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Chan master dies at 79
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February 4, 2009, Wednesday
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SHENG Yen, one of Taiwan's most respected Chan (also known as Zen) Buddhist master, passed away in Taiwan yesterday afternoon at the age of 79.
Dharma Drum Mountain, the international Buddhist cultural and educational foundation founded by Sheng, announced his death on its Website.
"Master Sheng Yen had always said he was grateful despite all the illness and difficulties in his life," said the statement. "Bathed in prayers of all followers, Master Sheng Yen passed away at 4pm."
Born in a poor farming family in 1930 in east China's Jiangsu Province, Sheng became a monk at the age of 13 and went to Taiwan in 1949 after the civil war.
Aged 39, he went to Japan for religious study and earned a master's degree and a doctorate after six years of study.
In the following years, he worked to promote Chan Buddhism at home and abroad. He became a professor at the "Chinese Culture University," deputy director of the Buddhist Association of the United States and founded the Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Master Sheng Yen visited the mainland several times for religious exchanges. After the deadly May 12 earthquake last year, he was actively engaged in quake relief work.
Dharma Drum Mountain, the international Buddhist cultural and educational foundation founded by Sheng, announced his death on its Website.
"Master Sheng Yen had always said he was grateful despite all the illness and difficulties in his life," said the statement. "Bathed in prayers of all followers, Master Sheng Yen passed away at 4pm."
Born in a poor farming family in 1930 in east China's Jiangsu Province, Sheng became a monk at the age of 13 and went to Taiwan in 1949 after the civil war.
Aged 39, he went to Japan for religious study and earned a master's degree and a doctorate after six years of study.
In the following years, he worked to promote Chan Buddhism at home and abroad. He became a professor at the "Chinese Culture University," deputy director of the Buddhist Association of the United States and founded the Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Master Sheng Yen visited the mainland several times for religious exchanges. After the deadly May 12 earthquake last year, he was actively engaged in quake relief work.
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