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Much like Buddhism in Singapore|Buddhism, Taoism was brought by the influx of Chinese immigrants that came in the 19th and 20th century. During the 20th century, Theravada Buddhism|Theravada Buddhist missionaries from other parts of Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, plus the fact that the veneration of Kuan Yin proved to be more popular, the influence of Taoism declined from the 1980s, as Buddhism in Singapore|Buddhism eventually supplanted as the main faith of the ethnic Chinese. Taoist gods that include the God of wealth, longevity and propagation can be worshipped side by side with Kuan Yin. Chinese operas based on Tanki beliefs, the traditional Chinese folktales, were deeply rooted in ancestral Taoist beliefs. The Tai Chi Chuan|Tai Chi form of martial arts is widely practised among the older members of the Chinese community. Taoist altars can also be occasionally seen among the sizeable Taoist minority of Singapore, where the concept of Yin Yang plays a vital role in ancestral prayers. Today, most of the 200-odd Chinese temples in Singapore have Taoist gods enshrined and worshipped alongside with the Buddha, although the 2000 census states that there areover 300 Taoist temples and altars in Singapore. One of these Taoist temples is the Thian Hock Keng, built by the wealthy philanthropist Tan Tock Seng.
reli-stub Singapore-stub category:Religion in Singapore Category:Taoism|Singapore This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Taoism in Singapore".
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