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Venerable Seck Kwang Phing tells of his journey from immigration officer to Buddhist monk
Venerable Seck Kwang Phing has been president of the Singapore Buddhist Federation since 2014. He tells executive editor Sumiko Tan why he decided to be a monk, and how he deals with disgruntled people.
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Venerable Seck Kwang Phing's life is guided by Buddha’s teachings, and he says this starts from his thoughts, which translate into what he says and what he does.
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When Venerable Seck Kwang Phing graduated from Nanyang University in 1978, he joined the Immigration Department as an officer.
It quickly dawned on him that he would have to be involved in operations with the police to hunt down illegal immigrants, and that he would have to carry – and possibly use – a gun.
