Old Buddhist temple restored

Old Buddhist temple restored

JAKARTA (JP): A Buddhist temple believed to be more than 300 years old, located on Jl. Pasar Baru in Tangerang, 20 kilometers west of here, will be totally refurbished.

The refurbishment will cost about Rp 200,000 million, Trisno Budiyanto, chairman of Yayasan Vihara Nimalla (Foundation for Holy Temples), told Antara yesterday.

He said the refurbishment work will be carried out in stages, with the first stage starting in the front yard of the temple.

Trisno said priority was given to the front yard because it was deemed necessary following the demolition of the fences and front gates of the temple by the authorities. The fences and gates of the temple were pulled down to make way for a road widening project last year. (bas)