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 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 Hong Yin
Class Mentor, Full-time
Venerable Hong Yin was born in Shandong, China, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. Since young, he was influenced by traditional culture and developed an honest and kind character. He entered society after adulthood and spent many years working in different jobs before coming into contact with Buddhism in 2015. He often went to monasteries to work as a volunteer during holidays.
In 2019, when conditions were right, he received ordination into monkhood at Nanhai Chan Temple in Henan Province. Later, he received higher ordination under Venerable Jie Quan in the same temple. In 2022, he began studying at the Jiangsu Jietang Buddhist Institute. In 2024, he came to Singapore when enrolled into Master of Arts in Buddhism Studies offered by Singapore Buddhist College . After graduating, he joined the Singapore Buddhist College as a class mentor to serve with gratitude.
