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Hsing Yun, Buddhist abbot who built universities, dies at 95

Por: The Boston Globe World February 06, 2023

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hsing Yun, a Buddhist abbot 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 with universities in the Taiwan, Australia, the U.S. and Philippines.Hsing Yun died peacefully... + full article



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