Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Our Founder
One of the most eminent Chinese Buddhist masters of the twentieth century, the Venerable Master Hs¨¹an Hua (Xuanhua, 1918-1995) was a monastic reformer and the first Chinese master to teach Buddhism to large numbers of Westerners. During his long career he emphasized the primacy of the monastic tradition, the essential role of moral education, the need for Buddhists to ground themselves in traditional spiritual practice and authentic scripture, and the importance of respect and understanding among religions. To attain these goals, he focused on clarifying the essential principles of the Buddha¡¯s original teachings, on establishing ?a properly ordained?, on organizing and supporting the?into English and other languages, and on the?, religious?, and?.
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Education is without beginning or end. There is not a single location that is not a place of learning, and there is not a single moment that is not a time for learning.
Venerable Master Hs¨¹an Hua
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