Forgotten Places in Singapore, Thousand Buddhas Temple and Alkaff Gardens | History Mysteries EP9
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The Thousand Buddhas Temple and Alkaff Gardens - 2 long-forgotten sites. What are they? Why were they built? And where are they now? Adrian goes on an investigative journey to find out more.
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Adrian Pang was the right man for this job!
Dr Jack Chia is so energetic and passionate. Great example of a Buddhist scholar and leader.
Took a module on Southeast Asian Buddhism under Dr Chia a couple of years ago. He always made it a point to make the lessons engaging and to bring new insight into the materials covered. It was easily the most fun I had learning as an undergrad :)
Amazing show, the naga statue from the thousand buddha temple is now at a buddha museum called Nei Xue Tang near Cantonment
Thank you! I'm thinking of visiting the naga statue
*Really love all the episodes so far and Adrian is such a perfect and entertaining host of this program...Well done production...Looking forward for more*
i lived in Block 59 Telok Blangah Heights. On some nights (maybe 1st and 15th of lunar months and Buddhist days) from my bedroom window i could see the temple brightly lit up. Based on the scale i didn’t seem a small temple to me.
At one time (forget which year) cars and taxis would lined up along TLH where people took turn to collect water flowing out from a brook into the drain to wash their cars, particularly to wash the license plates. It was said that the water source came from the temple and could bless the car license number to win 4D.
I moved out in early 84, didnt know if the temple was already demolished then. I would guess it’s demolished when they built that bridge across Henderson Road. I could remember some elderly residents were rather unhappy with the bridge. I didn’t know why then, but now on hindsight i think it’s because they demolished the temple.
thank u 4 sharing. such an interesting insight!
This episode very good. No ghosts no pantang, just pure history and heritage. 😁
But I want ghost the pantang and the spooky ones cos its more shiok.
Adrian is a perfect host for tis program. Indeed as a small dot country there were many history n heritage to learn n knw of. With not knowing to knowing hw all these gems been hidden, demolished or destroyed....is an eye opening for viewers who without any history knowledge to chance upon tis history mysteries program is also a gem to them to knw tat their residential area they lived in were once a famous iconic place.....well done adrian n team of crews for tis enrichment program .. ..tks for sharing.
Hi Dr. Jack Chia, it's so amazing to see you on-screen!
You really bring Singapore alive... many thanks
so sad that the temple was destroyed and none of its statues survived
and what is in its place? some pavilion...
I really wish it was saved
I only visited Singapore several times but for some reason Singapore's history fascinates me like it was my hometown
I've been to the 1000 Buddha temple when I was very young. It was a very steep slope driving up but really windy on top!.. :) I was always quite terrified of the slope!:)) if I remember correctly the pyramid structure was also a water feature and there was water flowing out of it..
thank you 4 sharing!
I knew straight away it was on top Mt Faber. The last slope up onto the top was indeed scary. It was a short slope at about almost 45° driving up. If my memory serves me right.
*Please do an episode on all types of Cemetery ground in Sg including those hidden and spooky ones and even mysterious burial ground*
With this episode and other episode, I knew more about Singapore vast history.
Love this show learning so much about SG history and heritage. If possible could you cover the Eu Villa in upcoming episodes? It’s erstwhile, Long gone but I read it in a heritage blog and would be fascinating to see where is its present day location etc
The government is just... ridiculous. Such a precious and sacred gem, just gone like that.
thanks for sharing 👍 wonderful history of Singapore 🇸🇬 👏👍
Can hear the excitement from professor Jack.
What a shame that the temple has been demolished. Would have been an excellent site for tourists, culture lovers and scholars from all over the world to visit!
Dr chia so funny. Very eager dan very happy gives all the informations.
Blang-nga not be-lang-ga ❤the host got it right 🤟
Visited the temple as a teenager and later, as a young man. Looking in the other direction, away from the sea, one can see Depot/Alexander spread out below the temple.
As to the Alkaff garden, I remember walking my dogs some 15 years back in what was the Christian cemetery side of Bididari, near the back of Cedar Girl's. There's a dip in the land at that spot and during rainy days, it would pool up. Now I know why. It was probably a remnant of the lake. Of course, due to redevelopment, flats are now standing there.
I love this series! Please keep it going!
this isn't a hidden gem lost in time, its a gem forever demolished - so sad
WTF demolish an old temple and build some rubbish replacing the temple....
What losses. These places would have be invaluable heritage n places of interest today! Maybe even potential UNESCO sites! That temple at the top will be so instagramable today! Coz is so rare in Singapore.
@xiaop chen who knows even the island itself could be gone by then
Very good program. Just sad that the beautiful garden how 1000 Buddha can be missing
Mr.Adrian I am Singaporean and used to live in Potong Pasir from 1984 to 2000 I saw your video wow this is really breath taking I didn’t know I was walking on the path which was once a park really good job sir not many Singaporean knows the history but your really opens up our heart because I do still miss the 80s but sir if have hidden secrets in Singapore please let’s us know thank you and god bless you sir signing off full pledge Singaporean Raul
I organised a temple tour with my Buddhist group from Poly in 1980, I do still have some color photo taken there. It was windy up there. Good for mind cultivation.
Very very interesting .
千佛山was once called. The steps up was very steep. The left side there was a drive way up. During the early 80s it was there my last visit. Impermanence.
Thanks for this mate!
Visited this area many times! didn’t know it was such a wonderful heritage
I enjoy learning more about history, I have always done well in history in secondary 1 & 2 many years ago. 😊
New episode up. YAASSSSS. Going to heat up some soup to watch and eat. Oh ya, love your cool tattoos Adrian! ♥️🤩🥰
Edit: Dr Chia damn cute omg. Love his enthusiasm.
I love this channel.. it about Singapore history😍
Wait what?! My school was the beautiful Alkaff Garden? Did not know that!!!!!
Perhaps can talk about places like ann siang hill, tan tock seng & eu tong sen?
I have been to the temple several times when I was a kid.
Wow nice to be part of temple's history
Dr Jack Chia's enthusiasm is so cute.
Wonderful!☺️ I went to see the girls school before to share a talk but didn’t know the rich history behind it! Paul yuen
Snippets of such local history should be embedded in our textbooks
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Love to watch this program to see how Singapore appreciate the history by demolished it.. 😁
If I'm not wrong, the temple was almost directly across from blk 28 jln bukit Merah.
It could be seen from there
I used to visit this temple when young. There were some controversial stories about the demolition
What ever happened to Moe Alkaff?
My dad used to drive my sis & me to the temple to play. Was wondering where & what happened to the temple when i trekked up Mt Faber. Anyway, was told by my mom that some monks there actually owns pte property at the foot of the hills, as told by some insider!
hahahaha. interesting!
They demolished the temple but they didn’t build anything on its land.
A rest hub. Lol.
nice song
9.35 anyone knows where is this place located at?:)
Located in Singapore.. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
You try search for Telok Blangah Hill Park in Google Map, access from Henderson Road & Telok Blangah Green.
@@rafizahawi3401 so funny hor you😆
@@frankiechiuh3401 Wow okay thank you so much!!🥰🥰🥰
@@Joseph6798-t6p Enjoy you outings there, nice place.
2:30 what if your parents arent from singapore like mine
I bet most didn’t know that Huang na body was found near here
Very sad to know the temple had demolished due to redevelopment.
That is why useless Government never preserve
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Another to ask would probably be Moe Alkaff?
Is he from that clan too?
Is Jafar related to Moe?
@@rohaimiehashim4402 yes most probably. they have an eatablished genealogist who traced their lineage for Generations. every time there is birth in a Syed Hadrami family such as Alsagoff, Allkaff, Aljunied, etc the geneologist based in Indonesia will update the family tree
@@kays3956 does the same genealogist also chronicle the Albar family of Malaysia?
@@andrewsitu3472 im not sure. you might have to ask any of the Hadrami descendants especially from the Albar family. They will know. Usually to contact this genealogist, you need the name of the person plus 2 or 2 of their male ancestors' name. This geneaologist will ascertain if the person is from the Syed family in Southeast Asia. There used to be a scholar based here in Singapore who memorised the family tree. He passed away a long time ago.
Where is Sang Nila Uttaman Hindu temples in Singapore? Was Singapuram (Singam- Lion) at one time ruled by the Cholan Kings? Where are the ruins?
Source: Trust me dude.
@@wenshan9101 well no mention of the ruins even during Raffles days...there was so much land undeveloped during those time....what a pity ...though the Sanskrit name Singapore (Singapuram) preserved till today
Sang Nila Utama was a Javan Muslim bruh. And your "Cholan Kings" ruling Southeast Asia is in your dream bro. Now India also like to claim. F off
Why would anyone demolish a buddha statue?
how did prof chia have the time to entertain him 💀
they demolish the temple for that? that ?????
Ya! And left it empty.what a waste of demolishing the temple. That is my childhood memory.
such a shame of a relic gone forever.
Namo Amituofo
It's pity. Otherwise it could b another tourist attraction. Will b afight between locals n tourist men! Tat era was more about building nation n less idea about what is unesco?
They should just keep the temple than left it empty?…..
Into the unknown 😂
Old doesn't mean good. Quality of the building wasn't fantastic as well. Nicer that it's a park now.
Lame
@xiaop chen Nah don't mind him. Just a chicken looking for its head.
@@MK-qc6tl lol no u