Venerable Zhuan Dao (; 18711943) was the founder of the
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (also the ''Bright Hill Pujue Chan Monastery'') (), is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Bishan, Singapore. Built by Zhuan Dao in the early 20th century to propagate Buddhism and to provide lodging ...
in
Singapore
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Biography
Venerable Zhuan Dao was born in 1872 and was ordained as a monk at nineteen years old. In 1906, he assisted Venerable Hsu Yun to deliver the royal Tripitaka Volume to a monastery in Yunnan. Poo Thor Jee (普陀寺) was founded in 1911 by Venerable Zhuan Dao at Narcis Street in Tanjong Pagar, which was eventually rebuilt at Yan Kit Road in 1968. Venerable Zhuan Dao was well-known within the Chinese community in Singapore for his medical knowledge and often provide free medical services to masses, particularly in curing children's illness. He founded the Phor Kark See Temple in 1920. The temple was built in 1921 on a plot of land donated by Chinese businessman,
Tay Woo Seng, and subsequently became known as the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, after the location "Bright Hill" that it was built on. In 1926, Venerable Zhuan Dao collaborated with several lay Buddhist leaders and invited several well-known Buddhist monks (like Venerable Tai Xu etc.) to visit Singapore for the propagation of Buddhist Teaching, this eventually led to the establishment of Chinese Buddhist Association (中华佛教会), Singapore Buddhist Sutra Distribution Centre (新加坡佛经流通处) and
Singapore Buddhist Lodge
The Singapore Buddhist Lodge (SBL; ) is a lay Buddhist and charitable organization in Singapore. Founded in 1934, it is one of the oldest charities in Singapore.
History
The Singapore Buddhist Lodge was founded by around 100 philanthropists, mem ...
(新加坡佛教居士林).
Zhuan Dao passed away in 1943 at Putuo Monastery at the age of 72 and Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery was succeeded by Venerable
Hong Choon
Hong Choon (; 1907–1990) was the second president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation and the second abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.
Early life
Hong Choon was born in 1907 in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China. In 1922, he was ...
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Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
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See also
* Venerable Hong Choon
*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
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Australia
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* Khadro Ling Buddhist Temple, Três Coroas, Rio Grande do Sul ...
References
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Singaporean religious leaders
Singaporean Buddhist monks
1871 births
1943 deaths
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