Venerable Chuan Hou
Vice-Rector for Monastic Training and Administration, Full-time
Venerable Chuan Hou was born in Fujian Province, China, and has been influenced by Buddhism since young. After his ordination, he attended the Buddhist College of Min Dong in Fujian, followed by the Buddhist Academy of China in Beijing. Thereafter, he studied at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies at University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, from 2005 to 2007.
In 2007, at the invitation of the Buddhist College of Singapore, he was appointed to assist in academic-related matters. He is currently the Vice-Rector of BCS, overseeing Monastic Training, Administration Offices and Nuns’ Campus.
Venerable Wei Xing
Class Mentor, Full-time
Venerable Wei Xing was born in Jiangsu, China. He was ordained as a monk in Huazang Temple, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province in 2006. He studied and graduated from Suzhou Hanshan Temple Hanshan Academy (2007-2009) and received higher ordination at the Da Pu Ti Temple in Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province in 2009. After he graduated from the Buddhist College of Singapore (BCS, 2009-2014), he worked as a Monastic Manager and Labor Steward in Fahua Temple. In 2016, he was awarded a BCS Scholarship to read his Master’s Degree at the University of Hong Kong's Buddhist Studies Centre. Upon graduation, he joined BCS as a Class Mentor in August 2018.
Venerable Yao Chen
Class Mentor, Full-time
Venerable Yao Chen was born in Yiyang, Hunan, China, from a Buddhist family. In 2006, he was ordained at Yunmen Temple in Shaoguan and studied at Yunmen Temple Buddhist College.
After receiving full ordination at Yunmen Temple in Guangdong in 2008, he pursued undergraduate and master's degrees at the Buddhist College of Singapore. Following graduation, he served as the supervisor for meditation classes at Yunmen Buddhist College and furthered his studies in temples across Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai, among other places. In August 2023, he joined the Buddhist College of Singapore.
Venerable Jiu Lin
Head of Monastic Training, Full-time
Venerable Jiu Lin was born in Hubei province, China. An introvert since young, he felt great reverence for the Buddha and was ordained in 2006 at Baotou Guanyin Temple, Inner Mongolia. He received his higher ordination under Venerable Huan Jie the following year at Mount Wutai’s Bi Shan Temple. Between 2011 and 2017, he completed his Foundation and undergraduate courses at the Buddhist College of Minnan in Xiamen Nanputuo Temple. He joined the Buddhist College of Singapore in August 2019 as a Class Mentor.
Venerable Miao Chi
Class Mentor, Full-time
Venerable Miao Chi was born in Xian Ning, Hubei Province, China. He was ordained as a monk in Leng Yan Temple, Liaoning Province in 2015. He received higher ordination at Wan Shou Temple of Jilin Province in 2018. He was enrolled to Buddhist College of Singapore in 2018 where he successfully obtains his Bachelor degree in 2022 and Master degree in 2024 with the college. Upon graduation, he joined BCS as a Class Mentor in August 2024.
