Hsing Yun
Taiwanese Buddhist monk (1927–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Hsing Yun was considered a major proponent of Humanistic Buddhism and one of the most influential teachers of modern Taiwanese Buddhism. In Taiwan, he was popularly referred to as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with his contemporaries: Master Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain, Master Cheng Yen of Tzu Chi and Master Wei Chueh of Chung Tai Shan.[1][2][3]
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Title | Venerable Master (大師) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | Lee Kuo-shen (李國深) (1927-08-19)19 August 1927 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 February 2023(2023-02-05) (aged 95) Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Dashu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Taiwanese | ||||||||||||||||
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Lineage | 48th Generation | ||||||||||||||||
Education | Qixia Academy of the School of Vinaya | ||||||||||||||||
Known for | Father of the modern Humanistic Buddhism movement in Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
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Temple | Fo Guang Shan | ||||||||||||||||
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Teacher | Shi Zhikai (釋志開) | ||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 星雲 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 星云 | ||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 李國深 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李国深 | ||||||||||||||||
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