講堂緣起
1959年6月本堂開山老和尚竺公上人，在王弄書等弟子所籌建的竺園精舍建築完竣，竺公上人便在安單五年之久的菩提學院遷入竺園。日子一長，皈依及往來聞法的善信漸多，原有的竺園不足容納，因此在弟子們的請求下，1962年發起籌建三慧講堂。其籌建緣起竺公上人有雲︰眞理不昌，世亂日亟，妄業感召，災禍頻仍，欲人生之凈化，須佛法之提倡。1964年始覓得邦咯律5號美國領事館舊址洋樓，可以改建為佛堂。1965年3月，竺公上人由竺園遷入三慧講堂。三慧講堂取意“聞思修”，三慧之本旨。意謂由聽聞佛法，思惟佛法，而修行佛法，使人人均能轉迷成悟，斷惑證眞。1966年4月8日，三慧講堂正式開幕，竺公上人致開幕詞大意有幾點︰一、馬星兩地雖多寺廟，尚無講堂，故來試辨。二、各地信徒漸多，要有較大道場，方堪容受。三、信眾者眾、明理者少，故宣傳佛理，極為今日所需要。四、本堂擬設研究、宣講、教育、文化、慈善、習禪、念佛、唱誦、奬學各組，酌情漸推動之。本堂稟承竺公上人宣傳佛理的精神，透過網絡的方便與大家共結法緣，共沾法益。
阿彌陀佛！
The Origin of Triple Wisdom Hall
In June 1959, after the completion of the construction of Chuk Yuan Vihara【竺園精舍】, which was prepared and built by Wang Long Shu and other disciples, the founding monk of our hall, late Ven. Chuk Mor, moved from the Bodhi College, where he had been residing for five years, to Chuk Yuan Vihara. As time went by, the number of devoted followers who came to take refuges and to learn Dharma grew, and Chuk Yuan Vihara became insufficient to accommodate them.
Therefore, in 1962, at the request of the disciples, he initiated the construction of the Triple Wisdom Hall. The reason for the construction of the hall was, according to the late Ven. Chuk Mor: “[If] the truth does not flourish, the world would be in turmoil, and delusional karma would cause frequent disasters. [Therefore,] for the purification of life, we must promote Buddhism.”
In 1964, the former building of the U. S. Consulate at No. 5, Pangkor Road was found, which could be converted into a Buddhist temple. In March 1965, late Ven. Chuk Mor moved from Chuk Yuan Vihara to Triple Wisdom Hall. Triple Wisdom Hall takes the meaning of Three Wisdom: “listening, contemplating, and practicing” as its primary objective. It means that by listening to the Dharma, contemplating the Dharma, and practicing the Dharma, all people will be able to change from delusion to awakening, and to cut off confusion and realize the truth.
On April 8, 1966, Triple Wisdom Hall was officially opened, a few points of the opening speech by the late Ven. Chuk Mor was to the following effect:
First, although there are many temples in both Singapore and Malaysia, there is no [Buddhist] lecture hall yet, so I came to try to organize one.
Second, there are more and more followers from various places, so we need to have a larger temple in order to be able to accept them.
Third, there are many believers, but those who understand the truth are few, so the propagation of Buddhist teaching is extremely necessary today.
Fourth, our hall intends to set up groups for research, teaching, education, culture, charity, meditation, chanting, and scholarship. We will gradually promote them as appropriate.
Inheriting the spirit of late Ven. Chuk Mor in propagating Buddhist teaching, our hall will make the Dharma connections and share the benefits of Dharma with everyone through the convenience of the internet.
Amituofo !
