Yayasan Vihara Dharma Jaya TOASEBIO — Attraction in Jakarta

It is FASCINATING.

A small temple cramped in dense neighbourhoods. It is hard to find this temple because of the location, but locals might know this place and direct you to this place

Unlike other modern fancy Chinese temples, this temple still maintains its traditional design. As you can see from the wooden statues and altars, looked like it has been there for many years. It is a nice place to see how a traditional Chinese temple looks like.

For those who would like to pray here, it has many deities statues, from Buddha, Kwan Im, Confucius, and so on. They provide praying sticks and all other things for praying with any amount of donation money.

For those who just want to visit this place. It is OK to go inside and take photos, as many people did this. It has the Chinese temple vibes with all the lanterns and spiral praying sticks in the ceiling. What interests me the most is the statue of deities. Many of the statues are made from wood and look like traditional Chinese praying statues. It's so different from the modern statue you see in another modern Chinese temple.

However, there is one thing that bothers me, the smoke. There are lots of smoke from this temple. It makes your eyes sore and you might cough a lot. Every time I pray here, I always feel pain in my eyes. There is a little ventilation inside which make the smoke thicker.

Overall, it's a good place to see traditional Chinese temples and understand more about...

Located about ten meters from the Petak Sembilan area, make sure to visit and explore this monastery. It's written in the inscription this monastery was burned down by the Dutch during the colonial massacre in 1740ish and then rebuilt in 1751.

When I was here, an old man was volunteering as a tour guide who explained the whole history and the symbols of the monastery. This place has a long history.

Make sure to come before 6 PM and allocate at least 30 minutes of your time to learn not only about the history but the culture and the...

Lovely place! Especially when the Chinese Lunar New Year is coming. I was here when it happened. I saw so many reddish ornaments has been prepared off the ceremony. This Buddha worship place is located in the middle of the most popular Chinatown in Jakarta. Most of the residence is the Chinese person who lives side by side with the other community tribes along the archipelagos. They live in harmony. Especially in the celebration of the new year festival, everybody is coming. Please come and...