Buppharam Buddhist Temple
Wat Buppharam, also known as the Buppharam Buddhist Temple, is a Theravada Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Jalan Perak, the temple is the home to a renowned statue of Buddha, the "Lifting Buddha".Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Thai Buddhist temple in Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Wat Buppharam” and “Wat Buppharam, Penang”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northern Heart Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital Penang.
Northern Heart Hospital
Hospital building
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northern Heart Hospital is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Northern Heart Hospital is situated 160 metres south of Buppharam Buddhist Temple.
Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Hospital
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gleneagles Hospital Penang is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1973, the 360-bed tertiary care provider houses over 85 doctors which cover a wide array of medical specialties, supported by more than 1,100 employees. Gleneagles Hospital Penang is situated 440 metres east of Buppharam Buddhist Temple.
Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dhammikarama Burmese Temple is a Theravada Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Lorong Burma opposite Wat Chayamangkalaram, it is the only Burmese temple in the state, and a focal point for the annual Water, Thingyan and Mid-Autumn festivals in the city, as well as the Buddhist Lent. Dhammikarama Burmese Temple is situated 610 metres north of Buppharam Buddhist Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pulau Tikus and George Town.
Pulau Tikus
Quarter
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulau Tikus is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island, this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities.
George Town
Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Taman Free School Flats
Neighborhood
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is named after the nearby Penang Free School. Taman Free School Flats is situated 2½ km south of Buppharam Buddhist Temple.
Buppharam Buddhist Temple
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.42576° or 5° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
100.31611° or 100° 18′ 58″ eastOpen location code
6PQ2C8G8+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 943710563OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q48726614
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In Other Languages
From German to Thai—“Buppharam Buddhist Temple” goes by many names.
- German: “Wat Buppharam”
- Malay: “Wat Buppharam, Pulau Pinang”
- Malay: “Wat Buppharam”
- Thai: “วัดบุปผาราม”
- Thai: “วัดบุพพาราม”
- “Wat Buppharam”
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Highlights include Hong Hock See and LPPKN.
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