Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

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Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

光明山普觉禅寺
The Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple
Location within Singapore
Monastery information
Full name	Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Order	Mahayana
Established	1920
People
Founder(s)	Zhuan Dao
Abbot	Kwang Sheng
Important associated figures	Hong Choon, Long Gen, Yan Pei, Sui Kim
Site
Location	Bishan, Singapore
Coordinates	1°21′41.04″N 103°50′9.6″E / 1.3614000°N 103.836000°E / 1.3614000; 103.836000
Public access	yes
Website	kmspks.org

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The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (also the Bright Hill Pujue Chan Monastery) (simplified Chinese: 光明山普觉禅寺; traditional Chinese: 光明山普覺禪寺; pinyin: Guāngmíng Shān Pǔjué Chán Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kong-bîng-san-phóo-kak-sī), is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Bishan, Singapore.^[1] It was built by Zhuan Dao in the early 20th century to propagate the architectural presence of Buddhism and to provide lodging for its monks. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore^[2] and later became the parent organization of the Buddhist College of Singaporein 2006. It also operates one of Singapore's two private crematoria, alongside Tse Toh Aum Temple (Bright Hill Cremation and Columbarium).