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堂

táng

charitable halls

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释义

名词

以潮州人为主的民间慈善机构。

DEFINITION

Noun

Charitable non-governmental organisations mainly affiliated with the Teochew community.

由来

新加坡的善堂主要由潮州人所发起与管理，并且以崇奉宋大峰祖师为信仰中心。
宋大峰祖师 (1039 年生，俗名林灵噩) 在削发出家之后，云游到了潮汕地区的潮阳县，在当地兴建石桥以解决乡民所受的河水阻隔之苦。百姓为了纪念他并弘扬其精神，便兴建了善堂“报德堂”承办各种善事。作为一种民间慈善组织，善堂的发展与社会贡献自明朝末年以来就非常可观。
1916年，新加坡的第一座善堂修德善堂养心社 (Seu Teck Sean Tong Yiang Sin Sia) 成立，其源自于中国潮安县的大吴修德善堂。
在慈善方面，善堂以发扬宋大峰祖师 “生、老、病、死、苦” 的救济精神为宗旨。
除了施医赠药并设立洗肾中心与安老院，善堂也为堂员办理亲属的丧殡事宜。因此，一些善堂内也提供祖先牌位和骨灰盒的安置服务。

ETYMOLOGY

Charitable halls in Singapore are mainly founded and managed by the Teochew community, and centre on the worship of the Song-dynasty monk, Master Song Dafeng.
Born in 1039, Master Song (whose secular name was Lin Ling’e) travelled to Chaoyang county, Chaoshan, where he built a stone bridge to help the villagers cross a river. To honour him and promote his values, the locals erected a charitable hall, which they named “报德堂”, and carried out various charitable deeds. By the end of the Ming dynasty, charitable halls had proliferated and contributed significantly to society.
In 1916, the first charitable hall in Singapore, Seu Teck Sean Tong Yiang Sin Sia, was officially established. Its origins can be traced to its parent temple (大吴修德善堂) in Chao’an county, Chaozhou.
Charitable halls carry out charity work while promoting Master Song Dafeng’s spirit of helping those in need through Birth, Ageing, Sickness, Death and Suffering.
In addition to providing free medical care and medication, and establishing dialysis centres and nursing homes, charitable halls also help families manage funeral arrangements. In addition, some charitable halls provide services for the placement of ancestral altars and ashes within the hall.

例句

在日军军阀统治下，几乎所有民间社团都被禁一切活动，但作为慈善机构的善堂得以继续运作。（《联合早报》，11/12/2017）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

During the Japanese Occupation, almost all community organisations were banned from conducting activities. However, charitable organisations such as charitable halls were allowed to continue operations. (Lianhe Zaobao, 11/12/2017)