Want Wealth and Blessings? Then you Must Visit This Place

Come hunt for the “giant treasure chest” in Chinatown!

In 1980, a famous Myanmar temple abbot and his monks were repairing a collapsed temple and Buddha statue when they chanced upon a Buddha tooth and other relics in a stupa. 20 years later, when Buddhism became popular in Singapore, the gratified abbot entrusted the relics to Venerable Shi Fa Zhao. In order to express his respect for these relics, Fa Zhao built a temple to house the Buddha tooth relic – and that’s how Singapore’s Buddha Tooth Relic Temple came to be.

The Myanmar abbot’s intentions for Singapore to house the Buddha tooth relic should be thanks to Singapore’s excellent geographical location, letting followers easily visit the Buddha tooh relic and grow stronger in their faith. Why build the temple in Chinatown? Apparently, because temples employ tradtional architectural styles, they best complement historical places. Singapore’s Chinatown, being the cradle of Chinese culture in Southeast Asia, is naturally the ideal choice for such a temple. However, if we put on our “feng shui glasses” to explain this, the answer will be quite different!

Singapore’s Chinese ancestors often first settled in Chinatown. Due to the influx of immigrants and inadequate infrastructure, drinking water had to be carted around by cows – leading to the supposed origin of the Chinese name, which translates into “Bullock Cart Water”. Indeed, it has something to do with a bullock cart carrying water, but if we ponder this more deeply, how did cows become a work tool here? This should have something to do with the feng shui environment.

Chinatown has a “Old Cow Loaded with Treasure” feng shui formation, which obviously is related to cows or its Chinese name, “Bullock Cart Water”. As the country’s Chinese ethnic enclave, its English name is simply “Chinatown” but the Chinese name has far more meaning to it!

So what kind of a feng shui formation is this “Old Cow Loaded with Treasure”? Well, what does its name tell you? This formation describes an old cow pulling a cart. But don’t underestimate this cart – it’s loaded with a treasure chest full of gold, and the chest is guarded by imps. Inconceivable? That’s how Landform feng shui works: we observe its appearance and determine its form!

This “old cow” is based in Banda Street, the imps are at Sago Lane, and the treasure chest is situated around Trengganu Street, Smith Street, Pagoda Street, and Mosque Street. However, this physical area and its feng shui have both changed with time: the imps are gone, the ox is no longer pulling a cart, and the cow’s “treasure chest” has been locked up, only opening once a year during Chinese New Year when the streets overflow with shoppers and wealth.

Furthermore, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is that “huge treasure chest” in the bullock cart: it seems that the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple had long ago been designated as home of the Buddha tooth relic. Dear readers, now that you know the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and the nearby streets contain hidden treasures, do pay the place a visit and take in the aura of wealth!

This “Old Cow Loaded with Treasure” has great feng shui, but its “treasure chest” opens only once a year, which is a pity. If the government could further develop this place as a pedestrian shopping area or feature the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple as an attraction for organising more events and commercial activities, the “treasure chest” could then open all year round!