buddhism in modern singapore however, in recent years. due to the increasing publication of buddhism book, the appearance of internet sites in english, the availability of modern buddhism music as well courses conducted in english, more and more english speaking chinene, especially the young singaporeans, are joining buddhist circles. as a traditional asian religion, buddhism seemd to be speading back from the west to singapore, as many of the buddhist books are written by western monks, sangha and writers