Dhammavana Meditation Centre Bukit Mertajam 大山脚法禅林

Dhammavana Meditation Centre, Bukit Mertajam, Penang (19 September 2020)


Dhammavana Meditation Centre (GPS: 5.361, 100.47092; Chinese: 大山脚法禅林; Pinyin: D&#agrave;shānjiǎo Fǎch&#aacute;nl&#iacute;n) is a Buddhist meditation centre in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It is located at the foot of the namesake hill in Kampung Besar off Jalan Berapit. The centre is reached via a rural road that climbs the steep slope of the hill. The area is serena, with many shady trees around it, even though the centre is very near the Bukit Mertajam town centre, which is just a short distance on flat land.

Dhammavana Meditation Centre is a 3-storey building. The main portion of the centre is on the 1st floor, with a flight of stairs leading to it from the ground floor. On the grounds is the sculpture of a dragon. 2There is a meditation hall with the statue of a Buddha on a raised platform. A 2-storey atrium is festooned with Buddhist pennants. To the side are cupboards with Buddhist scriptures.

Address

Dhammavana Meditation Centre Bukit Mertajam
1354, Jalan Berapit, Kampung Besar,
14000 Bukit Mertajam.
Phone: 012 489 2497
Email: dhammavana.mbmc@gmail.com

Dhammavana Meditation Centre is on the Map of Bukit Mertajam

Dhammavana Meditation Centre, Bukit Mertajam, Penang (19 September 2020)


Dragon sculpture at entrance to Dhammavana Meditation Centre (19 September 2020)


Porch towards the meditation hall of Dhammavana Meditation Centre (19 September 2020)


The well-kept grounds of Dhammavana Meditation Centre with side bench for devotees. (19 September 2020)


The side bench forms part of the torso of the dragon sculpture. (19 September 2020)


Glimpses of the Bukit Mertajam skyline visible from Dhammavana Meditation Centre. (19 September 2020)

List of Buddhist Temples in Penang and Buddhist Temples in Malaysia