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Penang Buddhist Association (GPS: 5.41523, 100.31762; Traditional/Simplified Chinese: 槟城佛学院) is a religious institution along Anson Road in George Town, Penang. It was founded by a group of Straits Chinese Buddhists who wanted to study Buddhism in its pure, uncorrupted form, untainted by elements of Taoism that is prevalent among the local Chinese. To achieve that, they founded the Penang Buddhist Association in 1925.

 

The Penang Buddhist Association building was completed in 1931 in the Late Straits Eclectic style. Its interior is ornately decorated with polished floor titles, multi-tiered chandeliars, and mother-of-pearl inlaid furnishing. The high-vaulted main hall houses several statues of the various Penang Buddhist Association 槟城佛学院, George Towneincarnation of Buddha.

 

The housing estate behind the association was developed by it in the 1930s, hence the roads bear Buddhist names such as Dharma, Deva Pada, Bodhi and Nirvana. In 1964, the association also established the Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten, a well-established kindergarten today.

 

How to go to the Penang Buddhist Association

The Penang Buddhist Association is located along Anson Road, which is a one-way street. If you are coming from the direction of Komtar, take Macalister Road and then turn left into Anson Road. The association is on the right side of Anson Road across from Padang Brown. If you require public transport, you can take Rapid Penang Bus 102 which passes along Anson Road.

 

Contact

Penang Buddhist Association

168 Anson Road

10400 George Town, Penang

Phone: +60 4 228 0910

 

Source: www.penang-traveltips.com/penang-buddhist-association.htm

 

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September 2023

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