Fo Guang Shan

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The Fo Guang Shan emblem and name is used by all temples and organizations affiliated with the FGS.
Entrance of the main monastery in Taiwan. On the right is the 36-meter-high statue of Amitabha Buddha depicted on the Fo Guang Shan's logo .
Main hall with an announcement for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the monastery
Place in front of the main hall.

Fo Guang Shan ( Chinese  佛光 山  - "Buddha's Mountain of Light") is a Chinese - Buddhist order of the Mahayana tradition, which has achieved international fame. The order founds and directs temples and groups worldwide under his name.

The headquarters of Fo Guang Shan, near Kaohsiung (Taiwan), is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan . Together with Tzu-Chi, the organization is one of the largest charities in Taiwan. It was founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, a well-known Buddhist monk and scholar. The order developed and promoted humanistic Buddhism, a modern Buddhist philosophy that is currently very popular in Taiwan.

The aim of the order is to make Buddhism more widely known worldwide, but also to bring it into people's lives and hearts. The order is part of the Chan by Linji Yixuan justified Linji zong .

The headquarters in Kaohsiung

In 1967, Master Hsing Yun bought more than 30 hectares of land in Dashu Township in Kaohsiung County, about 20 km northeast of Kaohsiung , as a site to build a monastery. The dedication ceremony was held on May 16 of that year.

The monastery is overlooked by a 36-meter-high statue of Amitabha Buddha standing on the summit of Fo Guang Shan Mountain . On the monastery grounds there is also the "Path of a Thousand Buddhas", on which donated Buddha statues were set up. There are three large Buddha statues in the main hall: Amitabha, flanked by Mahasthamaprapta and Avalokitesvara . For large events on public holidays, the space in front of the main hall is also used to accommodate several thousand people.

The site was expanded to include the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in 2011 .

activities

Fo Guang Shan is now a global organization. In the past decades, temples and organizations have been established on five continents in 173 countries, which are looked after by 1,300 nuns and monks. The Fo Guang Shan Order promotes education and community service. He supports the maintenance and establishment of public universities, Buddhist colleges, libraries , publishers , translation agencies , Buddhist art galleries , tea houses and mobile medical clinics worldwide. The order maintains and looks after a house for children, a main and college, an old people's home and a television station .

List of Fo Guang Shan facilities

temple

Asia

North America

South America

Europe

The Fo Guang Shan Temple in Vienna

Africa

Australia

New Zealand

Schools and educational institutions

  • Fo Guang Shan Pu-Men High School
  • University of the West (formerly Hsi Lai University)
  • Nan Hua University
  • Tsung Lin Buddhist College
  • Fo Guang University

Publications and media

  • Merit Times
  • Buddha's Light Publishing
  • Universal Gate Magazine
  • Beautiful Life TV (BLTV, only available in Taiwan)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Visit to Fo-Guang-Shan Monastery. In: Internet pages of n-tv . December 29, 2006, accessed May 23, 2011 .

Coordinates: 22 ° 45 ′ 1 ″  N , 120 ° 26 ′ 43 ″  E