Chinanews.com, Yangzhou, February 6th (Reporter Cui Jiaming) Fo Guang Shan Taiwan announced in the early morning of the 6th that Master Hsing Yun, the founding patriarch of the mountain, passed away on the afternoon of the 5th at the Fo Guang Shan Chuan Deng Building in Kaohsiung.
In Yangzhou, Jiangsu, the hometown of Master Xingyun, people from all walks of life pay tribute to this Yangzhou fellow who walked out of Yangzhou and spread the seeds of good fortune to the world.
Master Hsing Yun was born in Jiangdu, Yangzhou in 1927.
At a media meeting when he returned to Yangzhou, Master Hsing Yun faced the reporters of Chinanews.com and spoke affectionately about his longing for his hometown.
He said in a pure Yangzhou dialect: "I can't think of a better word than the ancients to praise my hometown." The ancients gave Yangzhou two points of three points of the moonlit night in the world. Master Hsing Yun was grateful for the supreme glory of his hometown. Recite an ancient poem: "Three parts of the world are bright moon nights, and two parts are rogues, Yangzhou..."
In 2008, the Jianzhen Library donated by Master Hsing Yun opened in Yangzhou, and the Yangzhou Forum in the library also officially opened at the same time.
Over the years, the Yangzhou Forum has invited famous experts from all walks of life to give lectures on a voluntary basis, and Master Hsing Yun has returned to his hometown many times to attend the Yangzhou Forum.
On March 20, 2010, Master Hsing Yun gave his first lecture in his hometown, talking about how he went from Yangzhou to the world.
On March 20, 2010, Xing Yun gave his first lecture in his hometown, talking about how he went from Yangzhou to the world.
(Data map) Photo by Cui Jiaming
For decades, Master Hsing Yun has traveled all over the five continents, and his hometown is the softest and warmest place in his heart.
When you open your mouth, you can hear the strong local accent, and when you hear it, you are an authentic Yangzhou native.
If you want to ask what Master Hsing Yun has left behind, people in his hometown will say that he treats people with the "three good", "four giving" and "five harmony".
Three Goods: Speak good words, do good deeds, and have good intentions; Four Giving: Confidence, Joy, Hope, and Convenience; Five Harmonies: Peace of mind, peace and respect between others, harmonious family, harmonious society, and world peace .
"Master Hsing Yun devotes his heart and soul to public welfare and public undertakings, and sows the seeds of 'three good', 'four giving' and 'five harmony' on the five continents." A Yangzhou resident said.
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