Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is located in Race Course Road and was founded by a Thai Monk Venerable Vutthisara in the year 1927 which serve as a Buddhist Monastery in Singapore. It is the most prominent and widely visited Buddhist Temple and features a 15-metre sitting Budhha depicting the life of Shakyamuni Buddha. During Vesak Day the annual holiday celebrating the birth and enlightenment of Buddha and devotees donate money to the temple in exchange for placing gold leaf onto a small statue of Buddha and at the end of the day, the Buddha is almost entirely covered with fresh layers of gold leaves.
