Master Xing Yun, a native of Jiangdu, Jiangsu, China, was born at 1927, and became a monk at the age of 12 in Lixiashan, Nanjing. He studied at Qixia Law School and Jiaoshan Buddhist College, and was later named the 48th generation descendant of Lin Jizong. He used to be the principal of Baita Ethnic School, the editor-in-chief of Nutao Monthly, and the abbot of Nanjing Huazang Temple. /kloc-in the spring of 0/949, he went to Taiwan Province to edit Life magazine, Shi Jue Xunkan, Buddhism Today and other publications. From 65438 to 0952, Buddhist chanting society and Buddhist missionary society were established in Leiyin Temple in Yilan, Taiwan Province, which laid the foundation for the popularization of Buddhism. 1967 Buddha Mountain was founded with the tradition of "Buddhism on earth" and the four purposes of "educating people, rejuvenating Buddhism through culture, benefiting the people through charity, and purifying people's hearts through practice", and devoted itself to promoting Buddhist education, culture, charity and Buddhism. Nearly 200 Dojo temples have been established around the world, such as Xilai Temple, Nantian Temple and Nanhua Temple, which are the largest Buddhist temples in North America, Australia and Africa respectively. And founded a number of art galleries, libraries, publishing houses, bookstores, Yunshui Hospital, Buddhist College, Guang Zhi Middle School and Pumen Middle School, as well as Xilai University in the United States, Foguang University and South China University in Taiwan Province Province. 199 1, China Buddha Light Association was established, 1992, and the World Federation of International Buddha Light Association was established in Los Angeles as its president. Up to now, nearly 200 (general) associations have been established on five continents, with more than one million members, and they have become members of UN NGOs.
Master Xingyun preached and taught. The published Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha, Zen of Xingyun, Lectures by Master Xingyun, Teaching Materials of Buddha's Light and Prayer of Buddha's Light are widely circulated in religious and folk circles.
Master Xingyun devoted his life to pursuing the path of philosophy and revitalizing Buddhism. He took the Buddhist life thought advocated by Master Taixu as the standard and practiced it day by day for decades. The cause of Foguangshan initiated by him provides a successful example for revitalizing Buddhism.