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Jan 22, 1931 Nantong, Jiangsu, China Died on 03 Feb 2009 (aged 78)
Chinese Zen Buddhist writer
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About Sheng Yen
- Sheng Yen (??; Pinyin: Shèngyán, birth name Zhang Baokang, ???) (January 22, 1931 – February 3, 2009) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, a religious scholar, and one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism.
- He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school (Japanese: Rinzai) and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun.
- In the Caodong (Japanese: Soto) lineage, Sheng Yen was a 52nd-generation Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie (807-869), and a direct Dharma heir of Dongchu (1908–1977).Sheng Yen was the founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain, a Buddhist organization based in Taiwan.
- During his time in Taiwan, Sheng Yen was well known as a progressive Buddhist teacher who sought to teach Buddhism in a modern and Western-influenced world.
- In Taiwan, he was one of four prominent modern Buddhist masters, along with Hsing Yun, Cheng Yen and Wei Chueh, popularly referred to as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism.
- In 2000 he was one of the keynote speakers in the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held in the United Nations.
