Penang Buddhist Association
168 Anson Road, Penang, Malaysia
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The Penang Buddhist Association was founded by a group of Straits Chinese Buddhists who desired to study Buddhism in its pure form, uncorrupted by elements of Taoism that is prevalent among the local Chinese. The association was founded in 1925 and is located at Jalan Anson. The present structure was completed in 1931 in the late Straits Eclectic style.



The Penang Buddhist Association, Anson Road, Penang.


The 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 incarnation of Buddha. The housing estate behind the Penang Buddhist Association was developed by the association in the 1930s, hence the roads bear Buddhist names such as Dharma, Deva Pada, Bodhi and Nirvana.



How to go to the Penang Buddhist Association

The Penang Buddhist Association is located along Jalan Anson, or Anson Road, which is a one-way street. If you are coming from the direction of Komtar, take Jalan Macalister until the Jalan Anson junction, then turn left into Jalan Anson. The Penang Buddhist Association is on the right side of Jalan Anson with Padang Brown on the direct opposite side of the road. The Penang Buddhist Association can be contacted at +60-4-2280910.




Penang Buddhist Association, with its multi-tiered pagoda in the foyer compound.





Main prayer hall of the Penang Buddhist Association.



Senior citizens at the Penang Buddhist Association.



Statues of various incarnations of the Buddha at the Penang Buddhist Association.



Beautiful cast-iron spiral staircase in the Penang Buddhist Association.



Polished tiles adorn the corridors of the Penang Buddhist Association.



A bodhi tree standing outside the Penang Buddhist Association.


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