Architectural styles Sri Lankan Year built 1895 District Brickfields | Date built 1895 Phone +60 3-2274 1141 Architectural style Sri Lanka | |
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Address 123, Jalan Berhala, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Similar Sri Kandaswamy Kovil - Bric, Sin Sze Si Ya Temple, Thean Hou Temple, Sultan Abdul Samad B, National Mosque of Malaysia | ||
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Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields is a Buddhist site founded by the Sinhalese community based in the areas surrounding Kuala Lumpur to provide a place of worship in the Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition. It is also commonly known as the Brickfields Buddhist Temple. The Buddhist Maha Vihara’s growth and flourish over the past 50 years is attributed to the guidance and efforts of Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda whose vision is to enable a Malaysian Buddhist community to practice their beliefs in a caring and sufficient environment.
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- Chief Monk
- Other Resident Monks
- Services Offered
- References
Ven K. Sri Dhammaratana (nephew of Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda was installed as chief monk of the Maha Vihara in Brickfields on October 8, 2006. He replaced Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda, who died on August 31, 2006 at the age of 87. On March 12, 2007 Ven K. Sri Dhammaratana was officially appointed as the Chief Sangha Nayaka (Chief High Priest of Malaysia).
The Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society is responsible for the administration of the temple and all activities conducted on site. Religious activities here are jointly organized by the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society and the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia which has its headquarters here as well.
Chief Monk
Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera (Chief Sangha Nayaka of Malaysia and Singapore)
Ven K. Sri Dhammaratana Maha Nayaka Thera (Chief Sangha Nayaka of Malaysia)
Other Resident Monks
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan
Services Offered
The BISDS was formed in 1929 by the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society to disseminate Buddhist knowledge amongst the lay people with monks acting as teachers in the temple. What began as a small group of 12 students under the temple’s Bodhi tree grew into a highly modern and well run school with a group of dedicated volunteer teachers who are responsible for organizing many of the extra curricular activities. In 1961, the Malaysian Government provided five fully furnished classrooms within the temple grounds. Since 1974, the number of students rose steadily. In order to accommodate the rise of numbers the classrooms were then demolished in 1989 to make way for a 3-storey multipurpose building called the Wisma Dharma Cakra which today houses 20 classes capable of accommodating about 1,300 students including a library and resource centre.