Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary is a Buddhist monastery in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It was founded in January 2000 by Ven. Aggacitta as a training centre for Malaysian Theravada Buddhist monks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: office@sasanarakkha.org
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Theravada
- Description: Buddhist monk-training and lay-retreat center
- Also known as: “Sāsanārakkha”, “Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary”, and “SBS”
- Address: Sīmā St., Tàipíng, Perak 34000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taiping Lake Gardens and Perak Museum.
Taiping Lake Gardens
Park
Photo: Wohin Auswandern, CC BY 2.0.
The Taiping Lake Gardens is the first public garden established during the British rule in Malaysia. The garden is located near Bukit Larut, and is equidistant to the town centre and the Taiping Zoo. Taiping Lake Gardens is situated 2½ km northwest of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary.
Perak Museum
Museum
Photo: Taipingite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Perak Museum is a public museum located at the junction of Jalan Muzium and Jalan Taming Sari in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is the oldest museum in Malaysia and highlights the history of the state. Perak Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary.
Taiping Prison
Prison
Taiping Prison, formerly known as Larut Prison and Taiping Training Centre, is a prison in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Established in 1879, it is the first and oldest modern prison complex in the country. Taiping Prison is situated 3½ km northwest of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pokok Assam and Taiping.
Pokok Assam
Suburb
Pokok Assam is a small town in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is the second biggest satellite town in Taiping, after Kamunting, with its famous road side fried chicken and Mee Rebus. Pokok Assam is situated 3 km west of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary.
Taiping
Photo: Gohweiyang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taiping is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately 48 km northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and 78 km southeast of George Town, Penang.
Bukit Larut
Village
Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary
- Categories: vihara, hermitage, retreat center, seminary, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
4.83481° or 4° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
100.7641° or 100° 45′ 51″ eastOpen location code
6PP2RQM7+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6069076487OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravadaWikidata ID
Q7425003
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Yiddish—“Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “ᬲᬵᬲᬦᬵᬭᬓ᭄ᬔ”
- Bengali: “সাসনারক্খ”
- Burmese: “သာသနာရက္ခ”
- Cebuano: “Dangpanang Buddadammanhong Sasanárakka”
- Cebuano: “dangpanang Sasanárakka”
- Cebuano: “monasteryong Sasanarakka”
- Chavacano: “monasterio Sāsanārakkha”
- Chavacano: “Santuario Budista Sāsanārakkha”
- Danish: “Sāsanārakkha Tilflugt”
- Esperanto: “Sanktejo Sāsanārakkha”
- French: “sanctuaire bouddhiste Sāsanārakkha”
- French: “Sanctuaire bouddhiste Sāsanārakkha”
- French: “sanctuaire Sāsanārakkha”
- French: “SBS”
- Hiligaynon: “dalangpan Buddadammanhon Sasanarakka”
- Hiligaynon: “dalangpan Sasanarakka”
- Hiligaynon: “monasteryo Sasanarakka”
- Hindi: “सासनारक्ख”
- Indonesian: “SBS”
- Indonesian: “Suaka Buddha Sāsanārakkha”
- Indonesian: “Suaka Buddha Sasenarekkhe”
- Indonesian: “suaka Sāsanārakkha”
- Indonesian: “Suaka Sasenarekkhe”
- Italian: “monastero Sāsanārakkha”
- Italian: “santuario buddista Sāsanārakkha”
- Italian: “santuario Sāsanārakkha”
- Khmer: “សាសនារក្ខ”
- Kinaray-A: “Darangpan Buddadammanhën Sasanarakka”
- Kinaray-A: “darangpan Sasanarakka”
- Kinaray-A: “monasteryo Sasanarakka”
- Latin: “Tutum Buddhisticum Sāsanārakkha”
- Latin: “Tutum Sāsanārakkha”
- Malay: “SBS”
- Malay: “Suaka Buddha Sāsanārakkha”
- Malay: “Suaka Buddha Sasenarekkhe”
- Malay: “Suaka Sāsanārakkha”
- Malay: “Suaka Sasenarekkhe”
- Nepali: “सासनारक्ख”
- Newari: “𑐳𑐵𑐳𑐣𑐵𑐬𑐎𑑂𑐏”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sāsanārakkha tilflukt”
- Pali: “𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀦𑀸𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔”
- Pampanga: “monasteriung Sásanárakka”
- Pampanga: “Santuariung Budistang Sásanárakka”
- Pampanga: “santuariung Sásanárakka”
- Portuguese: “mosteiro Sāsanārakkha”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Sāsanārakkha”
- Spanish: “monasterio Sāsanārakkha”
- Spanish: “Santuario Budista Sāsanārakkha”
- Spanish: “santuario Sāsanārakkha”
- Spanish: “SBS”
- Tagalog: “monasteryong Sasanarakka”
- Tagalog: “Santuwaryong Buddadammahing Sasanarakka”
- Tagalog: “santuwaryong Sasanarakka”
- Telugu: “సాసనారక్ఖ”
- Thai: “สาสนารกฺข”
- Urdu: “ساسنارکّھ”
- Urdu: “سَاسَنَارَکّھَ”
- Venetian: “Santuàrio Budista Sāsanārakkha”
- Venetian: “Santuario Sāsanārakkha”
- Venetian: “SBS”
- Yiddish: “Miklet Sāsanārakkha”
- Yiddish: “מיקלט סאַסענאַרעקהע”
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