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Hsing Yun (Chinese: 星雲; pinyin: Xīng Yún; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson -based Buddha's Light International Association .
Ordained at the age of twelve in Jiangsu Province, China, Hsing Yun has spent over eighty years as a Buddhist monk promoting what he calls “Humanistic Buddhism”—Buddhism that meets the needs of people and is integrated into all aspects of daily life.
Feb 11, 2023 · The Venerable Master Hsing Yun, a Buddhist monk who built a global network of temples that extended to mainland China, putting him at the vanguard of popularizing Buddhism in a country whose...
Hsingyun.org is dedicated to promoting and distributing quality translations of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s English texts. Venerable Master Hsing Yun is a prolific writer and has authored over one hundred books on how to bring happiness, compassion, and wisdom into daily life.
Feb 6, 2023 · BEIJING – China lost one of its greatest champions of reunification when Taiwan’s top Buddhist monk Hsing Yun died on Sunday. Hsing Yun, 95, died at about 5pm at Fo Guang Shan Temple in...
Feb 6, 2023 · Hsing Yun, a Buddhist abbot who established a thriving religious community in southern Taiwan, maintained strong political connections and built universities overseas, has died. He was 95. Hsing Yun had largely withdrawn from public life for years following declining health and a series of strokes.
Master Hsing Yun died peacefully on Sunday at the Fo Guang Shan monastery he founded in Kaohsiung. He was 95.
Hsing Yun (Chinese : 星雲; pinyin : Xīng Yún; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association.
Master Hsing Yun, the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Order, passed away at age 97, on February 5th, 2023 at 5 PM, amidst the solemn chanting of the Buddha’s name in the Founders Quarters at the Fo Guang Shan Light Transmission Building.
Feb 6, 2023 · The influential Buddhist monk and teacher Venerable Hsing Yun, the founding patriarch of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order and the Buddha’s Light International Association in Taiwan, and a leading figure in the Humanistic Buddhism movement, has died in Taiwan.
