![]() ![]() Coming from a land of great Buddhist influence, it was U Kyaw Gaung's ambition to introduce Theravada Buddhism in Singapore. He arrived in Singapore at an early age and was later joined by his wife Daw Khin Mae and their three children. ![]() U Kyaw Gaung, also known as Khoo Teogou, was born in Mandalay, Myanmar in 1866. It is also the only Burmese Buddhist temple built outside of Myanmar in the traditional Burmese architectural style. The temple houses the largest pure white marble statue of the Buddha outside of Myanmar. In 1878, U Thar Hnin donated the temple to U Kyaw Gaung (also known as Khoo Teogou), a traditional Burmese physician. The Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) was founded by a Burmese man named U Thar Hnin, also known as Tang Sooay Chin, at 17 Kinta Road (off Serangoon Road) in 1875. The temple houses the largest pure white marble statue of the Buddha outside Myanmar, and has become a religious landmark for Burmese and Singaporean devotees to make merit and take part in merit-sharing activities alike. Founded in 1875, the temple moved from its original Kinta Road premises to Tai Gin Road off Ah Hood Road in Novena in 1988. ![]() The Burmese Buddhist Temple (also known as Mahā Sāsanā Raṃsī Burmese: မဟာသာသနာ့ရံသီ မြန်မာဘုရားကျောင်း Chinese: 缅甸玉佛寺 pinyin: Miǎndiàn yùfósì) is the oldest Theravada institution and the only Burmese Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore. ![]()
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