Going om

Mindfulness and meditation might be all the rage now, but some people were way ahead of the curve: Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple, for one, was founded in Singapore in the 1920s by Venerable Luang Phor Hong Dhammaratano.

Originally located at 83 Silat Road, it moved to 50B Jalan Bukit Merah only recently, following a major construction exercise in 2014. The new building features a Dhamma hall, meditation hall, cultural centre, conference r…