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The growing number of elderly devotees (65+) of PES
are now having difficulty climbing up our hill to
attend our Pureland |
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chanting and festivals. |
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The growing number of younger & more educated
bilingual devotees who are not so interested in Pureland chanting but are |
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searching for the Dharma as transmitted by the Sangha & by Dharma courses and
for instructions on Meditation. |
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The growing interest in the Laity to attend
Short-Term Ordination or extended Meditation/
Precept Retreats without suitable |
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Way-Places to accommodate them. |
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The lack of local suitable places of Retreat for the
Laity in Singapore resulting in many groups
travelling overseas or renting |
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expensive hotels. This is especially painful for our
Buddhist Societies in Tertiary Institutions given
their limited budgets. |
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The growing number of elderly nuns (as well as
“Chye-Kors”) in Singapore who had taken the vows of
celibacy and have |
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served our Community all their lives by being
attached to small Way-Places run usually by monks
(or priests). These nuns |
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(Chye-Kors) have often been the “behind-the-scene”
backbone of such Way-Places and will soon be
wheel-chaired and |
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therefore will be required to give up their valuable
rooms for younger successors. |
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The dearth of Way-Places in Singapore for our
educated Novice nuns & students returning home from
overseas Initiation into |
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the Sangha and from
overseas Graduation from Buddhist Colleges. |
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The dearth of temporary accommodation in Way-Places
for Foreign visiting Nuns who come to Singapore to
attend Buddhist |
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Conferences or to act as Celebrants in local
Ceremonies. |
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The dearth of Way-Places for foreign nuns who wish
to come to Singapore to attend the various 2-yr to
3-yr Courses run by |
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Singapore Buddhist Colleges that are already in the
works. |
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The increasing cost of Electricity and Water for
Singapore with no sign of reprieve in the
foreseeable future resulting in the |
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obvious need to rely on Alternative Energy and Water
Conservation. |
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Our absolute dependence on Oil supplies from
unstable/volatile areas of the globe to turn the
generators in our Electrical Power |
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Plants could raise the ugly spectre of electrical rationing in
any disruption of our Oil supply lines. This makes
it even more |
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imperative that we incorporate an alternative energy
source NOW for our future generation. |
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The creation of a Work-Place where the
Physically-Challenged (in wheel-chairs or otherwise)
can be gainfully and effectively |
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employed by the Temple. |
