go to content go to search box go to global site navigation

Georgetown

Kek Lok Si Temple

Good for: Anyone and everyone!, Kek Lok Si is a must-see, History and Culture

  • Address
    • Air Itam
  • Transport
    • Yellow Bus 85
    • TransitLink shuttle bus 8
  • Price
    • free, Ban Po Thar tower: RM2.00
  • Hours
    • 09:00-18:00

Correct these details

Lonely Planet review for Kek Lok Si Temple

The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia was founded in 1890 by an immigrant Chinese Buddhist. To reach the entrance, walk through arcades of souvenir stalls, past a tightly packed turtle pond and murky fish ponds, until you reach Ban Po Thar, a seven-tier, 30m (98ft) tower. The design is said to be Burmese at the top, Chinese at the bottom and Thai in between.

In another three-storey shrine, there's a large Thai Buddha image that was donated by King Bhumibol of Thailand. Presiding high above all the temple structures is a striking bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy. The temple's name translates, quite delightfully, as 'Temple of Supreme Bliss'.