Order Mahayana Founder(s) Venerable Hong Zong Public access yes Phone +65 6748 6676 | Established 1935 Location Geylang, Singapore Website www.foohai.org | |
Address 87 Geylang East Ave 2, Singapore 389753 Similar Sri Sivan Temple, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Kwan Im Temple, Sri Siva Durga Temple, Sakya Muni Buddha | ||
Vesak celebration at foo hai ch an monastery
Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery (Chinese: 福海禅寺), is a Buddhist monastery in Singapore. The foundation was originally set up by Venerable Hong Zong of Taiwan. The present premises are located at Geylang, Singapore.
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Heritage visits foo hai ch an monastery
Overview
Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery was founded in 1935 by Venerable Hong Zong of Taiwan, and succeeded by Venerable Miao Shou in 1975. The monastery founded the present day Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre at Novena.
Fraud Scandal
Venerable Ming Yi of Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery as of 2015 was also imprisoned in a high profile corruption scandal many years ago. Ming Yi had been sentenced to 10 months in jail in November 2009 after being convicted on four charges of fraud, falsifying documents, misappropriating funds and giving false information to the Commissioner of Charities in 2008, including the use of the hospital's funds to grant an unauthorised $50,000 loan to his personal assistant, Raymond Yeung. Court proceedings also revealed that the monk had at least three properties under his name in upscale areas at Orchard, Stevens Road and Holland Road, as well as properties in Australia and Seattle, a luxury car, a racehorse named Venezuela and went on diving holidays. Resulting from criminal charges and investigation, the Commissioner of Charities then suspended him from decision-making positions in Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery; Foo Hai Ch'an Buddhist Cultural and Welfare Association; Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic; the Singapore Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists; and the Katho Temple.