The monks and believers lined up and knelt to meet each other in the early morning of dawn. The neat and solemn line stretched all the way from the Chuandeng Building to the Yunju Building of Fo Guang Shan.

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[Reporter Hong Chenhong/Kaohsiung Report] Master Hsing Yun, the founding patriarch of Fo Guang Shan, passed away on the 5th. Master Hui Chuan, the executive deputy abbot and president of the Metropolitan Supervision Institute, expressed his gratitude and concern to the society on behalf of Fo Guang Shan.

He said that Master Hsing Yun was like falling asleep peacefully amidst the sound of his disciples chanting to Buddha. He wanted to tell everyone to let go and be peaceful and at ease. He also said that Master Hsing Yun told them that they would be a monk in the next life.

Fo Guang Shan announced today that it will suspend external activities with immediate effect, but it is open to condolences. There was an endless stream of believers in the morning, and the sound of Buddhist chanting, including Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai and former Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Qiuxing, all went to pay their respects.

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During an interview, Master Hui Chuan said that Master Hsing Yun was 97 years old, had been a monk for 85 years, received precepts for 82 years, and had been in Taiwan for 70 years to promote the Dharma. He said, I am grateful to Master for caring for us and all sentient beings. Thank you from all walks of life for your continuous concern from last night to now. On behalf of Fo Guang Shan, thank you all.

He said that everyone has birth, aging, sickness and death, but Master Xingyun explained birth, aging, sickness and death from another angle, which is called "aging, sickness, death and life", which means that people will live after death, and die after birth. The cycle is endless, Master Hsing Yun told them that they will be a monk in the next life, that is to say, in the cycle of life and death, he is free and unrestrained.

Hui Chuan said that people will get sick and age slowly. Everyone once asked the Venerable Venerable Master how to deal with old age and sickness. The master said a touching sentence. He said, "I am not sick, I am just less active. It’s just convenient, I’m free in my heart, I’m very happy, and treat illness as a friend”; Master Hsing Yun wishes to bless everyone with his life, and wishes everyone to be happy, safe and healthy. portrayal.

He said that Master Hsing Yun is very concerned about the society, just like he founded the Buddha's Light Association in 1991. The organization is promoting vegetarianism and environmental protection issues. These are social issues. Politics is everyone's business. When there is a major crisis in environmental protection, of course we must pay attention to it.

Fo Guang Shan’s founding master Hsing Yun’s dharma body body closing ceremony was presided over by the abbot of Fo Guang Shan, Monk Xin Bao (left), and the retired monk, Monk Xin Ding (middle).

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Master Hsing Yun passed away and praised the completion of the ceremony of consecrating the house. The monks and disciples paid homage to the benefactor and thanked him for his contribution to Buddhism and all sentient beings.

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When Master Hsing Yun was 40 years old, he came to Dashu, Kaohsiung to create Fo Guang Shan.

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Master Hsing Yun passed away on the 5th.

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On behalf of Fo Guang Shan, Master Hui Chuan, the deputy abbot of Fo Guang Shan, expressed his gratitude to the public for their concern.

(Photo by reporter Li Huizhou)