Venerable Master Hsing Yun, in returning to the Buddha’s original intents, uses modern language to interpret Buddhist texts to not only clarify but also systematize the transcendental wisdom of the Buddha. With considerations of current society, the Venerable Master proposed “to resolve and to develop” and “Self-awareness and Practicing the Buddha’s Way” which are practical cultivations of Humanistic Buddhism. These teachings of social practices in Humanistic Buddhism indicate systems of discipline. In other words, there is equality before discipline, similar to the laws in society ‒ there is equality before the law. Hence, such are the foundations for establishing a Humanistic Buddhist society.
