Also referred to as the Temple of 1,000 lights, the Sakaya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is the busiest Buddhist temple in Singapore. It has a statue of a seated Buddha towering 15 meters into the air and weighs approximately 300 tons. There are a lot of other images of Buddha in the temple which shows the life of Shakyamuni Buddha. The Sakaya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple has been called the Temple of 1,000 Lights because the central statue is given an aura by several light bulbs surrounding it which are lit up during the evening. During the Vesak Day, the day to celebrate the birth and enlightenment of Buddha, visitors can donate money to the temple in exchange for being allowed to place a gold leaf onto a statue of Buddha.
