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Articles and Stories
This section list articles and stories about
people and events related to the history of Shuang Lin Monastery.
Although categorized as a "place of
worship", the monastery plays a larger social, historical and cultural role
than its classification suggests. It was often a platform where events of
historical importance unfolded. These events reflected the larger social
dynamics of a particular time period and the ways in which the monastery is
related and embedded in the social web.
The articles illuminates specific moments in
time and how the historical actors crossed path in the monastery and the ways in
which the monastery is related to the historical actors. Through these stories,
we can understand the concerns of each historical period and gain insight to the
aspirations of social actors and how they shaped the course of local and global
history.
Brief
History of Shuang Lin Monastery
The history of Shuang Lin Monastery
presented against the backdrop of global and local forces shaping the history of
Singapore.
http://www.culturalcompass.org/history.htm
The Fuzhou - Singapore
connection
 The Shuang Lin Monastery was modeled after
the Xi Chan Si in Fuzhou, China.
This article shows the link between the 2
monasteries and the significant of this relationship.
http://www.culturalcompass.org/xi_chan_monastery.htm
Spectre over Shuang Lin
潔諮褒爽 岻 寮隈乗縛
In the 1930s, overseas Chinese in South East Asia participated actively in
support of China during the Sino Japanese War. The Abbot of Shuang Lin monastery
supported these efforts and had allowed Burma road volunteers to train on
monastery grounds.
During the Japanese Occupation, the Venerable was arrested by the Japanese and
executed during the Sook Ching.
http://www.culturalcompass.org/ven%20pu%20liang.htm
Imperial Tutor and the
Shuang Lin Monastery
The Shuang Lin Monastery has a couplet composed specially for the monastery by
Mr. Chen Bao Shen who was the Imperial Tutor to Puyi, the last Emperor of China.
This articles traces the link between the monastery and Mr. Chen Bao Shen and
shows the relationship between China and Overseas Chinese in South East Asia.
http://www.culturalcompass.org/imperial%20tutor.htm
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