Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

This guide to Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery in Singapore begins in 1921, when a monk named Zhuan Dao arrived with nowhere for fellow monks from China to stay, and a businessman's donated hillside jungle became Singapore's first traditional Chinese monastery. It follows Zhuan Dao's second calling as a free healer for the local Chinese community, his death during the Japanese Occupation, and how his successor rebuilt the grounds with a columbarium in the postwar years. Listen for the story behind Bright Hill's sprawling pagodas and prayer halls as you walk the grounds.