Personal Name:   
Reverend Tan Hock Weng

Monastic Name:  
Venerable Thitadhammo Bhikkhu
(Theravada Ordination, 1996 & 1999)

Venerable Fa Shan, Hui Nian
(Mahayana Transmission, March 2002)




Before being becoming a Buddhist, he grew up in a Christian environment imbued with strong missionary zeal to religious propagation and later left the church due to doctrinal issues. However, before ordaining as a monk, he was a certified trainer in IT and later diversified into consultancy as well as into the advertising field. In 1996, the Venerable was ordained into the Forest Tradition of the Dhammayutika sect of Thai Buddhism and later received higher ordination in 1999. Much of his time was spent on learning and practicing meditation in Thailand, India and Nepal. During a meditation retreat, the Venerable was asked to assist in the establishment of the Insight Educational Foundation for promoting Theravada practices and meditation in Taiwan.

In March 2002, he received his Mahayana Linchi Zen Dhamma Linage from Venerable Master Ching Hsing in Taiwan and goes by the Dhamma name, Shih Fa Shan Hui Nian. Whilst in Taiwan, Venerable was actively involved in Dhamma propagation work and in supporting roles for meditation, Information Technology and projects in organizational development. He is currently involved in the development of several projects around the region as well as in Australia.

The Venerable is now initiating programs in organizational infrastructural developments and as well as leadership resource development to help Buddhist groups and organizations to further enhance themselves.

Networks
1) Singapore Network:
Dabei Buddhist Center – Trainer.
Jiu Hua Shan, Poh Ern Shi – Advisor.
2) Malaysian Network:
Buddhist Life Circle Enterprise – Consultant and Business Development.
Malacca Buddhist Youth Society – Consultant.
3)Thailand Network:
Mind-Wisdom Development Institute – Trainer, CEO and Senior Executive Programs.
World Fellowship of Buddhist Youths – Advisor and Director of Strategic Development Unit.
Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidalaya University – Secretary for International Organizing Committee, UN Day of Vesak Celebrations.Secretary for International Secretariat.
4) Taiwan Network:
Chinese Young Buddhist Association – Vice Secretary General.
5) Australian Network:
Buddhist Federation of Australia – Consultant.
United Vietnamese Congregation of Victoria, Australia – Consultant.