Ten most popular Buddhist masters in contemporary times-Master Sheng Yan

Buddhism master, educator, Buddhist propaganda master, Ph.D. of Risho University, Japan, is also the 50th generation heir of Cao Dongzong of Zen, the 57th generation heir of Linji Sect, and the founder of Dharma Gushan in Taiwan. The Master advocates the construction of a pure land on earth, accomplishes the task of care with education, and achieves the purpose of education with care.

He has published nearly one hundred works in Asia, America and Europe in three languages: Chinese, Japanese and English. Among his works, the most circulated is "Buddhism of True Faith", which has more than 3 million copies, and the most translated version is "Inscription of Faith", which has ten types. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on February 3, 2009, Master Sheng Yan passed away and lived 78 years old.

Master Shengyan uses his profound meditation experience, correct meditation concepts and methods to guide Eastern and Western people in the practice. He presides over the seventh and seventh Buddhas in Asia, the United States, Europe and other places every year. He is an internationally renowned Zen master, especially focusing on The language and viewpoints of modern people spread Buddhism, and successively proposed social movements such as "Environmental Protection of the Mind", "Four Environmental Protections", "May 4th Movement of the Heart", and "Six Ethics of the Heart" to provide modern people with concrete and feasible life concepts and methods.

is an outstanding educator. In addition to establishing the Dharma Drum Mountain culture, education and meditation system in 1989, he has successively established the "Chinese Buddhist Research Institute", "Sangha University", and "Dharma Drum Buddhist Academy". "Dharma Drum University", the first phase of the "Dharma Drum Humanities and Social College" was officially established in May 2014, and merged with the "Dharma Drum Buddhist Academy" in August 2014, and was named "Dharma Drum College of Arts and Sciences" .

said: "Nothing is busy, old age, crying and laughing in the empty space, there was no me, life and death can be thrown away."