A steady presence
Someone to check in with
A friendly point of contact, a person who notices when you have not been around, and is glad when you return. Practice is easier to keep when someone is keeping it alongside you.
Dhamma-buddies
Dhamma Kaki · A dhamma-buddies fellowshipFriends to walk the path alongside.
Dhamma Kaki brings practitioners together as spiritual friends, kaki is Singlish for a buddy or companion. The idea is simple: the path is easier to keep when someone keeps it with you. This page is being prepared together with the group's organisers; until it is complete, the essentials for getting in touch are at the foot of the page.
- What
- Dhamma kaki'Kaki', Singlish for a buddy
- When
- Thursdays1.30pm–4.30pm, weekly
- To take part
- Phone or officeNo online form
- Where
- 30 Jalan EunosSingapore 419495
01 · About
What Dhamma Kaki is
A circle of spiritual friends
People who have quietly agreed to keep company on the Buddhist path, and to keep each other gently to it.
Spiritual friendship, kalyāṇa-mittatā, the companionship of the wise and good-hearted, sits close to the centre of the Buddha's teaching. In the discourses he calls such friendship not half but the whole of the spiritual life: the person who walks beside you shapes the path as much as the path itself. Dhamma Kaki is the temple's expression of that idea, in everyday Singaporean terms, a kaki, someone in your corner.
What that looks like week to week, how the group gathers, who guides it, and how a newcomer is paired with a companion, is being written up with the people who run it, so that what appears here is theirs and not ours.
[PLACEHOLDER, temple to supply: Dhamma Kaki's own description, when and why the group began, what it offers those who join, and who leads or coordinates it.]
02 · In spirit
Companionship, in practice
What a dhamma-buddy can offer
A companionship group can take many shapes, and Dhamma Kaki's exact shape is for the temple to describe. In spirit, though, this is the kind of thing being a kaki to one another tends to mean, offered here generically, to give a feel for it.
A first friend
A soft landing for newcomers
For a first-time visitor, a familiar face makes all the difference, someone to sit beside, to whisper "what happens next" to, and to share a cup of tea with afterwards.
Encouragement
Support, not instruction
A kaki is a fellow traveller, not a teacher. The Dhamma teaching itself comes from the resident Sangha and the temple's classes; a companion simply walks with you toward them.
Belonging
A way into the community
Companionship is often the doorway into everything else the temple offers, the Sunday pūjā (devotional service), study classes, and volunteering, because someone thought to bring you along.
[PLACEHOLDER, temple to supply: how Dhamma Kaki actually runs, how companions are paired, how often they meet, and whether it happens in person, by phone, or online.]
03 · Who it's for
Everyone is welcome to ask
You do not have to arrive knowing anyone
A dhamma-buddies group exists precisely for the moments when the path feels solitary. You are the kind of person Dhamma Kaki is for if any of these sound like you, the list below is a general picture, not a set of conditions.
- New to the templeCurious to visit, but you would rather not walk in for the first time alone.
- Returning after a whileOnce a regular, finding your way back after time away from practice.
- Practising by yourselfSitting at home on your own, and missing the company of others on the path.
- Simply looking for companyWanting a friendly face and someone to share the Sunday morning with.
[PLACEHOLDER, temple to supply: any age range, language, or commitment the group asks for, and whether members need to be Buddhist or registered with the temple.]
04 · When & where
Every Thursday afternoon
Every Thursday afternoon
Dhamma Kaki meets weekly, and the afternoon runs in two parts. You are welcome to come for both, or for whichever suits you.
Thursdays · 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Meditation, talks, discussion and activities
Level 2, Chew Quee Neo Hall
Thursdays · 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Chair Zumba
Level 1, Mangala Hall
If you are coming for the first time, arriving a few minutes early gives you a chance to say hello before things begin. The Shrine Hall is open daily, 7am–9.30pm, if you would like to visit quietly beforehand. For directions and transport, see Getting Here.
05 · Join
Ask about Dhamma Kaki
Get in touch, by phone or in person
There is no online form and no email to write to. The two ways to reach the group are both very human: give the temple a ring, or come by the office on a Sunday and mention Dhamma Kaki. Someone will tell you how the group is running and how to take part.
How to reach the group
Either way works, choose whichever is easier for you.
- Call the temple. Ring +65 6744 4285 and ask about Dhamma Kaki. If the person answering cannot help directly, they can point you to whoever coordinates the group.
- Come by on a Sunday. The temple office is open Sundays, 10am–1pm. Drop in, say you are interested in Dhamma Kaki, and ask to be introduced.
Contact details
- Phone
- +65 6744 4285
- Office hours
- Sundays 10am–1pm
Shrine open daily 7am–9.30pm - Visit
- 30 Jalan Eunos
Singapore 419495 - Group meets
- Thursdays, 1.30pm–4.30pm
Chew Quee Neo Hall (L2) · Mangala Hall (L1)
Mangala Vihara does not keep a public email address, so phone or an in-person visit are the ways to reach us. If you are joining a Sunday for the first time, you may also find What to Expect helpful before you come.
Looking for a companion?
You do not have to wait for the page
Dhamma Kaki is still taking shape here, but the welcome is already open. Call the temple, or come by the office on a Sunday, and ask, a small question is always welcome.