{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q18085641",
    "slug": "cheng-beng-buddhist-society",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/cheng-beng-buddhist-society",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18085641",
    "name": "Cheng Beng Buddhist Society",
    "name_source": "Wikidata",
    "name_ko": "쳉벵 불교 협회",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "temple",
    "heritage": null,
    "planning_area": "Geylang",
    "address": null,
    "lat": 1.3149,
    "lng": 103.885,
    "position_source": "Wikidata",
    "official_url": "http://www.vbc.org.sg/",
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "aljunied",
      "name": "Aljunied Station",
      "name_ja": "アルジュニード",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/aljunied",
      "straight_line_m": 288
    },
    "description_en": "Once named the Cheng Beng Buddhist Society, this Buddhist monastery in Geylang is now called the Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre and was founded by Venerable Wen Ming Hu.",
    "description_ko": "한때 쳉벵 불교 협회라는 이름이었던 게이랑의 이 불교 사원은 지금은 비말라키르티 불교 센터라고 불리며, 원밍후 스님이 세웠어요.",
    "description_ja": "かつてCheng Beng Buddhist Societyという名だったゲイランのこの仏教寺院は、現在はヴィマラキールティ仏教センターと呼ばれており、ウェン・ミン・フー師が創設しました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "这座位于芽笼的佛教寺院曾名为Cheng Beng Buddhist Society，现称Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre，由Wen Ming Hu法师创立。",
    "description_zh_hant": "這座位於芽籠的佛教寺院曾名為Cheng Beng Buddhist Society，現稱Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre，由Wen Ming Hu法師創立。",
    "sources": [
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": null,
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "aljunied",
      "exit": "A",
      "straight_line_m": 316
    },
    "areas": [],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q133190262",
        "slug": "masjid-khadijah",
        "name": "Masjid Khadijah",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/masjid-khadijah",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 157
      },
      {
        "id": "Q18085612",
        "slug": "kwan-yin-chan-lin",
        "name": "Kwan Yin Chan Lin",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/kwan-yin-chan-lin",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 340
      },
      {
        "id": "Q18085635",
        "slug": "foo-hai-chan-monastery",
        "name": "Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/foo-hai-chan-monastery",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 472
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7586277",
        "slug": "sri-sivan-temple",
        "name": "Sri Sivan Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sri-sivan-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 523
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2289025",
        "slug": "singapore-badminton-hall",
        "name": "Singapore Badminton Hall",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/singapore-badminton-hall",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 641
      },
      {
        "id": "Q132235383",
        "slug": "masjid-wak-tanjong",
        "name": "Masjid Wak Tanjong",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/masjid-wak-tanjong",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 831
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}