Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple is a

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and temple in

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. The monastery was originally set up by Venerable Luang Phor Hong Dhammaratano with his disciple Samanera Boonler. The temple is located at 50B Jalan Bukit Merah.

Overview

Founded in the 1920s, Wat Ananda Metyarama

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is one of the oldest Thai

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in Singapore. Originally situated at 83 Silat Road, it was renovated in 1953 under the then-

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Venerable Phra Rajayankavee, with further renovations as well as new construction between 1975 and 1997 under present-day abbot Venerable Chao Khun Phra Tepsiddhivides. In the 21st century, the monastery underwent a major construction exercise which concluded with a brand new building at 50B Jalan Bukit Merah in 2014. On 5 January 2014, the new extension were officially opened by

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. The new building features a

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hall,

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hall,

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(museum), conference room, dining hall, rest area, Sunday classroom, and the

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s' abode. The new Julamanee Prasat Theravada

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was opened on 15 June 2014 at the temple.

Wat Ananda Youth Group

Wat Ananda Youth (WAY) is an organisation founded in 1966 by Venerable Phraku Bisaldhammanides. It was formerly known as the Ananda Metyarama Buddhist Youth Circle. After Bisaldhammanides left for

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in 1974, WAY continued holding most of its activities in the Temple.

Dhamma Wisdom Centre

Regular events are conducted at the Dhamma Wisdom Centre at 27 Jalan Senyum.

Gallery

Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img ubosot and san phra phrom.jpg , Ubosot building and the shrine to

Phra Phrom Phra Phrom (; from Sanskrit: ''Brahmā'', ब्रह्मा) is the Thai representation of the Hindu creator god Brahma. In modern Thailand, Phra Phrom is often worshipped outside of Hindu contexts by regular Buddhists, and, like many other ...

Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img ubosot roof.jpg , Roof details of the Ubosot Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img inside ubosot.jpg , Interior of the

Ubosot The ordination hall (Pali: ''sīmā'') is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual (''upasampadā'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Pāṭimokkha. ...

Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img buddha pravati murals.jpg , Murals in the Ubosot depicting the Buddha's life Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img maravijaya murals 2.jpg , Murals in the Ubosot depicting the scene of the Buddha's victory over the Māras Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img Luang Pho Hong 4.jpg , Statue of Luang Por Hong, the founder, at the front of Ubosot Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img Guan Yin shrine roof.jpg , Shrine to

Guan Yin Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as male in Indian ...

Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img kinnari.jpg ,

Kinnari A kinnara (Sanskrit: Kiṃnara) is a creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. They are described as part human and part bird, and have a strong association with music and love. Believed to come from the Himalayas, they often watch over ...

statue at the entrance Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - img Sirindhorn Building.jpg , Sirindhorn Building Bukit Merah - Wat Ananda Metyarama วัดอานันทเมตยาราม (2025) - Julamanee Prasat (Columbarium).jpg , Julamanee Prasat, the Columbarium

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