Poh Ern Shih Temple

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Poh Ern Shih (Chinese: 报恩寺; pinyin: b o'ēns ; literally "Temple of Thanksgiving") is located on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, on Singapore's southern coast. The Buddhist temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942, villagers as well as Allied and Japanese soldiers. The temple's first abbot, Venerable Sumangalo, an American Theravadin monk, was the first Westerner to be appointed abbot of a Buddhist temple in Singapore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510652357
• ISBN13: 9785510652352
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"