Bodhi Heart Sanctuary, Mount Erskine

A place to find peace of mind (9 June 2012)


Bodhi Heart Sanctuary (GPS: 5.43708, 100.29649) is a Buddhist meditation and contemplation centre in Mount Erskine, Penang. Approached via the Mount Erskine Hokkien Cemetery, Bodhi Heart Sanctuary occupies a hill side overlooking George Town. From here, you can enjoy panoramic views of the city, particularly the skyscrapers along Gurney Drive.

Bodhi Heart Sanctuary sign (9 June 2012)


Being a non-sectarian Buddhist society, Bodhi Heart Sanctuary is open to believers of all traditions. The history of Bodhi Heart goes back to 2006, when a group of individuals came together to create it. They bought an eight-acre land which was otherwise difficult to develop, as it includes a Hindu temple, a few dozen squatter families and two existing graves.

The choice of name and logo was decided within a span of just one week, and the centre quickly took shape. The logo is a bodhi leaf pointing up within an octagon. Within the Bodhi Heart Sanctuary are various spiritual and humanistic centres. There is a meditation centre, a prayer hall, a library and a resource centre.

 Discover with Timothy Videos

Entrance to the Bodhi Heart Sanctuary (9 June 2012)


Meditation retreat, Bodhi Heart Sanctuary (9 June 2012)


Pujabodhi prayer area (9 June 2012)


Buddha image at the Pujabodhi prayer area (9 June 2012)


Landscaping of the Bodhi Heart Sanctuary (9 June 2012)


Prajnabodhi Open-Air Meditation Centre (9 June 2012)

Address

Penang Bodhi Heart Sanctuary
No. 677G, Jalan Mount Erskine,
10470 Tanjong Tokong, Penang.

Getting to Bodhi Heart Sanctuary

There are two ways to reach Bodhi Heart Sanctuary. The first is via From Mount Erskine Road. Enter the side road at the Mount Erskine Hokkien Cemetery through its archway (GPS: 5.43742, 100.30266). Follow the road until you reach the gateway into the Cheah Sek Tong Private Cemetery. Take the left fork of the road and continue driving until you reach Bodhi Heart Sanctuary on your right.

The second way is by way of Lorong Air Terjun, behind the Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple. Take the side road at this junction (GPS: 5.43348, 100.29814) and go straight. The road inclines uphill slightly towards its destination.

Location of Bodhi Heart Sanctuary on the map

List of Buddhist Temples in Penang and Buddhist Temples in Malaysia

Private Guided Tours of Penang

If you are seeking private guided tours of Penang, message Penang Tour Guides at penangtourguides@gmail.com and enquire with them.

 Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang

Do you have a property for sale or to rent out? Are you looking to buy or rent a property? Get in touch with me. WhatsApp me (Timothy Tye) at 012 429 9844, and I will assign one of my property agents to serve you. I will choose the agent for you, according to your property needs. So when you message me, provide me some details of what you need, whether to sell, to buy, to rent or to rent out, and what type of property, is it condo, apartment, house, shop, office or land.

Adakah anda mempunyai hartanah untuk dijual atau disewakan? Adakah anda ingin membeli atau menyewa hartanah? Hubungi saya. WhatsApp saya (Timothy Tye) di 012 429 9844, dan saya akan menugaskan salah seorang ejen hartanah saya untuk berkhidmat kepada anda. Saya akan pilih ejen untuk anda, mengikut keperluan hartanah anda. Oleh itu, apabila anda menghantar mesej kepada saya, berikan saya beberapa butiran tentang apa yang anda perlukan, sama ada untuk menjual, untuk membeli, untuk disewakan atau untuk disewakan, dan jenis hartanah apakah itu kondo, pangsapuri, rumah, kedai, pejabat atau tanah.

您有待出售或出租的房产吗？ 您想购买或租赁房产吗？ 与我联系。 WhatsApp 我 (Timothy Tye) 012 429 9844，我将指派一名房地产经纪人为您服务。 我会根据您的房产需求，为您选择代理。 因此，当您给我发消息时，请向我提供一些您需要的详细信息，无论是出售、购买、出租还是出租，以及房产类型，是公寓、公寓、房屋、商店、办公室还是土地。

 New Properties in Penang

Looking to buy property in Penang? Get the e-brochures right here without having to visit or contact individual developers.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

 Share your travels and/or ask a travel-related question

Join the Penang Travel Tips Facebook Group to share photos, tips and anything related to your travels, or ask travel-related questions.

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

Discover with Timothy

Let me take you to explore and discover Penang through my series of walking tours on YouTube. You may use these videos as your virtual tour guide. At the beginning of each video, I provide the starting point coordinates which you may key into your GPS, Google Maps or Waze, to be navigated to where I start the walk, and use the video as your virtual tour guide.

Disclaimer

Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.