Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple

Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple, Singapore

Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple

Temple

About

Vutthisara, a monk from Thailand, founded the temple in 1927. This site is selected as both Indians and Chinese in an area predominantly settled it. It houses a Buddha statue of 15m talls and weighing 300 tonnes.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple中文 释迦牟尼菩提迦耶寺한국어 석가모니 붓다 가야 사원 Wikidata Q4501060; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Kallang URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/sakya-muni-buddha-gaya-temple.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Farrer Park · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 267 m in a straight line (station 361 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 366 Race Course Road, Singapore 218636

Area

Jalan Besar 478 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple Temple · 149 m away Sri Perumal Temple Temple · 188 m away Balestier Plain Historic site · 448 m away Angullia Mosque Mosque · 544 m away Farrer Park Park and garden · 553 m away Jalan Besar Stadium Sports venue · 589 m away

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