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Transit Visitor

If you are in transit through Singapore especially to Indo China, Singapore is a great place to lay the foundation for a insightful trip.

Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka are Buddhist majority countries. Malaysia, Singapore and China has significant Buddhist communities while Indonesia has a rich Buddhist heritage evidenced by Borbordur in Java.

Monuments such as Ankor Wat, Shwedagon Paya, Kyaikto, Borbordur were products of that history. Understanding Buddhist cultural heritage offers clues to understanding ancient societies that built these monuments.   

Programs like "Multiple Faces of Buddhism" give you the overall view of Buddhism, Buddhist history in South East Asia, different schools of Buddhism, functions of Buddhist art and how they relate to the societies that you are visiting.

You will be able to appreciate cultural meanings and functions of the places you visit and the ways in which these historical forces continue to shape societies today..

The information allows you to relate social phenomena to cultural notions and link them to greater issues of belief systems and its relationship to modernity. You gain in depth understanding of the societies and people as well as appreciate issues not immediately observed at the superficial level.  

Depending on your destination, a tour will be designed to give you the background context to appreciate the your destination in relation to larger Buddhist history.

Remember that Singapore has monasteries from almost all Buddhist traditions in the world!

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