Born in 1927 in Jiangsu, China, Venerable Master Hsing Yun is the 48th generation of the Linji School. He came to Taiwan in 1949, founded the Ilan Buddhist Chanting Association in 1952, and established the foundation for Dharma propagation. In 1967, he founded Fo Guang Shan Monastery, promoting Humanistic Buddhism through Buddhist culture, education, and charity. Subsequently, he established more than 200 branch temples and 16 Buddhist Colleges in the world’s major cities; and also Pumen High School, Nanhua University, Fo Guang University, Unversity of the West in the United States, Nan Tian University in Australia, and Merit Times Daily News and Beautiful Life Television.
In 1991, Venerable Master founded Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA), and is now President of BLIA World Headquarters and Honorary President of World Fellowship of Buddhists. He is also author of the Bibiography of Sakyamuni Buddha, Hsing Yun’s Chan Talk, Hsing Yun’s Hundred Saying Series, The Rabbit's Horn: A Commentary on the Platform Sutra, Humble Table, Wise Fare, Fo Guang Textbooks, Between Ignorance and Enlightenment, Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living, and so forth.
In 1991, Venerable Master founded Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA), and is now President of BLIA World Headquarters and Honorary President of World Fellowship of Buddhists. He is also author of the Bibiography of Sakyamuni Buddha, Hsing Yun’s Chan Talk, Hsing Yun’s Hundred Saying Series, The Rabbit's Horn: A Commentary on the Platform Sutra, Humble Table, Wise Fare, Fo Guang Textbooks, Between Ignorance and Enlightenment, Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living, and so forth.
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