Kwang Sheng
Ven Sik Kwang Sheng (Chinese: 广声法师) is the president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation, the abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery and the founder of Buddhist College of Singapore.
Appointments
Ven Kwang Sheng has been the president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation since 2006.
He is also the sixth abbot of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS), Singapore's largest Buddhist monastery, since 2004. Although appointed only in 2004, he has helmed KMSPKS since 1995 as its chief administrator.
Concerned with the shortage of learned Buddhist monastics in Singapore, he founded the Buddhist College of Singapore in 2005 and he had served as the rector since.
He was also formerly the president of the Inter-Religious Organisation in Singapore.
He also served as the chairman of the Maha Bodhi School Management Committee, Manjusri Secondary School Management Committee and the Mee Toh School Management Committee.
Background
Ven Kwang Sheng is one of the more illustrious disciples of the highly revered Ven Hong Choon (宏船老师). Effectively bilingual, Ven Kwang Sheng was educated in Victoria School. He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in educational administration on 1 May 2011 by Mahachulalongkornlajavidyalaya 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.
See also
References
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- Singapore Buddhist Federation 31th [sic] Particulars of Office Bearers from 2009 to 2010
- Buddhist College Singapore 新加坡佛学院