Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple

Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is a Theravada Buddhist temple located on Race Course Road in Little India, Rochor, Singapore. Founded in 1927 by Thai monk Venerable Vutthisara, it is renowned for its 15-metre, 300-ton seated Buddha statue surrounded by a halo of a thousand lights. The temple features murals depicting the life of the Buddha, a reclining Buddha image and a mother-of-pearl replica of the Buddha's footprint.

Visitors can expect a single large prayer hall dominated by a 15-metre seated Buddha statue illuminated by hundreds of lights, surrounded by smaller Buddha images and murals illustrating the life of the Buddha. The interior includes a reclining Buddha statue, a mother-of-pearl footprint of the Buddha, and devotional offerings. The temple is located on a busy street in Little India with an ornate entrance gateway and a calm, incense-filled interior for prayer and sightseeing.

Founded in 1927 by Venerable Vutthisara, a Thai Theravada monk, with support from Thai and Chinese devotees. The temple was built to enshrine a large Buddha image and has been a centre for Theravada Buddhism in Singapore. The main 15-metre Buddha statue was completed over several years and consecrated in the late 1920s, becoming one of the largest seated Buddha images in Singapore.

An important Theravada Buddhist temple serving the Thai, Sinhalese, Burmese and Chinese Buddhist communities in Singapore. Known as the Temple of a Thousand Lights for the lights surrounding the main Buddha, it reflects Thai Buddhist architectural and devotional traditions and is a notable cultural landmark in Little India alongside Hindu temples and mosques.