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As of the 2020 census, approximately 31.1% of Singapore's population identified as Buddhist. Out of 3,459,093 Singaporeans polled, 1,074,159 described themselves as Buddhists, making it the largest religion on the island.
Singapore has practitioners of all three major Buddhist branches: Mahayana (predominantly Chinese Buddhism, including Chan and Pure Land), Theravada (practiced by Thai, Sinhalese, and Burmese communities), and Vajrayana (including the Gelug and Nyingma schools brought by Tibetan missionaries).
The Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore was established in 1993 at Mangala Vihara. It was founded to serve the religious and educational needs of Singaporeans seeking deeper knowledge of Buddhism.
Venerable Ming Yi was sentenced to ten months in jail in November 2009 after being convicted on four charges including fraud, falsifying documents, misappropriating funds, and giving false information to the Commissioner of Charities. The Commissioner subsequently suspended him from decision-making positions at several Buddhist institutions.
Religious Knowledge was a compulsory programme in all Singapore secondary schools from 1984 to 1989, and that policy is credited with helping to spark a Buddhist revival among younger Singaporeans. Youth groups and campus Buddhist societies grew at tertiary institutions including NUS, NTU, and Singapore Polytechnic in the period that followed.
The Buddhist Free Clinic operates multiple outlets across Singapore and provides free healthcare services to the public regardless of ethnicity or religious belief. It is one of the most visible examples of Buddhist community engagement with broader Singaporean society.