Shan Yin Master teaches Zen meditation

Author: Sheng Yin (Written by)
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Sheng Yin, from Nantong County, Jiangsu Province, China. At the age of thirteen, he entered monastic life and spent six years in seclusion at Shanyin Mountain in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He later studied in Japan and obtained a doctorate in literature from Rissho University in 1975. The Venerable served as a professor at China Culture University, director of the Buddhist Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts and Sciences, vice president of the American Buddhist Association, and head of the Translation Institute. He founded the Chinese Buddhist Research Institute, published the Journal of Buddhist Studies and the Annual of Buddhist Research, and served as a thesis supervisor for doctoral and master's students at Fu Dan University, National Cheng Kung University, and National Taiwan University. Additionally, he established Dharma Drum Mountain's domestic and international programs for Zen meditation, cultural education, and charity, including the Humanistic Social University, Sangha University, monastic retreat centers, and seven foundations. He published nearly one hundred works in Chinese, Japanese, and English across Asia, America, and Europe. He is an internationally renowned Zen master, educator, scholar, and writer, particularly emphasizing the promotion of precepts, the practice of meditation, and the clarification of views. He guides meditation with profound Buddhist teachings combined with healthy and accessible methods. The philosophy he promotes is to enhance human qualities and build a pure land on earth, advocating that education fulfills the task of care and care achieves the purpose of education.