18 July, 29 August, 19 September, 17 October
Ven. Rathanasara from Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
Born in the Sri Lankan village of Bibile, became a novice monk in the early age of twelve and received his higher ordination (upasampada) in 1998 at the Malwatu Maha Viharaya in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Special) degree in Mass Communication (University of Kelaniya). He has been a resident monk at the Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple in Singapore since 2001.
He established the Dhamma Gavesi Youth Group (Seekers of the Truth)
4 July and 1 August, 5 September - Tak Bart Sundays
Brother Kweh Soon Han is a lawyer by profession and runs his own law practice. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) and Master of Laws with the National University of Singapore. He has extensive teaching experience with the University of Bradford and Curtin University.
Brother Soon Han currently sits in a number of charitable and grassroots organisations. He is the immediate Past President of the Buddhist Fellowship, Patron to the Wat Ananda Youth Circle (aka AMBYC) and the Nanyang Polytechnic Buddhist Society, Deputy Chairman of the Dharma Propagation Division, Singapore Buddhist Federation. He sits as a Council Member of the Singapore Human Resources Institute and the Singapore Professional and Executives Co-operatives. At the NUS, he is non-resident Fellow of the Temasek Hall's Senior Common Room Committee