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Kopi (Chinese: 咖啡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-pi), also known as Nanyang coffee, is a traditional coffee beverage found in several Southeast Asian nations. Often brewed to be highly caffeinated, it is commonly served with sugar and/or milk-based condiments.
Seven-storey Pagoda in Chinese Garden at Jurong East, Singapore, built in 1975; Dragon and Tiger Pagodas in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, built in 1976; The pagoda of Japan Pavilion at Epcot, Florida, built in 1982; Pagoda of Tianning Temple, the tallest pagoda in the world since its completion in April 2007, stands at 153.7 m in height.
Wat Ananda, prominent Thai Buddhist temple in Singapore Modern architecture of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Singapore Main article: Buddhism in Singapore This is a list of Buddhist temples , monasteries , stupas , centres and pagodas in Singapore for which there are Wikipedia articles.
Pagoda Street was named after the pagoda-like gopuram of Sri Mariamman Temple, the largest and oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, located on the South Bridge Road end of the street. [1] Due to Sri Mariamman Temple, the street was called kit ling a le pai au in Hokkien, meaning "behind the kling place of worship" where Kling is an old reference ...
The monastery premises consist of stupas, [16] prayer halls, [17] crematorium and columbarium which houses over 200,000 niches, [18] [19] bell and drum towers, and an outdoor statue of Avalokitesvara [20] stands between the Dharma Hall and the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas. [21] The Hong Choon Memorial Hall of the temple was built in 2004.
The Sri Mariamman Temple was founded in 1827 by Naraina Pillai, eight years after the East India Company established a trading settlement in Singapore. Pillai was a government clerk from Penang who arrived in Singapore with Sir Stamford Raffles on his second visit to the island in May 1819.
Budai [a] is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci (Chinese: 契此; pinyin: qiècǐ) in the Later Liang Dynasty, who is often identified with and venerated as the future or Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism and Buddhist scripture.
The Jōruri-ji Temple was founded in 1047 by the priest Gimyō Shōnin. Similar to temples of Pure Land Buddhism, it is laid out around a large pond, which represents the ocean that separates birth and death. In the center of the pond is an island symbolizing earth, connected to the shore by a stone slab bridge.