Burmese Buddhist Temple

The Burmese Buddhist Temple is the oldest Theravada institution and the only Burmese Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore. Founded in 1875, the temple moved from its original Kinta Road premises to Tai Gin Road off Ah Hood Road in in 1988.
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  • Opening hours: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Email: burtempl@singnet.com.sg
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Singapore
  • Also known as: “BBT”
  • Address: 14 Tai Gin Road, Singapore, 327873

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall and Leng Ern Jee.

Museum
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The , also known as Wan Qing Yuan, and formerly as the Sun Yat Sen Villa, is a two-story colonial style villa in Balestier, .

Place of worship
is a Dejiao temple located along Jalan Rajah in . is situated 150 metres southeast of Burmese Buddhist Temple.

Metro station
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MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North–South Line in , . Located in the town centre of , it is integrated with the Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. is situated 470 metres north of Burmese Buddhist Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balestier and Balestier.

Neighborhood
is a sub zone located in the planning area of in the . The main road, Road, links Thomson Road to Serangoon Road and the road continues on as .

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, Newton, Novena and Toa Payoh are neighbourhoods in central . Strung along the North-South Line just north of , these four rather dissimilar districts serve to absorb Singapore's urban sprawl and house its inhabitants.

Suburb
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is a planning area and residential town located in the northern part of the of . planning area borders and to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the northwest, to the south, to the southeast, to the west and to the east.

Burmese Buddhist Temple

Latitude
1.32843° or 1° 19′ 42″ north
Longitude
103.84694° or 103° 50′ 49″ east
Open location code
6PH58RHW+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 271791505
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Wiki­data ID
Q4999418
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Burmese Buddhist Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “သာသနာ့ရံသီမြန်မာဘုရားကျောင်း”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بوذى بورمى”
  • Esperanto: “Birma Budhisma Templo”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Buddhis Burma”
  • Thai: “วัดพุทธพม่า (ประเทศสิงคโปร์)”
  • Thai: “วัดพุทธพม่า”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Our Space @ Tai Gin and Pentecostal Church of Singapore.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Tani Bistro & Bar.

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