1930年夏，转道和尚与其高足寂英法师试办“星洲佛学院”，并筹办“星洲佛学院图书馆”。定于9月1日开学，至7月末已有百余人报名，但旋即遭到殖民当局禁令，新马第一座佛学院胎死腹中。
In the summer of 1930, Venerable Sik Zhuan Dao and Venerable Shi Ji Ying set up the first “Buddhist College” and “Buddhist College Library” in Singapore. Although scheduled to be opened on 1 September, more than 100 students had enrolled at the college by July of the same year. However, the plans were cancelled due to the prohibition by the colonial authorities.