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Sik Kwang Sheng | |
|---|---|
释广声 | |
| Title | Abbot |
| Personal life | |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | Victoria School |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Mahayana |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Hong Choon |
| Based in | Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery |
Sik Kwang ShengBBM (Chinese:释广声) is the current vice president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation,[1] the abbot ofKong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, and the founder of theBuddhist College of Singapore.
Kwang Sheng was educated inVictoria School.[2] He was ordained as a monk in 1980[3] and became a disciple of VenHong Choon (宏船法师). Kwang Sheng reportedly suffered fromtinnitus, for which he sought treatments.[4]
Kwang Sheng has served as the president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation since 2006,[5] and became the sixth abbot ofKong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery[6] in 2004. He has been the chief administrator of the KMSPKS[7] since 1995 and established theBuddhist College of Singapore in 2005.[8] His previous roles include serving as the president of the Inter-Religious Organization in Singapore and as the chairman of the management committees forMaha Bodhi Schoo, lManjursri Secondary School Manjusri Secondary School, andMee Toh School He also holds honorary positions at organizations such as the Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic[9] andBright Hill Evergreen Home, which is named after Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.[10]
Kwang Sheng is also Buddhist musician and has co-produced several albums such asReverence,Buddha Smiles,Collection of Buddhist Songs andOm Mani Padme Hum.[3]
In July 2015, Singapore’s 7th President,Tony Tan, appointed Kwang Sheng as a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights.[11] He was subsequently reappointed in July 2021 by the 8th President,Halimah Yacob, to continue his service.[12] In July 2024, the 9th President,Tharman Shanmugaratnam, reappointed him once again to the council.[13]
In 2014, Kwang Sheng became the first non-Muslim religious leader in Singapore to make a donation to the Aid toSyrian Refugees inTurkey (Asrit) initiative.[14]
Kwang Sheng was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in educational administration on May 1, 2011 byMahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University ofThailand In recognition of his contributions to Buddhism.[15]
In August 2018, theSingapore government awarded Kwang Sheng the Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat, BBM) in recognition of his “concern for the education of the younger generation and his efforts in nurturing future pillars of society[16].”
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