Taoism in Singapore

Chinese community is the  largest community  in  Singapore.  many people  from the Chinese community  is  Singapore practice  Taoism. The followers of the Tao adhere to the lessons of the ancient religious philosophy of Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu is the founder of Taoism which  means the  way.  He is also known as the Celestial Worthy of the Way, the Pure One, or as Tai Shang Lao Jun.  Taoism  is  one of the  most  influential  religion in  Singapore. the followers  of Taoism  are concerned with life-after-death theory. They also  believe in the balance of the two cosmos energies. IN Tao  theory  these two energies are  depicted  through  Yin Yang  theory. They  also believe is vitality, good health and  longevity theory. Feng Shui  is  another  important aspect of Taoism.  Feng Shui can be  literally translated  as wind and water. This  way  of  living  is  also  generated from the  Yin Yang  Theory of  Taoism. This is also  rooted  deeply  in ancestral  worshiping which is  done to  seek  harmony  between the the living  or yang and the dead  or yin.

 Ancestral worship is a popular practice among  the Chinese community.  The Qing Ming Festival which takes place during  the  second full moon is observed by the majority. This reflects that Chinese tradition is rooted  deeply  in the  culture of modern Singapore. the  Chinese people pray in memory of their bereaved loved ones and the spirits of the dead are honored with offerings including food, beverages, joss-paper, joss-sticks, and even paper houses, which are intrinsic practices of the Taoists.

There  are a  number of  temples  and shrines of  Tao origin in  Singapore. during  your  trip to Singapore you will be  able to find  a  number of  Tao temples that are  frequented  by tourists. However, the Tao religion is not included officially as  one of the  major religion  in Singapore.