Wat Photichareantham
Sungai Puyu, Butterworth

Sungai Puyu Thai Temple

Wat Photichareantham is a Buddhist temple in Sungai Puyu, Butterworth. It is located at Taman Pandan Indah, just before the Butterworth Outer Ring Road. From Butterworth, go along Jalan Sungai Puyu and turn left into Lorong Bunga Rampai 4. Then immediately turn right into a service road that parallels Jalan Sungai Puyu. The service road is Lorong Pandan Indah. Go all the way to the end, where you will see a Chinese temple, the Sungai Puyu Tua Pek Kong Temple. At the temple, turn left, and you will see the archway to Wat Photichareantham.

The archway of Wat Photichareantham shows the Buddha sitting under the Bodhi tree. The name Wat Photichareantham is written in English, Thai and Chinese. Wat Photichareantham looks like a forest temple, a retreat for monks to go for meditation. Within the grounds of Wat Photichareantham is a two-storey stupa with glass windows showing the Buddha images encased inside. There is also a statue of two white elephants in the ground. A few bodhi trees are planted in the compound, and at their base are installed statues and pictures of reverred monks, to which offerings are made.

Nearby Sights

Sungai Puyu Tua Pek Kong Temple

Hock Teik Soo Temple (Mak Mandin Tua Pek Kong Temple)

Sri Murugan Paribalana Avai Temple

Masjid Attaqwa Mak Mandin

Click for list of Penang Buddhist Temples

Stretching your budget in Penang

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Finding Budget Accommodation in Penang

If you're coming to Penang on a budget, you'd be pleased to know that there's quite a number of places in George Town as well as in Batu Ferringhi that offers good clean accommodation without costing you an arm and a let. If I am allowed to be biased, I would recommend Hotel Mingood, which happens to belong to a friend of mine. If it is occupied, there are plenty of other places that cost less than US$12.00 per night. Here are some suggestions:

Hotel Mingood, from US$10.00

Hutton Lodge, from US$8.25

Baba Guesthouse, from US$7.57

E.T. Budget Guesthouse, from US$6.05

YMCA Penang, from US$6.53

Despite the best intentions to provide you information that is as accurate as possible, do be aware that prices may have changed and exchange rates fluctuated since I wrote this. So please personally and carefully screen through the available accommodation before making your booking, to avoid any disappointments.