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The Singapore Buddhist Lodge (SBL; ) is a lay Buddhist and
The Singapore Buddhist Lodge (SBL; ) is a lay Buddhist and charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definitio ...
in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. Founded in 1934, it is one of the oldest charities in Singapore.
History
The Singapore Buddhist Lodge was founded by around 100philanthropists
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
, members of Singapore society. A building at 26 Blair Road and around S$1,000 cash were donated by Lee Choon Seng
Lee Choon Seng (; 1888—5 June 1966) was a businessman and philanthropist in pre-independence Singapore. He founded several companies, cultivated rubber plantations in Malaya and started Chinese banks in the region. Lee held leadership roles ...
.Ong, "Chinese Mahayana Lay organisations", pp. 49—50. Membership increased to 2,000 patrons by 1946. The charity began renting premises at 17 Kim Yam Road. The building was purchased outright in 1950, with a donation of S$10,000 from Zhang Jiamei and Zhong Tianshui and money obtained in a fundraising drive.Ong, "Growth of lay organisations", p. 77.
See also
*Buddhism in Singapore
Buddhism in Singapore is the largest religion in Singapore, practiced by approximately 31.1% of the population as of 2020. In 2015, out of 3,276,190 Singaporeans polled, 1,087,995 (33.21%) of them identified themselves as Buddhists.
Buddhism was ...
* List of Buddhist temples in Singapore
* List of voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore
This is a list of social service agencies (SSA) in Singapore.
These agencies are members of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore.
Legend
* Syntax: Official NCSS registered name, date of registration
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* Zhuan Dao
References
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* {{Buddhism in Singapore History of Singapore 1934 establishments in Singapore