The historical process and figures involved in the establishment of Hsinchu Ling Yin Temple from a (Buddhist) “kaihua hall” to become a temple since the Japanese reign of Taiwan till the early times of the recovery of Taiwan, particularly the entanglement between the two hosts of this temple, Zheng Bao-zhen (1899-1975) and Master Wushang (1907-1966), are discussed in this essay.
In June 1949, Master Wu-shang hosted in continuing the program of establishing “Taiwan Buddhist College” started by Yuan Kuang Ch’an Monastery (of Chungli in Taoyuan City); later on, Master Tzuhang and his disciples were invited for a visit to Ling Yin Temple. Meanwhile, Master Wu-shang had completely controled the operation of Ling Yin Temple till his death in 1966. On the other hand, before starting the Ling Yin Buddhist College, Master Wu-shang had invited Buddhist Master Da-xing (AD.1900-1952) to host “Lectures of Buddhism in Taiwan” in 1951, suggesting that he had been pretty contributive to Buddhist education during the early times of the Recovery of Taiwan.
