Light On the Lotus Hill: Shuang Lin Monastery and the Burma Road
Chan Chow Wah
Singapore: Khoon Chee Vihara, 2009
ISBN: 9789810826741
Light On the Lotus Hill documents the life and history of Venerable Pu Liang, the 10th Abbot of Shuang Lin Monastery, who was also the chairperson of the Singapore Chinese Buddhist Association from 1937 to 1942.
In 1935, Venerable Pu Liang initiated the 2nd restoration of the Shuang Lin Monastery but when the Sino-Japanese war erupted in 1935, he stopped the restoration project and supported the China Relief Fund founded by Tan Kah Kee.
After the fall of Singapore, Venerable Pu Liang was arrested and executed by the Japanese. It is reasonable to believe that if Venerable Pu Liang had survived the war, he would have restored the Shuang Lin Monastery.
Light On the Lotus Hill documents the life and history of Venerable Pu Liang, the 10th Abbot of Shuang Lin Monastery, who was also the chairperson of the Singapore Chinese Buddhist Association from 1937 to 1942.
In 1935, Venerable Pu Liang initiated the 2nd restoration of the Shuang Lin Monastery but when the Sino-Japanese war erupted in 1935, he stopped the restoration project and supported the China Relief Fund founded by Tan Kah Kee.
After the fall of Singapore, Venerable Pu Liang was arrested and executed by the Japanese. It is reasonable to believe that if Venerable Pu Liang had survived the war, he would have restored the Shuang Lin Monastery.
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