Taoism

Taoist temple in Singapore offers blind boxes to attract young visitors

Prizes the “blessings” blind boxes include (from left) a Guan Gong desk buddy, deity stickers, a phone amulet, Patriarch Lu's wisdom brush and a Guanyin figurine.

Fine for Taoist temple chief master who organised unlawful public procession

Lim Tong San, 62, was fined $2,000 on Jan 22 after admitting that he had organised the procession without a permit from the authorities.

Fear and living during the Hungry Ghost Month

The Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, or Aug 18 this year, but is observed by some throughout the month.

Burn, don’t fling: Community leaders bust myths on joss paper and offerings for Hungry Ghost Festival

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(From left) Mr Richard Teo, 37, a private hire driver; Mr Wong Wei Sen, 19, Private diploma student member and Madam Kang Hwee Leng, 57, Fruit and flower seller; burning joss paper near 105 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh on July 29, 2022.
Mr Richard Teo, 37, a private hire driver, is in charge of the Hup Zhong Hungry Ghost Festival Committee. There are around 55 members in the committee who contribute membership fees. As the main organiser, he helped conduct prayer sessions, organise dinner with auction and even getai shows every year during Hungry Ghost Festival. This is the first time they are doing this after missing it the last two years because of the pandemic and will only organise dinner next year. The prayer session was held at 105 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, because he used to stay there and he has since moved to Lorong 7 more than 10 years ago. It costs $120 to rent the burner and about $500 to buy the joss paper and offerings.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Fewer gripes over joss paper burning, littering during seventh month

Contest to redesign Monkey God for a global and secular audience

Madam Tan Chwee Lian (above), 89, family matriarch of Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop, carving wooden statues. The 124-year-old Taoist effigymaking shop is organising Design for Deities, an international competition calling for designers to reimagine a 40-year-o

Coronavirus Pandemic

Taoists & Buddhists: Sharing teachings over social media, messages

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Taoist Mission to publish book documenting restoration of building housing the Singapore Yu Huang Gong

Call for embracing diversity of S'pore society

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