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Fo Guang Shan's Sutra Repository, the home of the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and library of over 50 editions of Buddhist canons. The educational programs of Fo Guang Shan include four Buddhist colleges, three regular colleges, and various community colleges. The Fo Guang University was established in 2000. It focuses mainly on the ...
The abbot of Fo Guang Shan Monastery is the overall head of the order, and all Fo Guang Shan temples, and is the chairperson of the Religious Affairs Committee, serving a term of six years, with one reappointment by popular vote and, under exceptional circumstances, a second reappointment by two-thirds vote.
In 2011, the monastery opened the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum (formerly called the Buddha Memorial Center), which was built with support from the Taiwanese government. [18] [19] Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum. The monastery is the largest Buddhist temple in Taiwan and is the most comprehensive of the "Four Great Mountains".
View of the Fo Guang Big Buddha and eight pagodas from the 2nd floor of the Front Hall. The Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum (Chinese: 佛光山佛陀紀念館; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Fótuó jìniànguǎn), formerly known as the Buddha Memorial Center, is a Mahāyāna Buddhist cultural, religious, and educational museum located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hsing Yun's Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order is a proponent of "Humanistic" Buddhism, [7] [6] and Hsing Yun himself was the abbot of the order until his resignation in 1985. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Following his resignation, Hsing Yun founded the Buddha's Light International Association (BLIA) as a layperson based Humanistic Buddhist organization.
The organization is associated with Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan. In 2003, BLIA was granted the NGO association status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Department of Public Information (DPI).
Fo Guang Shan Monastery: 佛光山寺 Dashu: 1967 Buddhism Sakyamuni Buddha: Hong Fa Temple: 宏法寺 Sinsing: 1964 Buddhism Sakyamuni Buddha: Longshan Temple: 鳳山龍山寺 Fongshan: Qianlong era Buddhism Guanyin: Qingshui Temple: 洲仔清水宮 Zuoying: 1938 Taoism Qingshui Zushi: Spring and Autumn Pavilions: 春秋閣 Zuoying: 1953 ...
Fo Guang Shan temples (14 P) Pages in category "Fo Guang Shan" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...