Hsing yun is a fortyeighth generation lineage holder of the linji chan rinzai zen school through master zhi kai, his teacher. Good desires can improve the self, and even benefit others. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. He does so using stories and anecdotes pulled from todays headlines. Good friends, if you want to put this into practice, you can do it at home it doesnt. Venerable master hsing yun is also the founder of buddhas light international association, a worldwide organi. Venerable master hsing yun translated by robert smitheram, ph. Hsing yun has 112 books on goodreads with 1558 ratings. Bad desires, such as coveting material things and being attached to physical desire, create even more suffering than when we mismanage our good desires. In this collection of essays, venerable master hsing yun offers practical advice on specific moral and ethical issues, using passages from the buddhist scriptures as points of departure for his discussions. Hsing yun is considered to be one of the most prominent proponents of humanistic buddhism and is considered to be one of the most influential teachers of modern. Pdf chan buddhism during the times of yixuan and hsing yun.
Master chih kai at age twelve, he became a novice monk at chihsia shan, a mountain monastery in nanjing, china. This study examines the biographies of hsing yun as depicted in fo guang shans popular mediaa comic, an online photo album, a documentary, and a music. He is the founder of the fo guang shan buddhist order as well as the affiliated buddhas light international association in taiwan. Humanistic buddhism and the redefinition of religious tourism. In this collection of essays, venerable master hsing yun offers practical advice on. Order, founded by venerable master hsing yun in 1967. Master chih kai at age twelve, he became a novice monk at.
As a translator of pali and sanskrit i am able to appreciate how well the translator has been able to rendes master hsing yun s wise teachings in plain and beautiful language. It is characterized by interest in man, concern for man and. Hsing yun also read tai xus essays and books, thus indirectly hearing what he said. The movement of the three acts of goodness, do good deeds, speak good words, and think good thoughts was introduced by venerable master hsing yun at the 1998 welcoming prayer ceremony for the buddha tooth relic in the national chiang kaishek memorial hall. Hsing yun born august 19, 1927 is a chinese buddhist monk. In this collection of essays, venerable master hsing yun offers practical advice on specific moral and ethical issues, using passages from the buddhist scriptures as a point of departure for his discussions. He was fully ordained in 1941, and is the 48th patriarch of the linchi rinzai chan school. Buddhist ethics for everday life by yun, hsing paperback. Master hsing yun outlines the basic principles of buddhism and shows how they can help us navigate our world.
Venerable master hsing yun, humanistic buddhism, buddhist. Learning the self and others with the dharma brandeis university. Humanistic buddhism and the redefinition of religious. Hsing yun s fo guang shan buddhist order is a proponent of humanistic buddhism, and hsing yun himself was the abbot of the order until his resignation in 1985. See ma feibai, yun meng qin jian da shi ji ji chuan, zhong guo li shi wen xian yan jiu ji kan, no.
Overview of grand master hsing yuns interpretation in theory and practice. Be of good character and behaviour that would maintain good character and moral standing. Core ideas, only a great rain, where is your buddha nature. Being good by hsing yun, september 1, 1998, weatherhill edition, paperback in english 1st ed edition. Venerable master hsing yun is an accomplished author, having written a number of works, such as being good, lotus in a stream, buddhism. While sacred buddhist hagiographies continue to be produced in china and tai. Venerable master hsing yun is the first eminent monk to. Sacred tourists and secular pilgrims tourism can be considered. The buddhas light international association south island new. Fo guang shan played a major role in promoting buddhas birthday parades and other public events during this important buddhist festival.
Compassion, relationships, education, entertainment, love, wealth, the environment, government, democracy hsing yun addresses all of these topics and more. Telling the life of hsing yun in popular media hsing yun xingyun, 1927, the founder of fo guang shan, is one of the most influential buddhist monks in taiwan and around the world. Master hsing yuns contribution in contemporary humanistic. Buddhism and being a global person in which the spirit. Sep 09, 2019 venerable master hsing yuns buddhist economics liu lifu abstract there is limited research regarding the economic problems faced by buddhism in its development over the past 2000 years, which has contributed to much confusion and many misunderstandings. Shanker thapa on humanistic buddhism of master hsing yun. In this way, the monks and nuns were able to be lead a life of selfreliance and. Index of mahayana buddhist ebooks scriptoq library. Bad desires, such as coveting material things and being attached to physical desire, create even more suffering than when we mismanage our good. However, if we poorly manage these desires, they may become burdens. Bells gongs and wooden fish purchase in bells, gongs, and wooden fish, venerable master hsing yun grants voices to the objects of daily. Master hsing yun is a chinese monk who leads the worlds largest chinese buddhist association. The philosophy of being second hsing yun s hundred sayings series 9780964261273 by yun, hsing. In being good, master hsing yun has made it easier and more pleasant for all of us to deepen our understanding of the wisdom of buddhism.
This founder of fo kuang shan monastery in taiwan presents an enlightening overview of ethics for everyday life based on the dharma. Pdf humanistic buddhism from venerable tai xu to grand. Live for your faith venerable master hsing yun stress for a short term. The teachings of master hsing yun, the movements founder. He served as the first, second and third term director and abbot of the order before voluntarily resigning his position in 1985 in favor of his disciple, hsin ping.
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Venerable master hsing yun was born in chiangsu province, china in 1927 and entered a monastery near nanjing, china at the age of twelve. And the practice of being good, according to master hsing yun, a chinese monk, is an essential part of the path of liberation in buddhism. Sacred tourists and secular pilgrims tourism can be considered sacred travel and a pilgrimage does not necessarily. This study examines the biographies of hsing yun as. Aabcap australian association of buddhist counsellors. In each of more than thirty brief essays, venerable master hsing yun, treats a specific moral or ethical issue, using quotations from the rich. Overview of grand master hsing yun s interpretation in theory and practice ananda w. Being good by hsing yun audiobook download ny bass. The translation of being good is presented in a distinctly lucid, absorbing, and readable style.
Chan is not some mysterious and obscure phenomenon, nor is it unique to. An overview of grand master hsing yun s interpretation in theory and practice ananda w. In 1949, in the midst of the civil war uproar, he went to taiwan. Hsing yun s chan talk huiko pacifying his mind shenkuang huiko traveled thousands of miles to shaolin temple at sung shan, where he paid his respects to bodhidharma, hoping to hear his t and to become his disciple since bodhid eachings. Master hsing yun was born in chiangtu, chiangsu province, china, in 1927. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Pdf on mar 25, 2016, juewei shi published chan buddhism during the times of yixuan and hsing yun applying chinese chan principles to contemporary society find, read and cite all the research. Buddhist ethics for everyday life weatherhill, and only a great rain.
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Humanistic buddhism from venerable tai xu to grand master hsing yun 1. Reviewed by damien keown department of historical cultural studies goldsmiths college, university of london d. Venerable master hsing yun full lotus sitting the occurrence of a disease is closely related to ones mental health, physical health, spiritual health, behavior, habits, living environment, and even the society and culture in which one lives. Hsing yun project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Pdf chan buddhism during the times of yixuan and hsing. Essays in basic buddhism is an essential book by master hsing yun, founder. Hsing yun held his grandmother up as the consummate role model because of her noble character. An overview of grand master hsing yun s interpretation. Pdf hsing yun xingyun, 1927, the founder of fo guang shan, is one of the most. In each of more than thirty brief essays, master hsing yun treats a specific moral or ethical issue, using quotations from the rich treasury of the. Hsing yun calls worldly practice, transcendental living that is the cornerstone philosophy of humanistic buddhism.
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