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Buddhism
(28%) & Taoism (31%)
Buddhism was brought into
Singapore by the early Chinese settlers. It is basically
centered on 'the Three Jewels' - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha -
which assist and guide the practices of Buddhism. Most of the
Buddhists in Singapore observe the Mahayana sect, a prominent
doctrine of Buddhism, followed by the Theravada, Vajrayana and
other small schools. For Taoism, many of its philosophy derived
from the doctrine of Confucius or Confucianism (551-479 B.C.),
which later portrays a great reflection on the government's
philosophy.
Different Chinese linguistic
groups built the temples for their religious and cultural needs.
It is a common practice that the prayers bring along with them
food, fruit, or Chinese snack to pray their gods. When the
joss-stick burned out, they would bring these sacrificial
offerings back to eat at home as they believe that positive
changes would fulfill their prayer. Some of the temples become
very popular and serve as the national monuments, for instance,
the Thian Hock Keng Temple, the Siong Lim Temple and Hong San
See Temple.
Though there are different
schools of Buddhism in Singapore, they have been brought closer
to one another through mutual religious, cultural, educational,
and social welfare projects organized by the Singapore Buddhist
Federation, the Singapore Regional Center of the World
Fellowship of Buddhists, and the Singapore Buddhist Sangha
Organization.
Certain teachings of Confucius
have been adopted by the Singapore's government as a part of
their philosophy. The emphasis is on a moral and social model,
aimed to teach people to devote their loyalty to parents,
families, and friends and treat others as ones would like to be
treated. Justice and righteousness are also taken into account.
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