Thian Hock Keng is not only a living-monument and architectural masterpiece but also an important stakeholder in Singapore’s history from the 1800s. Thian Hock Keng is one of the oldest and most important Singapore Holy Places.

Chinese immigrants giving thanks to Mazu (Goddess of the Seas) visited it for their safe voyage. Thian Hock Keng, imanaged by Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, gazetted as a national monument in 1973. Awarded from UNESCO, Asia-Pacific Heritage 2001 Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation Building.

• Address: 158 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068613
• Opening Hours: 7.30am – 5.30pm
• Telephone: +65 64234616
• E-mail: admin@shhk.com.sg
• Website: http://thianhockkeng.com.sg/site/

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

In 1989, Venerable Shi Fa Zhao founded the Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple at 798 Tampines Road (now 83, Tampines Link). This simple two floor and one basement building incorporated both traditional and modern design elements, with unique Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana artifacts.

The Temple again opened on 19 September 1992. Since then it has gone numerous up gradations.

Finally, the Grand Consecration Ceremony was held on May 2008 and the Sacred Buddha Tooth Relic was finally placed at its exquisite Chinatown home for the veneration by all Buddhists; showcasing our Buddhist culture and Chinatown heritage to all the overseas visitors to Singapore.

• Entry fee: No admission fee
• Opening Hours: 7.00am to 7.00pm, (Monday to Sunday), including public holiday.
• Address: 288 South Bridge Road, Singapore 058840 Tel: +65 6220 0220
• Email: services@btrts.org.sg
• Website: http://www.btrts.org.sg/

Temple of 1,000 Lights (Sakyamuni Buddha Gaya Temple)

The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is one of the most prominent and widely visited Buddhist temples in Singapore, often referred to as the Temple of 1,000 Lights. It features a 15-meter high statue of a seated Buddha, which weighs nearly 300 tons, as well as many smaller Buddha images and murals depicting the life of Shakyamuni Buddha.

The large central statue surrounded by a stylized aura made of numerous light bulbs—often lit during evening hours—from which the temple derives its nickname. In a small room beneath the altar is an image of a reclining Buddha, Buddha towards the end of his life, under a Yellow Seraka Tree.

• Opening Hours: Daily from 08:00 – 16:45
• Address: 366 Race Course Road, Singapore 218636
• Tel: +65 6294 0714
• Price Range: No admission fee