Statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun.

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (TC: 星雲大師; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīng Yún Dà Shī) (July 22nd, 1927-) is an important figure in modern Mahayana Buddhism. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 119 KB)Statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 119 KB)Statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ... Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama). ...

Best known as the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, the largest religious and humanitarian organization in Taiwan, he is well known around the world for his humanitarian work, calligraphy, his talent in speaking the Dharma, and his talent in writing. As an active philanthropist, Master Hsing Yun is also a pioneer in pushing forth the ideal of Humanistic Buddhism. Fo Guang Shan (佛光山) (Buddhas Light Mountain) is a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist monastic order that has gained a worldwide presence, and has chapters around the world. ... Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ... Dharma (Sanskrit धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli) means Natural Law or Reality, and with respect to its significance for spirituality and religion might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his/her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... Humanistic Buddhism (Chinese: 人間佛教; Pinyin: ) is a popular modern philosophy practiced mainly in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. ...

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Biography

Early life

Master Hsing Yun was born on July 22nd, 1927 in Jiangsu province in China in a family under the surname of Li. (李) His birth name was Li Kuo-shen. (李國深) He was the third of four children, with an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother. His father left home to do business and was never heard from again. When his mother, who was a faithful Buddhist herself, was desperately searching for her husband, he went to Nanjing. By chance, he came across the host monastic as Chi-Hsia Shan Monastery. The host monastic asked young Li if he wanted to become a monastic, to which Li immediately blurted out "yes". Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京 [ ]; Romanizations: NánjÄ«ng (Pinyin) , Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal System Pinyin) ) is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... Monasticism (from Greek: monachos—a solitary person) is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote ones life to spiritual work. ...

In a half hour, the Venerable Zhi Kai, the abbot of the monastery, requested that Li could be tonsured under him, therefore, Zhi Kai would be his master. Therefore at the age of 12, young Li was tonsured. He was ordained under the dharma names name Jin Chueh (今覺, to be enlightened today), and Wu Che (悟徹, through enlightenment). Tonsure is the practice of some Christian churches of cutting the hair from the scalp of clerics as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem. ...

In 1941, Hsing Yun was fully ordained and went on to formal monastic training at Ch'i-Hsia Vinaya School and transferred to Chiao-Shan Buddhist College in 1945. From an early age, he vowed to revitalize and spread Buddhism. As mainland China was enmeshed in civil war, he left his home in 1949 to head for Taiwan. The Vinaya (a word in Pali as well as in Sanskrit, with literal meaning discipline) is the textual framework for the Buddhist monastic community, or sangha. ...

In 1979, after being separated for half of a century, he was reunited with his mother and would usually tend to her most of the time in her last years of her life. She died in 1995 at the age of 90, a month after Hsing Yun's heir apparent, Venerable Hsin Ping died. Venerable Hsin Ping (心平和尚) (1938-1995) was the fourth and fifth abbot of Fo Guang Shan, the heir apparent to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, a famous Buddhist master and founder of Fo Guang Shan. ...

Origin of the name "Hsing Yun"

One day, when Jin Chueh was still a student at Chiao-Shan Buddhist College, he happened to stumble onto the word Hsing Yun, which means "star and cloud", in the dictionary. Jin Chueh admired the infiniteness and boundlessness of these nebulas and wished that he could shed light on darkness and be as free and unbound as clouds and stars. When Jin Chueh needed a new identification card after China's victory over Japan, he gave himself the Dharma name of Hsing Yun. The Triangulum Emission Nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of Galaxy M33, 2. ... A dictionary is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. ... German identity document sample An identity document is a piece of documentation designed to prove the identity of the person carrying it. ...

Writing

In 1949, Hsing Yun wrote his first book, "Singing in Silence", the first stepping stone in his writing career. In later years, he founded several Buddhist publications, and was promoted as editor-in-chief for many Buddhist periodicals and newsletters for various temples and wrote articles for major Taiwanese newsletters. In 1955, he published one of the first hardback biographies of Sakyamuni Buddha. The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he...

Hsing Yun's pen names

When Hsing Yun was a writer for a local Taiwanese newsletters, magazines, and radio stattions, he was known as Mo Jia (摩迦), the Chinese name for Mahakasyapa, a senior disciple of the Buddha. He called himself this because he made a strenuous effort in promoting the Dharma and writing. Some time later, he called himself Jiao Fu (腳夫), meaning porter. He called himself this because he served people, carried loads and labored. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Mahākāśyapa (摩訶迦葉) or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed the first council. ... A porter carries objects. ...

Jiao Fu was also the pen name for a novel Hsing Yun wrote called "National Master Yulin" (玉琳國師), which was later turned into a television soap opera, Continued Fate of Love. He chose Jiao Fu because he wasn't sure if a romantic novel would be accepted by the public if it was written by a Buddhist monk. This article refers to the wide variety of writing called romantic. For literature from the European Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, see Romanticism: Art and Literature. ...

Achievements

Starting in the 1950s, Hsing Yun started making many achievements at an early age. He taught numerous classes, built many schools for children, recorded the first Buddhist hymns, and was promoted as an executive in many Buddhist associations. In 1957, Hsing Yun established a Buddhist cultural center in which a variety of Buddhist books are published with training tools such as audio and visual aids. In 1959, Hsing Yun also supported the Tibetan movement against communist supression, and organized the first float parade in celebration of Wesak in Taiwan. Recently (2006) he has spoken in support of the "One-China policy". Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, Hanyu Pinyin: Xīzàng or Chinese: 藏区, Hanyu Pinyin: Zàngqū [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Categories: Buddhism-related stubs ... The One-China policy (Traditional Chinese: 一個中國; Simplified Chinese: 一个中国; pinyin: yī gè Zhōngguó) is the principle that there is one China and that mainland China, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau, Xinjiang and Taiwan are all part of that China. ...

Perhaps one of Hsing Yun's greatest achievements was his successful push for Wesak to become a national holiday in Taiwan, a wish that had been granted by former ROC President Lee Teng-hui in 2000. Lee Teng-hui (Traditional Chinese: 李登輝; Simplified Chinese: 李登辉; Pinyin: Lǐ Dēnghuī) born January 15, 1923) is a politician in the Republic of China (ROC). ...

In 1997, Hsing Yun was invited to a Cross-century Religious Dialogue with the late Pope John Paul II. Under the invitation of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican, Hsing Yun met with the Pope for an inter-religious dialogue to promote inter-religious exchange between the two parties and to pray for world peace. The Servant of God, Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ...

On June 21st, 2006, Hsing Yun met John Paul II's successor, Pope Benedict XVI, in a general audience at St. Peter's Basilica. During the meeting, Benedict XVI expressed his best regards for the Taiwanese and said he will pray for them. The pope also expressed the hope of meeting the Taiwan people if the chance arises. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ...

The founding and involvement with Fo Guang Shan

In 1967, Master Hsing Yun purchased more than 30 hectares in Ta Shu Township, Kaohsiung County as the site for the construction of a monastery. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 16th. Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...

During that time that was spent clearing the mountains, the endless toiling away, wave upon wave of physical strain, the planning that carried on into all hours of the day, the barrage of floods and other natural disasters, and the belligerent mobs that surrounded the mountain were all quite beyond description. On windy and sunny days, the workers clothes would be soaked in sweat, dried up, and then soaked up again. They would be discussing throughout the day and go to bed late at night, and then as soon as the sun came out, they would work again. However, in the momentum of an incomparable courage, and by the blood and sweat of the laborers, the vast wilderness was transformed into the scenic Fo Guang Shan today.

Branch Temples

Soon after the building of Fo Guang Shan, many countries, including most parts of Taiwan, each had their own Fo Guang Shan branch temple. Hsi Lai Temple (USA), Nan Tien Temple (Australia), and Nan Hua Temple (South Africa) are among the biggest branch temples. Fo Guang Shan branch temples can be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, France, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The Path To Buddhahood, linking both the Bodhisattva hall and the Main Shrine. ... The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre. ... Nan Hua Temple Nan Hua Temple Complex Nan Hua Seminary, Guest House and Administrative Offices Nan Hua Temple (佛光山南華寺, Fo Guang Shan Nanhua Si) is the largest Buddhist temple and seminary in Africa and is situated in the Cultura Park suburb of Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa. ...

Abbotship: 1967-1985

Master Hsing Yun served as the abbot of Fo Guang Shan for the first three terms. From 1967, after Master Hsing Yun's founding of Fo Guang Shan, he worked relentlessly to promote Humanistic Buddhism. However, in an effort to systematize and modernize Buddhism, Master Hsing Yun shocked his disciples by announcing his abdication on September 22nd, 1985 without any regret or hesitation. He handed not only the abbotship, but also gave dharma transmission to his most senior disciple, the most Venerable Hsin Ping. Look up abdication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dharma transmission is the act of passing the Zen or Chan Buddhist doctrine from a master to student. ... Venerable Hsin Ping (心平和尚) (1938-1995) was the fourth and fifth abbot of Fo Guang Shan, the heir apparent to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, a famous Buddhist master and founder of Fo Guang Shan. ...

At the time of the Venerable Master’s announcement, every devotee was shocked by the news and could not bring themselves to accept the decision. The abdication of Master Hsing Yun was done for the sake of setting a fine example for the democratization of Buddhism. From a social point of view, Master Hsing Yun’s action served to educate and enlighten the minds of the people and for Fo Guang Shan, it was a day of historical importance. Democratization is the transition from authoritarian or semi-authoritarian systems to democratic political systems, where democratic systems are taken to be those approximating to universal suffrage, regular elections, a civil society, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary. ...

Closing Fo Guang Shan

In May 1997, Master Hsing Yun announced that he would close the mountain gate of Fo Guang Shan to the general public, causing a media frenzy in Taiwan. His reason in closing the monastery was to give monastics the cloistered atmosphere they need for their Buddhist practice. At the end of 2000, ROC President Chen Shui-bian and government officials from Kaohsiung visited Fo Guang Shan bringing with them the wish from their constituents that Fo Guang Shan re-open its mountain gate. After due consideration, Fo Guang Shan decided to re-open the monastery to some extent, thereby providing the public with a Pure Land environment in which to practice Buddhism. Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...

Philosophy

More than 1,000 monastic disciples have been tonsured under Master Hsing Yun, with over a million followers. During his life's work, he has promoted the ideals of Humanistic Buddhism and being "a global person". His philosophy calls for a life in which the spirits of joy and harmony, integration and coexistence, respect and magnanimity, equality and peace are widely disseminated. Humanistic Buddhism (Chinese: 人間佛教; Pinyin: ) is a popular modern philosophy practiced mainly in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. ...

Criticism

In Taiwan and the United States, many detractors call Master Hsing Yun a political monk, most likely because of his involvement with politics, especially his promotion of the reunification of China and Taiwan, and the democratization of Buddhism. He also had used democratic ideals to help govern Fo Guang Shan monastery, which is an oddity for a traditional Buddhist monastery.

Master Hsing Yun set a paradigm of democracy in the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order by vowing to abide by the Buddhist regulations, passing down the tradition, systematic management, and guiding through an organizational structure. Critics, however, have suggested that Master Hsing Yun's democratic ideals have strayed him far afield from the traditional monastic concerns.

In 1996, Master Hsing Yun's main Fo Guang Shan branch temple in the United States, Hsi Lai Temple, became embroiled in a high-profile controversy involving the 1996 presidential campaign, when nuns there held a fund-raiser for Vice President Al Gore. For more information see Chinagate. The Path To Buddhahood, linking both the Bodhisattva hall and the Main Shrine. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Presidents Jiang Zemin of China and Bill Clinton of the U.S. The 1996 United States campaign finance scandal, also known as Chinagate, was an alleged effort by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration as well as...

Awards and recognitions

• 1978- Honorary Ph.D. by the University of Oriental Studies in Los Angeles
• 1979- Taiwan's Social Education Construction Award
• 1980- Promoted "Guiding Master" for the Buddhist Associaiton of Taiwan
• 1981- Promoted World Buddhist Sangha Council executive member
• 1982- Awarded the Award of Exellence for Public Welfare Social for Religious Organizations and Indiviuals, appointment from Taiwan's Chinese Culture University
• 1984- Awared for meritorious service in social education
• 1985- Elected honorary president of the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youths (WFBY)
• 1986- Becomes honorary citizen of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• 1988- Becomes honorary citizen of Alhambra, California
• 1989- Awarded the Golden Bell Award for his aired Dharma lecture on TTV, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1992- Elected permanent honorary president of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
• 1990- Awarded the Golden Tripod Award for the directed compilation of the Fo Guang Buddhist Dictionary
• 1992- South Africa grants land as an award to Fo Guang Shan (land used to build Nan Hua Temple), Awarded the Gentle Breeze Award and Outstanding Social Improvement Award, becomes honorary citizen of Austin, Texas, presented a certificate of appreciation from March Fong Eu, the California Secretary of State
• 1994- Austin, Texas declares September 10th to be Austin Fo Guang Day, presented a key to the city from then Mayor Gus Garcia
• 1995- Members of All India Buddhist Conference confers the Buddha Ratna award, chosen as Who's Who of the Year by the American Biographical Institute
• 1996- Awarded a certificate of merit for distinguished service from the International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England
• 1997- Awarded the Social Construction Award for the airing of the TV film "Lotus Heart" on CTV, earns first class medals from the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan, earns the Hua Xia medal, the highest medal given to a citizen of Taiwan
• 1998- Honorary citizen of Houston, Texas, declared Houston Fo Guang Day on June 20th
• 1999- Awarded the National Public Welfare award from President Lee Teng-hui
• 2000- Hsing Yun's book "Historias Ch'an" becomes number one on the bestseller book chart in Brazil
• 2003- Honorary Ph. D from Maha Chulalongkorn Buddhist University

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Books written by Master Hsing Yun

• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life
• Let Go, Move On
• Between Ignorance and Enlightenment Volumes I-VIII
• A Life of Plusses and Minuses
• Pearls of Wisdom
• Prayers for Engaged Living I & II
• Family and Morality
• Encouragement and Hope
• Charlas sobre Ch'an I
• Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life
• Cloud and Water - An Interpretation of Ch'an Poems
• Only a Great Rain: A Guide to Chinese Buddhist Meditation
• Humble Table, Wise Fare: Hospitality for the Hard (I)
• Humble Table, Wise Fare: Hospitality for the Hard (II)
• Humble Table, Wise Fare: Gifts For Life
• The Lion's Roar: Actualizing Buddhism in Daily Life and Building the Pure Land in Our Midst
• Where Is Your Buddha Nature?: Stories to Intruct and Inspire
• Lotus in the Stream: Essays in Basic Buddhism
• The Awakening Life
• The Short March to Wisdom: On Buddhist Democracy, Freedom, and Equality
• Of Benefit to Oneself and Others - A Critique of the Six Perfections
• From the Four Noble Truths to the Four Universal Vows - An Integration of the Mahayana and Theravada Schools
• Sutra of the Medicine Buddha with an Introduction, Comments and Prayers
• Understanding the Buddha's Light Philosophy
• The Philosophy of Being Second
• Buddhism: Core Ideas
• Describing the Indescribable
• Historias Ch'an: Hsing Yun's Ch'an Talk (Portuguese Edition)
• The Carefree Life
• La Esencia Del Budismo
• On Buddhist Democracy, Freedom, and Equality
• Understanding the Buddha's Light Philosophy
• Contemporary Thoughts on Humanistic Buddhism
• How I Practice Humanistic Buddhism

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External links

• Fo Guang Shan
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• Hsi Lai Temple United States FGS Headquarters
• Nan Tien Temple Australia FGS Headquarters
• Nan Hua Temple Africa FGS Headquarters
• Buddha's Light Publishing Books written by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
• University of the West