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( May 2015 ) Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 光明 山 普 觉 禅 寺 The Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple 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 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 Part of a series on Buddhism History Timeline Gautama Buddha Councils Later Buddhists Dharma Concepts Four Noble Truths Five Aggregates Impermanence Suffering Non-self Dependent Origination Middle Way Emptiness Karma Rebirth Saṃsāra Cosmology Buddhist texts Buddhavacana Tripiṭaka Mahayana Sutras Pāli Canon Tibetan canon Chinese canon Practices Three Jewels Buddhist Paths to liberation Morality Perfections Meditation Philosophical reasoning Mindfulness Wisdom Compassion Aids to Enlightenment Monasticism Laity Nirvāṇa Four Stages Arhat Buddha Bodhisattva Traditions Theravāda Pāli Mahāyāna Hinayana Chinese Vajrayāna Tibetan Navayana Newar Buddhism by country India China Thailand Japan Myanmar Sri Lanka Laos Cambodia Korea Taiwan Tibet Bhutan Mongolia Russia Outline Buddhism portal 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 located in Bishan, Singapore. Built by Zhuan Dao in the early 20th century to propagate Buddhism and to provide lodging for monks, this monastery is the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore. Contents 1 History 2 Present day 2.1 Premises 2.2 Practices, charities and events 2.3 Publicity 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History Between 1920 and 1921, the Phor Kark See Monastery was built on the a plot of land in Thomson Road donated by Tay Woo Seng, a Chinese businessmen. It was the first traditional Chinese forest monastery to be built in Singapore. Since Phor Kark See Monastery is situated at Kong Meng San ( `` Bright Hill '', formerly `` Hai Nan Mountain '' ), it has come to be known as `` Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery ''. The original temple consisted of a two - storey building, a shrine room, a visitors ' room and living quarters. The Monastery expanded steadily over time as philanthropists like Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par donated funds to the monastery for its expansion. In 1947, Hong Choon became the monastery 's abbot. Under his leadership, the monastery 's complex expanded from two shrine halls to include the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas and prayer halls that are as large as ten football fields. He also progressively developed and expanded the monastery with his followers into the largest and most majestic place of practice in Singapore. In 1980, the temple began to build Evergreen Bright Hill Home, which opened in 1983, with the donation of S $5.3 million from Hong Choon 's followers, He Hui Zhong 's family 's company. On 15 January 2002, the temple announced a Compassion Fund to provide financial assistance to retrenched workers with a last drawn pay of up to $2,500, and who do not qualify for other aid schemes. On 5 June 2004, Kwang Sheng became the monastery 's present abbot. Under Kwang Sheng 's leadership, the Dharma Propagation Division was set up for Singaporeans to learn Buddhism and practice the Dharma in relevant ways. The Youth Ministry KMSPKS Youth, was set up to serve as a platform for Singaporean youths who want to know about Buddhism, learn Buddhism and serve the society via Buddhist teachings. Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery opened the Buddhist College of Singapore on 13 September 2006. As the country 's first Buddhist college, it offers a four - year bachelor 's degree in Buddhism. Lessons were held on temple grounds until a new $35 million five - storey building is completed. In May 2007, Kwang Sheng released a musical album titled Buddha Smiles. In the same year in October 2007, the temple was one of seven religious groups ordered by the Commissioner of Charities ( COC ) to open their books to auditors. With an annual income of $14.95 million, it had one of the largest incomes among the charities under the COC 's direct purview. Its main income sources were crematorium and columbarium services, prayer services and donations. Between November 2007 till June 2008, the monastery also reportedly gave free meals to about 200 daily, clarifying their prayer and meditation practices instead of relying on probable means of incomes such as exorcism. On 21 June 2008, the temple raised over $1 million for the reconstruction of schools devastated in the 12 May Sichuan earthquake, by organising the Great Compassion ; Great Aspiration Charity Show. In April 2009, the temple launched ' Gum ', an English - language magazine, to bridge the gap between their older Hokkien - speaking devotees and English - speaking youth. The magazine title is a transliteration of a Hokkien term which means `` to get along '', and symbolises unity within the congregation. The temple partnered Chuan Pictures, a new production house set up in March 2009 by local filmmaker Royston Tan, for a 15 - minute Mandarin short film, `` Little Note ''. It premiered in September 2009 and focuses on a single mother who gives her son inspirational notes. Present Day Premises Celebrations at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Traditional ancestral worship at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery The modern day monastery premises consist of stupas, prayer halls, crematorium and columbarium which houses over 200,000 niches, bell and drum towers, and an outdoor statue of Avalokitesvara stands between the Dharma Hall and the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas. The Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple was built in 2004. Another notable feature of the monastery is a Bodhi Tree which had its sapling brought from the sacred Bodhi tree at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which was itself brought as a sapling from the sacred Bodhi Tree of Bodh Gaya, India where Shakyamuni Buddha was said to have attained enlightenment. The large bronze Buddha statue located in the temple 's Hall of No Form is one of Asia 's largest Buddha statue, with a height of 13.8 metres and weighing 55 tons. Apart from a $12 million four - storey carpark with about 200 spaces that was added in 2014, a six - storey $35 million Buddhist college for monks is also nearing completion in 2015. Practices, charities and events The monastery celebrates Vesak Day annually with a variety of ceremonies such as `` Bathing the Buddha '', and `` Three - Steps - One - Bow ''. Other major events include Ching Ming. As the East Asian traditional practice of burning incense and joss materials remain despite repeated pleas and discouragement, costlier alternatives appeared which include the installation of a new four - storey, $1 million eco-friendly burner in 2014. In 2014, the Buddhist College of Singapore operated by the monastery announced intentions of accepting female monastics, with the new nunnery campus housed at Poh Ern Shih Temple, taking in 45 students every two years. The same year in December, KMSPKS Youth led their first overseas humanitarian mission into Chiang Mai, Thailand. When Singapore founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew died in 2015, the monastery also conducted the primary Buddhist prayer service on 26 March 2015 in conjunction with the Singapore Buddhist Federation, 3000 turned up. Publicity Recent media productions by the monastery include Popiah and Nian Gao. Notable cremations that also took place recently at the monastery crematorium include political prisoner Lim Hock Siew, veteran actor Huang Wenyong and business mogul Ng Bok Eng. See also List of Buddhist temples List of buildings and structures in Singapore References Jump up ^ `` About Page of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on Google + ''. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery ''. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` BRIGHT HILL EVERGREEN HOME ''. OCTANE AW. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Countdown to 2012 at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery ''. Clumsy Compass : An Arts and Travel Blog. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Kmspks Youth ''. DHARMA PROPAGATION DIVISION. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` An album with a difference : Pop goes Zen ''. Today. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ Arshad, Arlina. `` 5 religious groups got $130 m last year ''. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Singapore 's poor turn to temples to fill bellies ''. Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Different religions take various approaches to exorcism ''. AsiaOne. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` No regrets for Royston Tan ''. The New Paper. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery ( KMSPKS ) ''. Retrieved 2 December 2013. Jump up ^ Cheah, Seng Kee. `` Bright Hill Temple stupa in the 1960s : general view ( 1 ) ''. National Library Board. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` NGHỆ THUẬT KIẾN TRÚC PHẬT GIÁO SINGAPORE ''. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ Heng, Linette. `` Columbarium gives women 's ashes to wrong family ''. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` EACH URN HAS UNIQUE NUMBER ''. The New Paper. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Five Beautiful Buddhist Temples in Singapore ''. NileGuide.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ Cancela, Jorge. `` Singapore Life ( V ). Religions of Singapore ''. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ficus religiosa : The Sacred Fig ''. photoplusbyritasim. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery ''. Retrieved 22 December 2014. ^ Jump up to : Zaccheus, Melody ( 14 April 2014 ). `` Eco-friendly burner friendly to temple 's neighbours, too ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ Tham, Colin ( 7 May 2014 ). `` Kong Meng San Phor Kark See lights up for Vesak Day ''. The New Paper. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ Chen, Johnny. `` A Bright Hill lit by lanterns ''. Ghetto Singapore. Retrieved 22 December 2014. Jump up ^ Zaccheus, Melody ( 1 April 2013 ). `` Clearer skies, roads for temple 's neighbours ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Buddhist college to admit nuns for the first time ''. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Remembering Lee Kuan Yew : Mourning period ''. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Memorial Service : Remembering Mr Lee Kuan Yew ''. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Memorial Prayer Service -- Remembering Mr Lee Kuan Yew ''. Ramblings of a Monk. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ Neo, Isaac. `` Over 3,000 turn up at memorial service by Buddhist group ''. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Royston Tan -- Popiah ''. Retrieved 8 January 2015 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` 年糕 ''. Retrieved 22 December 2014 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Tay, Mervin ( 26 April 2013 ). `` More tributes expected for Huang Wenyong ''. The New Paper. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Jump up ^ Tan, Judith ( 13 December 2008 ). `` ' King of cloves ' Ng Bok Eng dies at 92 ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. 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Question: when is kong meng san phor kark see monastery founded
Answer: Between 1920 and 1921