About

Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong (TPSTST) was established in 1942 and founded by a group of worshippers who respect and believe in our Grand Master Song Da Feng. Over the years, the Temple’s directors, staff, worshippers and supporters have always adhered to Grand Master Song Da Feng’s Principle of Charitable Deeds, for a Charitable Temple and continuously and actively supported various charitable activities.

Since the establishment of the Temple, all members have generously supported the victims and casualties of natural disasters, wars, accidents, plague, fire disasters, floods and all kinds of distress; as this is our belief in the teaching of Happiness from Charitable, Compassionate and Courageous Acts. In the promotion of this teaching TPSTST continuously contributes to charitable deeds to our society and also shares with all the precious values of Kindness, Sincerity, and Goodness thereby propagating our Temple’s tradition, heritage and culture!

Our Grand Master

Grand Master Song Da Feng is an eminent monk from the Song Dynasty. His birth place was in Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province in AD 1039, during the second year of the reign of Emperor Song Ren Zong. He was born to an aristocratic family and his secular name was Lin Ling E. He was bright and had a passion for studies. He was a successful candidate in the Imperial Civil Service Exams and gained the title of Jin Shi. Following that he was appointed as the county magistrate of Shaoxing County, Zhejiang Province. As an official, he was virtuous, upright, fair and benevolent to his people. During his time in office however, the Imperial Government was incompetent, weak and corruption was widespread. Unwilling to join their league, he resigned from his post and became a monk.