept, it is a visual delight, with mosaics galore and different colors and styles everywhere.

Colorful detail

Temple flags

One of the deities

Temple flags closeup

Floor detail

Temple roof dragon

I really liked the flags.

Ceiling detail

One of the temples

Lawn full of little stone Buddhas

Crematorium / statue

Roof of one of the temples

9,999 Buddhas

+1 Buddha = Hall of 10,000 Buddhas

Colorful mosaic

Story mosaic detail

Monastery where the monks live their day-to-day lives.

More monastery

Roof detail

There are a lot of pictures. A lot. More coming soon...keep bearing with me!