Poh Ern Shih (Chinese: 报恩寺; pinyin: bào'ēnsì; literally: "Temple of Thanksgiving") is located on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, on Singapore's southern coast. The Buddhist temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942, villagers as well as Allied and Japanese soldiers.