Tzu Chi Singapore

On 15 March 1991, 40 Tzu Chi Members from Singapore went on a "roots-searching" trip to Tzu Chi headquarter in Hualien, Taiwan for the first time. Two years later in September 1993, the "Buddhist Tzu Chi Merits Society (Singapore Branch)" was officially registered in Singapore. Since then, it has embarked on the mission of "Helping the poor and educating the rich". In July 1996, Tzu Chi Cultural Centre was established. It aims to disseminate Tzu Chi culture and Master Cheng Yen's ideology through participating in the annual World Book Fair, creating website information (http://www.tzuchi.org.sg), and translating Tzu Chi literatures into English. Thus, Tzu Chi's 4th 10-year cultural immersion ideology was materialized.

In August 1998, the Singapore branch was officially renemed "Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation". In December same year, the branch office was relocated in Chinatown with the blessings from Master Cheng Yen. Its new branch office has become the spiritual home for Tzu Chi people in Singapore. Tzu Chi Cultural Centre was also renamed Still Thoughts Cultural Services (Singapore) and it continues to promote the various publications of Tzu Chi.

Over the past decade, Tzu Chi Volunteer in Singapore have abided by Buddha's spirit of "Great Mercy even to Strangers, Great compassion for all" and Taiwan Tzu Chi ideology. The promotion of Tzu Chi's "Four Mission" and "Eight Footsteps" help kind hearted Singaporeans to bridge between a hectic lifestyle and act of kindness. Tzu Chi volunteers in their "blue-sky-white-clouds" uniforms reaching out to dark corners have left a beautiful historical trail for the vision of "Purifying Minds, Harmonious Society and Disaster-Free World".