Samye Drodul Ling Monastery

Samye Drodul Ling Monastery, Sungai Ara, Penang (22 December 2016)


Samye Drodul Ling Monastery (GPS: 5.30355, 100.26532) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Sungai Ara neighbourhood of Bayan Lepas, Penang. It is located along Jalan Rajawali, at the corner of Solok Rajawali 4. The monastery was under construction since 2013, and was finally completed in January, 2017.

The main temple building of Samye Drodul Ling Monastery is a two-storey structure of Tibetan architecture. A pillared porch surrounds the ground floor. The building is ornately embellished with colourful decorative elements, much of which gilded. At each corner of the bargeboard is a stylised Tibetan prayer wheel. The roof finials are in the form of a gilded dragon or mystical beast.

A white wall, with red pillars at regular intervals, surrounds the Samye Drodul Ling Monastery. The main entrance, which faces Jalan Rajawali, has an intricately embellished archway. The gate is a double door with the Buddhist wheel emblem.

Samye Drodul Ling Monastery from Jalan Rajawali (22 December 2016)


Samye Drodul Ling Monastery (22 December 2016)


Relief work embellishing the entrance arch of Samye Drodul Ling Monastery (22 December 2016)


Samye Drodul Ling Monastery (22 December 2016)

Samye Drodul Ling Monastery on Google Street View

Samye Drodul Ling Monastery during construction (Jun 2014)

Samye Drodul Ling Monastery is on the map

List of Buddhist Temples in Penang and Buddhist Temples in Malaysia