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Buddhist abbot and university builder Hsing Yun dies at 95
Fo Guang Shan founder Hsing Yun delivers a speech at the opening of the World Buddhist Forum in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, eastern China on April 13, 2006. AP FILE PHOTO TAIPEI: Hsing Yun, a Buddhist abbot who established a thriving religious community in southern Taiwan and built colleges and universities overseas, including in the Philippines, has died. He was 95. Hsing Yun passed away peacefully on Sunday, Fo Guang Shan said. He…
Hsing Yun, Buddhist abbot who built universities, dies at 95
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Buddhist abbot Hsing Yun, who established a thriving religious community in southern Taiwan and built universities overseas, has died. He was 95. He established Fo Guang Shan monastery in 1967, aiming to propagate Buddhist humanitarian values. It would go on to operate hundreds of temples and seminaries around the world, along
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