Shuang Lin Monastery

Look at these photo, you'd think you're looking at a temple somewhere from my recent trip. But actually, you don't have to leave Singapore to visit this place, it's right in the heartlands of Singapore, Toa Payoh to be exact. This is Shuang Lin Monastery at Toa Payoh. You may have drove past it along the PIE, but have you ever been inside of it before?

I took my dad there two weeks ago, and it took us around 1 hour to complete visiting all the small worship hall of individual deity. Basically, it's a temple that houses different gods, from the sleeping buddha, to the Goddess of Mercy, and even Confusion and Mencius! Here's a map of the whole temple for your reference. To get there, you can walk from Toa Payoh Central, or take bus 238 from the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. You can also refer to the ref links below for more detail information.



It's quite an impressive place to visit, but with the recent renovation that is under going, it really isn't as serene as I imagine it would be. Plus, the fresh smell of paint kinda give you the impression that this is kind of a commercial temple. Sadly, I couldn't quite connect to the spiritual level here. Great place for photography though, since there is no crowd there, and you can spend hours taking the perfect shot if you like pictures of temples.

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Shuang Lin Monastery