Singapore Buddhist Lodge
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The Singapore Buddhist Lodge (SBL; 新加坡佛教居士林) is a lay Buddhist and charitable organization in Singapore. Founded in 1934, it is one of the oldest charities in Singapore.[1]
History
The Singapore Buddhist Lodge was founded by around 100 philanthropists, with a building at 26 Blair Road and around $1,000 in cash donated by Lee Choon Seng.[2] Membership increased to 2,000 patrons by 1946. Later, the charity began renting premises at 17 Kim Yam Road. The building was purchased outright in 1950 with a donation of $10,000 from Zhang Jiamei and Zhong Tianshui and money obtained in a fundraising drive.[3]
See also
- Buddhism in Singapore
- List of Buddhist temples in Singapore
- List of voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore
- Zhuan Dao
- Religion in Singapore
References
- ^ "Singapore Buddhist Lodge". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Ong, "Chinese Mahayana Lay organisations", pp. 49—50.
- ^ Ong, "Growth of lay organisations", p. 77.
News articles
- "New acting president at Singapore Buddhist Lodge". The Straits Times (online). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- "Singapore Buddhist Lodge marks 85th year". The Straits Times (online). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- "Buddhist charity exemplifies spirit of helping people across race, religion: Shanmugam". The Straits Times (online). 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-10.