Hsing Yun (born on August 19th, 1927) is a Chinese Buddhist monk. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order as well as the affiliated Buddha's.
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Published November 1st 2013 by Buddha's Light Publishing
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May 03, 2015Matt Kelland rated it it was ok
If you're expecting a book with the title 'Biography' to be a serious look at what is known about a historical figure, forget it. This is Buddhist mythology and doctrine, plain and simple. That's fine by me - I'm always interested in what the various religions believe about their holy people.
What I really didn't like was that much of the book was endless lists: six forms of this, eight ways to do that, and so on. It's an aspect of Buddhism that has always turned me off, because it's more about l...more
What I really didn't like was that much of the book was endless lists: six forms of this, eight ways to do that, and so on. It's an aspect of Buddhism that has always turned me off, because it's more about l...more
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Hsing Yun (Chinese: 星云大师;星雲大師; pinyin: Xīngyún Dàshī; born August 30, 1927) is a Chinese Buddhist monk and the founder founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order and the affiliated Buddha's Light International Association, one of the largest international Buddhist organizations in Taiwan and in the Buddhist world. Hsing Yun is a forty-eighth generation lineage holder of the Linji Chan (Rinzai Zen...more