The Origin of Singapore Buddhism and China in Singapore Buddhism

Singaporean Buddhism is closely related to Han Buddhism in China, Guangdong and Fujian. /kloc-in 0/898, the first temple, Lianshan Shuanglin Temple, was built in Singapore by Hui Hui, a sage who came to Singapore from China to preach, and Han Buddhism officially took root. 1926, Master Yuan Ying and Master Tai Xu successively went to Singapore to preach the Dharma, and thousands of people were instructed to listen, so the Buddhist Association of Singapore, the Buddhist Association of China and the Buddhist Association of Youth began to be established. 1In the late 1940s, the number of monks who came to Sing Tao from Chinese mainland increased. With the increase of immigrants, Fujian School and Guangdong School have gradually formed, belonging to Pure Land School and Zen School respectively. In 1950s, Singaporean Buddhism was mainly influenced by Buddhist circles in Taiwan Province Province, and monks in the two places had close contacts. Many Singaporean monks have become monks or abbots in Buddhist temples in Taiwan Province Province.

In the 1960s, the Buddhist circles in Singapore and Malaysia launched the "Buddhist Youth Movement" in view of young people's ignorance of Buddhism and their increasingly weak religious concepts. They have established various Buddhist week schools, compiled and published a large number of Buddhist books and periodicals, and established the "Singapore Buddhist Youth Association" and Buddhist research groups. This youth movement lasted until the 1970s. In order to encourage the public to care about Buddhism, the Buddhist community also held a Buddhist essay contest. 198 1 year, a Buddhist conference with the theme of "living according to law" was held in Singapore, and sangha from Thailand and Taiwan Province Province also participated in this activity. 1983, an exhibition of Buddhist cultural history was held in Singapore. More than 20 Buddhist cultural groups and monasteries participated in the exhibition, which received enthusiastic support from the press and was reported in detail by newspapers, radio stations and TV stations.

Although the area of Singapore is only 7 14 square kilometers, which is two thirds of that of Hong Kong, there are many temples in Singapore, including 150 temples scattered in the north. Among them, Shuanglin Temple is not only the first temple in China, but also the largest jungle. Balu Temple was built in the 1960s, and the incense was flourishing. Balu built the Buddha statue in the temple. Hongji Temple is a Buddhist temple built by Li Jun, an overseas Chinese leader in Singapore, to repay his parents' kindness. Pujue Temple in Guangming Mountain is the Dojo of Master Hong Chuan, the leader of Buddhist circles in Singapore, and it is also the most prosperous Dojo in Singapore. Du Zi Temple is a famous women's Dojo. There are many other Buddhist temples, forming a special scene of "two lanes, one temple, one street and three temples". There are about 20 Buddhist temples in Singapore, managed by Buddhists from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam.

195 1 year, Singapore established the "Singapore Branch of the World Buddhists Friendship Association". Bi Junhui served as a leader for a long time and served as the vice chairman of the late Buddhist Federation. 1956 "World Buddhist Association" was established, 1966 "Singapore Buddhist Sangha Federation" was established. They are all joint organizations of Buddhists of all ethnic groups and have great influence throughout the country. Other organizations include the Mahabodhi Society of India, Singapore Buddhist Federation, Buddhist Youth Federation, Singapore Ceylon Buddhist Association, Chinese Buddhist Association, Buddhist scholars and British Buddhist Association. The published Buddhist publications include the Newsletter of the Buddhist Union, Nanyang Buddhism and Buddhist Friends Information.

In education, since the 1960s, we have devoted ourselves to popularizing Buddhist education, especially the education of teenagers. Buddhist educational institutions such as Lingfeng Bodhi College, Tomi School and Singapore Women's Buddhist College have been established one after another. In recent years, there have been frequent exchanges between the Buddhist circles in Singapore and Chinese mainland, and various Buddhist groups often lead delegations to visit.