LOCATED on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, Poh Ern Shih (Temple of Thanksgiving) is probably the first religious building in Singapore to display great zeal and determination in becoming green.
Facing Singapore's southern coast on one side, and the famed Bukit Chandu on another end, the temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942, which was fought just a week before the British surrended their "Gibraltar of the East" to the Japanese.
Established in 1954 as a modest single-storey temple by philanthropist Lee Choon Seng (who passed on in 1966 at 78 years old), Poh Ern Shih is one of the few Chinese Mahayana temples in Singapore dedicated to the Ksitigarbha, one of the four principal bodhisattvas in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism (the others being Samantabhadra, Manjusri, and Avalokitesvara).
The original temple structure was demolished in 2003 in order to expand the temple complex, and the first phase of renovations was finished in 2007. To the honorary president of the temple, Lee Boon Siong (the founder's grandson), this presented a marvellous opportunity to incorporate eco-friendly features into the new wing.
Lee, a retired lawyer who spent many years in Canada after leaving Singapore in 1988, said that he learnt many aspects of being green during his sojourn there. Upon his return to Singapore in 1995, he was asked to be a director of the temple board, which is funded entirely from donations and gifts.
"I met up with Lee Coo, a green-minded architect who has produced many sensible designs, and we began to discuss on how we could work together,'' said Lee, 72. Both shared the vision of making Poh Ern Shih a green temple, by taking a comprehensive approach that will encompass solar radiation, water, wind, recycling and so on.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar microinverter systems,
"My vision of Poh Ern Shih was simple,Our syringe needle was down for about an hour and a half," said Lee Coo. "It has to be green, provide a high comfort level for the elderly and physically disabled, speak an international architectural language, yet allude to Buddhist culture in a multi-religious society.the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, Looking back, this formula turned out to be a tough nut to crack. The design took almost four years to complete and the construction took another three years. Nonetheless, it was fun building the new Poh Ern Shih, and I am sure Boon Siong also enjoyed it."
Together with a partner organisation, the Buddhist Fellowship,the Air purifier are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. the temple conducts programmes such as Dharma talks, Sutta discussions and meditation courses in Chinese and English for the Buddhist community.Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt, What is obvious is the building's sensitivity to the needs of its devotees and visitors, who are mainly in their 60s. For the benefit of wheelchair users, a gentle driveway stretches from the gates to the upper levels of the temple, and every storey of the building has level flooring. The lavatory cubicles are fitted with easily reachable emergency assistance buttons, and the doors are designed so that they can be unlocked from the outside in case of emergencies.
Facing Singapore's southern coast on one side, and the famed Bukit Chandu on another end, the temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942, which was fought just a week before the British surrended their "Gibraltar of the East" to the Japanese.
Established in 1954 as a modest single-storey temple by philanthropist Lee Choon Seng (who passed on in 1966 at 78 years old), Poh Ern Shih is one of the few Chinese Mahayana temples in Singapore dedicated to the Ksitigarbha, one of the four principal bodhisattvas in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism (the others being Samantabhadra, Manjusri, and Avalokitesvara).
The original temple structure was demolished in 2003 in order to expand the temple complex, and the first phase of renovations was finished in 2007. To the honorary president of the temple, Lee Boon Siong (the founder's grandson), this presented a marvellous opportunity to incorporate eco-friendly features into the new wing.
Lee, a retired lawyer who spent many years in Canada after leaving Singapore in 1988, said that he learnt many aspects of being green during his sojourn there. Upon his return to Singapore in 1995, he was asked to be a director of the temple board, which is funded entirely from donations and gifts.
"I met up with Lee Coo, a green-minded architect who has produced many sensible designs, and we began to discuss on how we could work together,'' said Lee, 72. Both shared the vision of making Poh Ern Shih a green temple, by taking a comprehensive approach that will encompass solar radiation, water, wind, recycling and so on.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar microinverter systems,
"My vision of Poh Ern Shih was simple,Our syringe needle was down for about an hour and a half," said Lee Coo. "It has to be green, provide a high comfort level for the elderly and physically disabled, speak an international architectural language, yet allude to Buddhist culture in a multi-religious society.the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, Looking back, this formula turned out to be a tough nut to crack. The design took almost four years to complete and the construction took another three years. Nonetheless, it was fun building the new Poh Ern Shih, and I am sure Boon Siong also enjoyed it."
Together with a partner organisation, the Buddhist Fellowship,the Air purifier are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. the temple conducts programmes such as Dharma talks, Sutta discussions and meditation courses in Chinese and English for the Buddhist community.Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt, What is obvious is the building's sensitivity to the needs of its devotees and visitors, who are mainly in their 60s. For the benefit of wheelchair users, a gentle driveway stretches from the gates to the upper levels of the temple, and every storey of the building has level flooring. The lavatory cubicles are fitted with easily reachable emergency assistance buttons, and the doors are designed so that they can be unlocked from the outside in case of emergencies.
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