Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery

Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery
Monastery information
Order Mahayana
Established 1935
People
Founder(s) Venerable Hong Zong
Site
Location Geylang, Singapore
Public access yes
Other information www.foohai.org

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.

Overview

Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery was founded in 1935 by Venerable Hong Zong of Taiwan, and succeeded by Venerable Miao Shou in 1975.[1][2] 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[3] 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.[4][5] 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,[6] as well as properties in Australia and Seattle, a luxury car, a racehorse named Venezuela and went on diving holidays.[7] 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "认识福海". Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  2. ↑ "2006 April Activities". For You Information (204).
  3. ↑ Aw, Cheng Wei (11 May 2015). "Buddhist monk glad kidney recipient has second shot". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ming Yi's monk status questioned over $1,000-a-table dinner". AsiaOne. 2 Dec 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Chong, Elena. "Ren Ci head Venerable Ming Yi charged with 10 counts". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former Ren Ci chief breaks down in court". AsiaOne. 21 Apr 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Yong, Amanda. "He buys BMW, racehorse in Perth". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ming Yi suspended from office in 5 other bodies". Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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Coordinates: 1°19′04″N 103°53′19″E / 1.3179°N 103.8885°E / 1.3179; 103.8885


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