Kwang Sheng

Sik Kwang Sheng
Religion Buddhism
School Mahayana
Education Victoria School
Personal
Nationality Singaporean
Senior posting
Based in Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Title Abbot
Religious career
Teacher Hong Choon

Sik Kwang Sheng (Chinese: 释广声) is the current vice president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation,[1] the abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, and the founder of the Buddhist College of Singapore.

Overview

Early life

Effectively bilingual, Ven Kwang Sheng was educated in Victoria School. He ordained as a monk in 1980[2] and became one of the more illustrious disciples of the highly revered Ven Hong Choon (宏船老师). Ven Kwang Sheng reportedly suffered from tinnitus which he sought treatments regarding.[3]

Career

Ven Kwang Sheng has been the president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation since 2006,[4] and is the sixth abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery[5] since 2004. He helmed KMSPKS[6] since 1995 as its chief administrator, and founded the Buddhist College of Singapore in 2005.[7] Past appointments include the president of the Inter-Religious Organisation in Singapore, the chairman of the Maha Bodhi School Management Committee, Manjusri Secondary School Management Committee and the Mee Toh School Management Committee. Some other entities that he sits on with honorary appointments include Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic,[8] Bright Hill Evergreen Home which is named after Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery[9]

He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in educational administration on 1 May 2011 by Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University of Thailand in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards Buddhism.

Venerable Kwang Sheng is also an avid Buddhist musician and has co-produced several bestselling albums such as Reverence, Buddha Smiles, Collection of Buddhist Songs and Om Mani Padme Hum.[2]

In 2014, Kwang Sheng became the first non-Muslim religious leader in Singapore to make a donation to the Aid to Syrian Refugees in Turkey (Asrit) initiative.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "管理委员 | Singapore Buddhist Federation 新加坡佛教总会". www.buddhist.org.sg. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. 1 2 "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". Myongsoo. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ↑ (PDF). Bhikkhu Sik Kwang Sheng http://www.discoverbetterhearing.com/testimonial/Bhikkhu-Sik-Kwang-Sheng.pdf?PHPSESSID=08e3b7b0ffc7fdd4a5e5f1351d1a1b1c. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Singapore Buddhist Federation 32th [sic] Term Council
  5. ↑ Our Abbot
  6. ↑ "Venerable Sik Kwang Sheng, the executive advisor of this event, is the abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.". Dict.CN. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Message from Founder". Buddhist College of Singapore. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic http://www.sbfc.org.sg/en/administration.html. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "BRIGHT HILL EVERGREEN HOME". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Privitha, Yvonne (10 Aug 2014). "'Charity transcends geographical boundaries'". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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