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2017-2023

Life of Fulfillment

2017 (Age 91)

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2019 (Age 93)

2020 (Age 94)

2021 (Age 95)

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2023 (Age 97)

May 16, 2017

Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Book Launch

On May 16, 2017, Venerable Master Hsing Yun attended the Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun book launch held at Fo Guang Shan's Sutra Repository. The Complete Works totals 365 volumes in 12 categories, comprising over 30 million characters and more than 50,000 entries. Over 3,000 people attended the launch, including Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu, Fo Guang Shan Devotees' Representative Wu Po-hsiung, Archbishop of the Diocese of Kaohsiung Peter Liu Cheng-chung, The Alliance Cultural Foundation, Chairman Stanley Yen, Global Views—Commonwealth Publishing Group founder Professor Charles Kao, former Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Superintendent Chen Chao-long, Phoenix Television Chairman Liu Changle and wife, The Chinese University of Hong Kong President Joseph Sung, Peking University, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Professor Lou Yulie, Nanjing University Chinese Culture Research Institute Director Lai Yonghai, Northwest University Xuanzang Research Institute Director Li Li'an, Nanhua University President Lin Tsung-Ming, and Fo Guang University President Yung Chaur Shin. On May 16, 2017, President Joseph Sung specially visited Fo Guang Shan to present the degree at the Complete Works launch, received personally by Venerable Master.
Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun launch ceremony; Venerable Master presents "Complete Works Collection Certificates."
Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun launch and Honorary Doctorate presentation ceremony at Fo Guang Shan Sutra Repository; CUHK President Joseph Sung presents Honorary Doctorate to Venerable Master Hsing Yun.

January 27, 2018

World-Renowned Composer Tan Dun Shares His Creative Journey for Symphony Buddha Passion

On January 27, 2018, world-renowned composer Tan Dun visited Fo Guang Shan and was invited to share at the Light Transmission Building his creative journey for Buddha Passion, inspired by Venerable Master Hsing Yun's Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living and Poetry and Lyrics for the World, using Buddha's teachings as narrative thread.

Tan Dun said that during the six years creating Buddha Passion, he was greatly inspired by Venerable Master's prayers. Venerable Master said bodhisattvas' eyes always observe sentient beings' suffering; having sentient beings in one's heart helped Tan Dun break through creative blocks. He seamlessly connected prayers with music, composing sentient beings' suffering and compassion. He translated Buddha Passion into Chinese, English, and German so the whole world can perform it.

On May 23, 2018, the world premiere was held in Dresden, the capital of Saxony, Germany. 150 musicians from 19 countries performed for over 1,700 audience members who praised the composition and high-level performance immensely, curtain call applause lasted over 20 minutes.
Tan Dun on stage, thanking Fo Guang Shan Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau and Executive Deputy Abbot Venerable Hui Chuan for sending flowers.

March 15, 2018

"62nd UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62)"

BLIA Secretary-General Venerable Chueh Pei and continental association deputy secretaries-general Venerables Yung Ku, Man Chien, and Jue Cheng were invited to attend the "62nd UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62)" at UN headquarters. They spoke at the Commission on the Status of Women's annual session, conveying Venerable Master Hsing Yun's emphasis on equality, equal rights, harmony, and peace when founding BLIA. This was BLIA's first UN presentation since becoming a UN NGO member in 2003.

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13,000 government and NGO representatives from member and non-member states attended, with over 200 NGO representatives from various countries and fields at the parallel forum. Fo Guang Shan Nan Hua Temple's "Nan Hua Performing Arts Group," four African female students, used lively song and dance to tell their life-transforming stories, showing the world how BLIA transforms impoverished African women's lives through education, art, and culture, receiving enthusiastic response.
BLIA World Headquarters Secretary-General Venerable Chueh Pei (center) leads Deputy Secretaries-General Venerables Jue Cheng, Yung Ku, Man Chien, and Chueh Kai to attend CSW62 and deliver speeches at parallel sessions.

March 18, 2018

Humanistic Buddhism: Journal, Arts, and Culture "Special Issue for Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 80th Anniversary of Renunciation"

Commemorating Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 80 years of renunciation, Humanistic Buddhism: Journal, Arts, and Culture bimonthly Issue 14 specially planned the "Special Issue for Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 80th Anniversary of Renunciation. This was praised by mainland China's reputable Buddhist media "ichanfeng," which proactively stated their team would republish all 20 articles as a special feature, hoping to promote Humanistic Buddhism thought on mainland internet. They also stated they would require their "ichanfeng" team to thoroughly read all 20 articles to fully understand Humanistic Buddhism thought and development. "ichanfeng" Editor-in-Chief Luo Huajuan stated: "This special issue has three significant meanings:

1) Venerable Master's 80 years of renunciation is rare in the world and deserves major coverage.
2) Inviting experts and scholars from various fields to view Venerable Master's 80-year achievements from different perspectives is objective and credible; these articles are important documents of Humanistic Buddhism's development.
3) Venerable Master's 80-year achievements represent contemporary Humanistic Buddhism's historical situation; Humanistic Buddhism is contemporary Buddhism's direction and what mainland Buddhism should learn from.

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Venerable Master renounced on the 1st day of the 2nd lunar month, 1938 (March 2 in the solar calendar).
In 2018, commemorating Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 80 years of renunciation, Humanistic Buddhism: Journal, Arts, and Culture bimonthly Issue 14 specially planned the commemorative special issue.

November 10, 2018

"Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Electronic Edition App Launch Ceremony"

Venerable Master Hsing Yun was invited to attend and speak at the "2018 Fo Guang Shan Book Fair and Vegetarian Expo" opening ceremony at Buddha Museum. That day also held the "Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Electronic Edition App Launch Ceremony." Venerable Master specially presented the Complete Works to Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Honorary Superintendent Chen Chao-long. Over 2,000 attended, including Nanhua University President Lin Tsung-Ming, Deputy Director-General of the Secretariat of Kaohsiung City Government Tsai Po-Ying, Director of the Education Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government Wang Jin-Yan, Director of the Agriculture Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government Cheng Ching-fu, and Director of the Pingtung County Education Department Wang Hui-lan.

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Dr. Chen Chao-long connected with Fo Guang Shan as early as 1971 when attending the "College Buddhist Youth Summer Camp" as a Kaohsiung Medical College student. He is Venerable Master's medical team convener. He said Venerable Master belongs not only to Fo Guang Shan or Taiwan but to the whole world—a treasure of humanity. His health is a blessing for society and the nation. Being the "Venerable Master Hsing Yun Medical Team Convener" is his life's greatest honor.

December 4, 2018

Nan Tien Institute, Australia Approved to Offer Humanistic Buddhism Research Program

On December 4, 2018, Nan Tien Institute, founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun in Australia, was approved by the Australian Department of Education to offer Humanistic Buddhism research courses, officially commencing this academic year. Nan Tien Institute is Australia's first Buddhist-founded university and the first university to establish a Humanistic Buddhism research institute.

"Humanistic Buddhism" officially entered the Australian education system, pioneering Humanistic Buddhism research's formal entry into higher education. This attracted academic research enthusiasts and students seeking admission, including five doctoral candidates. The university's Humanistic Buddhism Research Institute and Humanistic Buddhism Center work hand in hand, creating a new page in Buddhist history.

Fo Guang Shan Australia-New Zealand Regional Head Venerable Man Ko stated that among Fo Guang Shan's five system universities, Nan Tien Institute is the first Buddhist university and first to have a Humanistic Buddhism Research Institute. Venerable Master founded Nan Tien Institute in Australia in 2001, and the subsequent establishment of Humanistic Buddhism departments has special significance and value. As Australia is a diverse, multi-ethnic, open country respecting all religions, with precedents for Catholic and Christian universities, when Nan Tien Institute applied to establish the Humanistic Buddhism Research Institute, government approval came quickly.

March 7, 2019
(Lunar 2/1)

Publication of I Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism, Venerable Master's First Work After Two Years of Illness-Related Hiatus

On March 7, 2019, I Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism was published, Venerable Master Hsing Yun's first work after a two-year writing hiatus due to illness. It subsequently topped bestseller lists at Taiwan's Eslite, Books.com.tw, and Hong Kong's Asiaweek for several consecutive months.

Venerable Master expounded that in his 81 years of monastic life, he never lived off Buddhism, always adhering to the conviction "Buddhism depends on him," resolving to be a person who repays kindness, practicing his great vow of propagation: "he wants to give to others, not have others give to him."

I Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism was jointly published by Global Views—Commonwealth Publishing Group and Fo Guang Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd. Global Views—Commonwealth Group founder Charles Gao stated the book precisely conveys Venerable Master's spirit of "Buddhism depends on him" as his lifelong contribution to Buddhism.

On August 5, 2021, English and French editions were released. The English version was translated by Dr. Robert H. Smitheram, senior translator at Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center; the French version was translated by Le-Binh Tran, French translation specialist at the same center.
I Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism book sharing event held at Songjiang Road on April 2.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun personally attends the book launch at Fo Guang Shan Tathāgata Hall.

June 11, 2019

Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Simplified Chinese Edition Book Launch

The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Simplified Chinese Edition book launch was held at Nanjing Library. Venerable Master attended and presented the Complete Works to the National Library of China, National Museum of China, and twelve universities including Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Fudan University, as well as the Buddhist Academy of China and The Buddhist Association of China. That day, 43 media outlets from seven countries covered the event. The launch was organized by New Star Press and Master Hsing Yun Cultural and Educational Foundation. Distinguished guests included China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration Deputy Director Lu Cairong, National Religious Affairs Administration Director Wang Zuo'an, Taiwan Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government Director Lian Yueqin, and CPPCC National Committee Member and Deputy Director of the Committee on Culture, Historical Data and Studies Ye Xiaowen. Venerable Master sincerely thanked the distinguished guests, stating, "I am aged; please forgive him. Though I cannot express many words, I wish everyone auspiciousness, happiness, peace, and ease. The Complete Works publication is entirely due to everyone's support and assistance."

Venerable Master also introduced Dajue Temple and Buddhist vegetarian cuisine to the guests.
Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Simplified Chinese Edition officially launched at Nanjing Library; Fo Guang Shan founder Venerable Master Hsing Yun (center) cuts ribbon with distinguished guests.
Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Simplified Chinese Edition, 108 volumes published by New Star Press, book launch at Nanjing Library.

January 24, 2020

"New Precious Bridge" Purification Ceremony

Fo Guang Shan's "New Precious Bridge" was officially opened for use after Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau and Deputy Abbots Venerables Hui Lun and Hui Chao presided over the purification ceremony. On October 27, 2019, surrounded by many disciples, Venerable Master Hsing Yun walked across the New Precious Bridge under construction, saying meaningfully, "Though it's a short bridge, it represents life's infinite path."

His words contained Venerable Master's journey of building Fo Guang Shan while encouraging disciples: "The Buddhist path is long; diligence is the Way!"

In 1967, Venerable Master founded Fo Guang Shan for education. Venerable Master built a "Precious Bridge" across the deep ravine, completed in 1971 along with the Great Compassion Shrine. Nearly 50 years later, feeling elderly devotees' difficulty with stairs, Venerable Master compassionately directed building the "New Precious Bridge" between the Main Shrine and Great Compassion Shrine for devotees' convenience. The old and new Precious Bridges are less than 100 meters apart, yet over 40 years have passed. Fo Guang Shan transformed from a wilderness of ravines and thorns, through Venerable Master's shovel and hoe, into an internationally renowned Buddhist holy site. Past and present comparison shows incomparable change.
New Precious Bridge corridor like a time tunnel.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun inspects the New Precious Bridge under construction.

September 17, 2020

The Future of Buddhism Is in My Hands Documentary Selected for Two International Film Festival Awards

Venerable Master Hsing Yun's autobiographical film The Future of Buddhism is in My Hands was selected for two international film festival awards: London Lift-Off Film Festival 2020 and the UNESCO-supported Heritales—International Heritage Film Festival for Honourable Mention Long Documentary 2020, becoming the first Taiwanese documentary feature to win at that festival.

This 45-minute feature documents Venerable Master's 53 years of Humanistic Buddhism propagation since founding Fo Guang Shan (1967). Produced by Global Creative Lab over four years, filming spanned eight countries worldwide. On October 12, an award screening was held at Eslite Art House. Professor Charles Gao broadly invited nearly 200 social leaders to view together, hoping to bring courage to face future challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and technological change era.

This film documents Venerable Master's 53-year propagation journey, letting the international community witness Venerable Master Hsing Yun's and Humanistic Buddhism's contributions illuminating five continents.

2020/12/20

Receiving the 15th "Compassion Award" from HK & Macau Taiwanese Charity Fund Ltd.

The 15th "Compassion Award" ceremony was held simultaneously in Taipei, Beijing, and Hong Kong on the evening of December 20. Fo Guang Shan founder Venerable Master Hsing Yun, having dedicated his life to promoting Humanistic Buddhism with outstanding contributions to charity, education, culture, and cross-strait harmony, became this year's recipient. Fo Guang Shan Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau received the award on his behalf.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun receives the 15th "Compassion Award" from HK & Macau Taiwanese Charity Fund Ltd.; Fo Guang Shan Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau receives the award on his behalf.

March 12, 2022

"Buddhist Plants Garden" Officially Unveiled at Buddha Museum

On March 12, 2022, the "Buddhist Plants Garden," jointly promoted by Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum and Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center, was officially unveiled at Buddha Memorial Center. Venerable Master Hsing Yun specially wrote the article "One Flower, One Leaf, One Tathāgata: Recording the 'Buddhist Plants Garden' Unveiling."

In the article, Venerable Master expressed, "Special thanks to former CEO of TCC Group Holdings, Leslie Koo for establishing the Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center, donor Mrs. Lydia Koo Chao, current TCC Group Holdings Chairman Nelson An-ping Chang, Mrs. Ruth Koo, and the Center Executive Director Professor Li Chia-Wei for their assistance, making my longtime idea of establishing a 'Buddhist Plants Garden' finally realized."

Venerable Master continued, "The 'Buddhist Plants Garden' officially unveiled at Buddha Museum will be the world's most comprehensive collection of Buddhist plants and Taiwan's largest Buddhist plants garden. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center, future plant species will certainly increase. I hope through the garden's environmental education to awaken the public to jointly protect Earth's natural ecology."

The full text is collected in Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Volume 232, Memoirs of the Cloud and Water Building 2.
March 12, 2022: Buddhist Plants Garden unveiling ceremony at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum, with purification of the garden.

August 19, 2022
(Lunar 7/22)

Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Revised Edition Publication

On August 19, 2022, coinciding with Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 96th birthday, the Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Revised Edition was published. The number of volumes increased from the original 365 to 395, still in 12 categories, comprising over 40 million characters and more than 50,000 entries.

The Revised Edition's Complete Works is richer and more comprehensive, including: Category One "Sutra Commentaries," newly added A Human World Pervaded by the Buddha-Dharma, one volume of Venerable Master expounding Buddhist terminology; Category Three "Textbooks," newly added Light Transmission Academy Teaching Materials, 8 volumes for teaching disciples; Category Four "Lecture Series," Collection of Dharma Talks expanded by 8 more volumes, totaling 28 volumes, nearly 800 lectures, over 3.2 million characters; Category Five "Literature," Thus Said expanded by 8 volumes to 12 total; Category Eleven "Calligraphy," newly added One-Stroke Calligraphy: Post-Recovery Works, one volume of calligraphy written during Venerable Master's post-surgery recuperation, with every stroke and character demonstrating his unwavering commitment to spreading Dharma and benefiting beings, as well as his perseverance, fortitude, and great vows for the teaching.

December 7, 2022

"Researches and Studies on Venerable Master Hsing Yun's Humanistic Buddhism Book Launch and Symposium"

On December 7, 2022, co-hosted by Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and National Central Library's Center for Chinese Studies, the "Researches and Studies on Venerable Master Hsing Yun's Humanistic Buddhism Book Launch and Symposium" was held at the Taipei Center for Chinese Studies. This book series collects research results from project director Shanghai University Professor Cheng Gongrang and scholars including Kan Cheng-Tsung, Wu Guangzheng, Qiu Yonghui, Venerable Yung Ben, Duh Bau-Ruei, Huang Kuo-ching, Chen Chien-huang, Li Xiangping, Jai Ben-ray, and You Huey-Jen from both sides of the strait and Hong Kong. Attendees included Fo Guang Shan Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau, Center for Chinese Studies Director Tseng Shu-Hsien, Global Views—Commonwealth Publishing Group founder Charles Kao, 5th Hsing Yun Award for Global Chinese Literature—Outstanding Contribution Award winner Pai Hsien-yung, Fo Guang Shan University Consortium President Yung Chaur Shin, Buddhist Association of the Republic of China President Venerable Jing Yao, and BLIA Chunghwa President Chao Yi.

Through this book series publication, Humanistic Buddhism promotion advances to deeper experience, letting Buddhist research take a major step forward. A book presentation ceremony was held, presenting books to universities, friendly temples, and Three Acts of Goodness campus representatives.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun's Humanistic Buddhism Research Series, works by 11 senior scholars, receives widespread attention.

February 5, 2023

Venerable Master Passed Away Peacefully at Age 97
(Lunar 1/15)

On February 5, at 5:00 PM, surrounded by disciples, Venerable Master Hsing Yun peacefully passed away in seated meditation at Fo Guang Shan Founder's Quarters, at the age of 97. At 5:00 AM the following morning, all Fo Guang Shan members gathered at the Main Shrine. Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau solemnly announced: Venerable Master completed his worldly transformation yesterday and entered parinirvāṇa. The fourfold assembly knelt along the entire route from Light Transmission Building, respectfully requesting Venerable Master's true body be moved to Cloud Dwelling Building's first floor for the "Venerable Master's True Body Encasement Ceremony." Following Venerable Master's testament, disciples did not perform Buddhist services; within one week, they took turns keeping vigil 24 hours, reciting "Homage to their Teacher Śākyamuni Buddha" and singing "Sounds of the Human World" to express remembrance and gratitude. On the 13th, the "Venerable Master Memorial Service" was held at Cloud Dwelling Building's first floor. President Tsai Ing-wen presented a "Presidential Citation" honoring Venerable Master's lifetime contributions to education, culture, charity, and group practice. KMT Chairman Eric Chu presented the party's honorary first-class medal, and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai presented an Honorary Citizenship certificate. With 50,000 monastics and laypeople kneeling in farewell, the procession proceeded to Tainan's Da Sian Temple for cremation.
Fo Guang Shan Founding Patriarch Venerable Master Hsing Yun's True Body Encasement Ceremony: Fo Guang Shan Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau (left), Most Venerable Hsin Ting (center), and Most Venerable Hsin Pei (right) serve as officiating abbots for Venerable Master's True Body Encasement, solemn and dignified.

February 19, 2023
(Lunar 2/1)

"Fo Guang Shan Founding Patriarch Venerable Master Hsing Yun Memorial Service"

Coinciding with the 1st day of the 2nd lunar month, Venerable Master Hsing Yun's renunciation anniversary, the "Fo Guang Shan Founding Patriarch Venerable Master Hsing Yun Memorial Service" was held at Tathagata Hall. Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung presented the "First-Class Professional Education Medal," honoring Venerable Master's lifetime dedication to education and cultivating national talent. Guests included BLIA Honorary President Wu Po-hsiung, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Honorary Superintendent Chen Chao-long, Junyi School of Innovation Chairman Stanley Yen, Fo Guang Shan University Consortium President Yung Chaur Shin, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Neurology Chief Lin Tsu-kung, and (via recording) the winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Mo Yan, renowned senior media personalities Lee Tao and Lee Yen-chiu, and Fo Guang Shan devotee representative Lydia Koo Chao.

In the evening, the Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun Revised Edition launch was held, hosted by President of Fo Guang Shan Culture Council Venerable Yi Kong. The Complete Works editor Tsai Meng-hua, Global Views—Commonwealth Publishing Group founder Charles Kao, writer Yu Qiuyu (via recording), and Hsing Yun Award for Global Chinese Literature committee member Lee Jui-teng discussed Venerable Master from Buddhist and literary perspectives.
Fo Guang Shan Founding Patriarch Venerable Master Hsing Yun Memorial Service" held at Fo Guang Shan Tathagata Hall on February 19; first "Remembering Venerable Master Hsing Yun" session hosted by BLIA Chunghwa President Chao Yi (right); guest speakers discuss Venerable Master's compassion and wisdom in maintaining cross-strait peace, innovative educational reform, and transcendent view of life and death through "befriending illness.

May 14, 2023

"Consecration and Inauguration Service of The Relic and Memorial Statue of Ven. Master Hsing Yun─Founding Master of Fo Guang Sha "

On May 14, 2023, the "Consecration and Inauguration Service of the Relic and Memorial Statue of Venerable Master Hsing Yun—Founding Master of Fo Guang Shan" was held at the Sutra Repository's Patriarch Shrine. Fo Guang members worldwide simultaneously (online) sang "Praise to their Venerable Master," praying "Today we briefly bid farewell; may Venerable Master return on his vows." Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau encouraged everyone that through reading the Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, one can connect with Venerable Master through prajñā writings, learning his compassionate vows to bring peace and happiness to sentient beings, this is the greatest way to repay Venerable Master's kindness.

In appreciation of Venerable Master's dedication to cross-strait Buddhist exchange, The Buddhist Association of China Vice President Venerable Zongxing specially led a delegation to attend at Fo Guang Shan. Venerable represented the presentation of 1,629 volumes of Jinling Zang (Jinling Canon), published by Jinling Sutra Publishing House, to Fo Guang Shan. Fo Guang Shan reciprocated with a complete set of the Fo Guang Tripitaka and Electronic Tripitaka, and presented a certificate of appreciation.

May 16, 2023

"Remembering Venerable Master Hsing Yun" on the 100th Day After Parinirvāṇa

On May 16, 2023, the 100th day after Venerable Master Hsing Yun's parinirvāṇa and Fo Guang Shan's 57th founding anniversary, "Remembering Venerable Master Hsing Yun" was held in the morning at the Sutra Repository's Patriarch Shrine. Hosted by Fo Guang Shan Ancestral Temple Dajue Temple Director Venerable Miao Shi, Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau and Elder Venerable Tzu Chuang, Former Abbot and Tai Hua Temple Abbot Venerable Hsin Ting, Nanjing Tianlong Temple Deputy Abbot Venerable Hui Kuan, and Fo Guang Shan Philippines Regional Head Venerable Yung Guang shared inspiration and feelings from "Venerable Master's teaching by example and word." Over 1,000 Fo Guang Shan monastics, laypeople, guests, and benefactors attended in person; Fo Guang members worldwide participated via livestream.

In the afternoon, "Fo Guang Shan 57th Founding Anniversary—Global Simultaneous Sutra Transcription" was held. Over 1,200 people at the Sutra Repository and Cloud Dwelling Building second floor joined via livestream with Fo Guang members at temples worldwide, simultaneously copying sutras, transforming endless remembrance of Venerable Master through writing into great vow power for spreading Dharma and continuing Buddha's wisdom life.

October 8, 2023

Australia Sydney Association Presents "Venerable Master Hsing Yun" Star

On October 8, 2023, the 2023 BLIA World Member Representative Assembly convened at Fo Guang Shan. BLIA Sydney Chapter presented a star found in the Southern Cross constellation (the brightest, unnamed star) registered with the International Star Registry under the name "Venerable Master Hsing Yun," with official certification. The certificate was jointly presented by BLIA Sydney Chapter representative Daniel Wu and Fo Guang Shan Australia-New Zealand Regional Head Venerable Man Ko in memory of Venerable Master. This symbolizes Venerable Master's Dharma body wisdom life, like this star, forever shining in the night sky, eternally with everyone.

This star named "Venerable Master Hsing Yun" is located within the Southern Cross (Crux) 161434338 range. The astronomically verified position is Right Ascension 12h 44m 18.12s, Declination -56° 28' 35.68', Magnitude 10.1470000. How can people view this "Venerable Master Hsing Yun" star? Download the app "Find his star," enter sequence number "161434338," and you can locate "Venerable Master Hsing Yun's" exact position.
BLIA Sydney Association registered the "Venerable Master Hsing Yun" star with the International Star Registry.

May 10, 2025

The Light Transmission Record of Humanistic Buddhism by Venerable Master Hsing Yun Book Launch

On May 10, 2025, The Lamp Transmission Record of Humanistic Buddhism by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, published by Fo Guang Shan Board of Directors and supervised by Abbot Most Venerable Hsin Bau, held its book launch at Buddha Museum's Great Enlightenment Auditorium. This comprehensively presents Venerable Master's lifetime propagation achievements, displaying ten aspects of Humanistic Buddhism's development.