Vihara Girinaga — Attraction in Makassar

This is a very old Buddhist temple which has been renovated many times, and now feature a 9 storey-high pagoda. My great grandmother and my grandmother went there regularly. I went there frequently in my childhood too. Now I bring my children there every sunday.

It has a nice view around the city on level 9, where the Buddha relics are kept. On level 6 there is a good miniature replicas of temples in Cambodia, such as those found in Angkor Wat, Bagan dan similar places.

You can also visit and meet some resident monks, but avoid breakfast and lunchtime as the monks have to follow very strict regulation such as mealtime. You can bring food offerings (dana) to the monks if you want, at 6:30 am for breakfast or 11am for lunch.

Regular meditation classes are held at night in this temple. The youth organisation conducted lion dance classes...

Fascinating Buddhist monastery free to visit. There are 9 floors, the top floors provide a magnificent view over the city. There's a floor in Cambodia theme which is particularly fascinating. Buy some incense and pay your respects. Also...

Tempatnya luas, arsitektur nya sangat Indah, banyak lukisan ² mengenai perjalanan kehidupan sang Buddha, dll. Kebetulan saat sy datang vihara sedang Memperingati hari Raya Asadha. (Hari Asadha (Asalha Puja) adalah hari raya penting dalam agama Buddha yang memperingati tiga peristiwa penting: pembabaran khotbah pertama Sang Buddha, terbentuknya Sangha (komunitas biksu), dan lengkapnya Triratna (Buddha, Dhamma, dan Sangha). Hari Asadha biasanya dirayakan pada bulan purnama di bulan Asadha, yang biasanya jatuh...