Venerable Master Hsing Yun is the founder of Fo Guang Shan, an order of Buddhists dedicated to the promotion of "Humanistic Buddhism," which seeks to make Buddhism useful and relevant to today’s spiritual seekers, and has temples and institutions of learning all over the world, including Hsi Lai University in Los Angeles. Among Hsing Yun’s books are Humble Table, Wise Fare and Lotus in the Stream.