Kwang Sheng

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.

Sik Kwang Sheng
释广声
TitleAbbot
Personal
ReligionBuddhism
NationalitySingaporean
SchoolMahayana
EducationVictoria School
Senior posting
TeacherHong Choon
Based inKong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

Early life

Effectively bilingual, Kwang Sheng was educated in Victoria School. He was ordained as a monk in 1980[2] and became a disciple of Ven Hong Choon (宏船法师). Kwang Sheng reportedly suffered from tinnitus, for which he sought treatments.[3]

Career

Kwang Sheng has been the president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation since 2006,[4] and became the sixth abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery[5] in 2004. He has 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] and 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 May 1 2011 by Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University of Thailand in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards Buddhism.

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. "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". Myongsoo. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. (PDF). Bhikkhu Sik Kwang Sheng http://www.discoverbetterhearing.com/testimonial/Bhikkhu-Sik-Kwang-Sheng.pdf?PHPSESSID=08e3b7b0ffc7fdd4a5e5f1351d1a1b1c. {{cite web}}: 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. "Administration". Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  9. "BRIGHT HILL EVERGREEN HOME". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. Privitha, Yvonne (10 Aug 2014). "Charity transcends geographical boundaries". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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