Venerable Master Hsing Yun was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1927. He studied at various renowned Buddhist institutions such as Qixia Vinaya College and Jiaoshan Buddhist College. Soon after his arrival in Taiwan in 1949, he became the chief editor of Human Life, a Buddhist magazine. In 1952, his efforts in establishing Buddhist Chanting Association strengthened the foundation for his subsequent endeavors in the promotion of the Dharma. Venerable Master founded Fo Guang Shan Monastery in 1967, with the primary goal of promoting Humanistic Buddhism through Buddhist education, culture, charity, and propagation of the Dharma. Since then, over two hundred branch temples have been established in major cities around the world. He has also set up art galleries, libraries, publishing houses, bookstores, mobile clinics, Buddhist colleges, and universities including: University of the West, Fo Guang University, Nanhua University, Nan Tien Institute, and Guang Ming College. In 1977, the Fo Guang Tripitaka Editorial Board was formed to compile the Fo Guang Buddhist Canon and the Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism. Many other works on Buddhism have also been published. Venerable Master Hsing Yun has dedicated his life to propagating Humanistic Buddhism. As a global citizen, he continues to foster "joy and harmony," "oneness and coexistence," "respect and tolerance," and "equality and peace" throughout the world. When he founded the Buddha’s Light International Association in 1991 and was elected president of its world headquarters, he was closer to realizing the ideal of having "the Buddha's light shining throughout the three thousand realms, and the Dharma water flowing across the five continents."
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About Venerable Master Hsing Yun Translator’s Introduction Preface 1. Heaven, Earth, Human 2. Oneness and Coexistence 3. The Beauty in Enjoyment 4. A Temple is Like a Gas Station 5. Reciprocal Donation 6. Keeping Money in the Hands of Devotees 7. Recording the History of Devotees 8. Crisis Awareness 9. Half-and-Half 10. Three Parts Guidance, Seven Parts Friendship 11. Ten Sramanera Precepts 12. Eight Garudharmas 13. Relics 14. Eighteen Arhats 15. Kim Gyo-gak 16. Eight Groups of Heavenly Beings 17. Underground Palaces 18. Significance of the Registration Book in Amitabha Sutra 19. Can Plants Become Buddhas? 20. Will Hell Be Emptied? 21. Is it the Age of Declining Dharma When Lay Buddhists Propagate the Dharma? 22. Mahayana Buddhism is Not Spoken By the Buddha 23. Types of Faith 24. People of Different Faiths—Each with Their Own Father 25. Who is the God of Wealth? 26. Recognizing Mazu 27. Legend of the White Snake 28. Dispel What is Wrong and Reveal What is Right 29. To Whom the Chants Are Offered? 30. Profound Discussion and Practical Actions 31. Fortune-Telling Sticks and Dharma Words 32. Buddhism and Politics 33. Environmental and Spiritual Preservation 34. Life-Releasing or Life Ending 35. The Act and the Intention of Killing 36. Prajna and Wisdom 37. Organ Donation 38. Hospice Care 39. Gender Equality 40. The Importance of Equality 41. New Ways of Dharma Propagation 42. Do What is in Accordance with the Buddha 43. Global Citizen 44. Each and Every Buddha Walks on the Same Path
