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Hsin Pei | |
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Title | Most Venerable |
Personal life | |
Born | (1970-03-13) March 13, 1970 (age 54) Penghu County, Taiwan |
Religious life | |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Fo Guang Shan |
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Senior posting | |
Teacher | Hsing Yun |
Predecessor | Hsin Ting |
Successor | Hsin Bau |
Hsin Pei (Chinese: 心培和尚; pinyin: Xīnpéi Héshàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-pôe hô siōng; born March 13, 1970) is a Taiwanese Buddhist monk and elder of the Fo Guang Shan order. He served two terms as abbot and director of the order from 2007 to 2013. The youngest abbot ever elected to the order, Hsin Pei was elected by the members of Fo Guang Shan worldwide in 2004 and succeeded retiring abbot Hsin Ting in 2005. His term ended in March 2013 and was succeeded by Hsin Bau, the former abbot of Hsi Lai Temple.
References
- "Volunteers cleanse Buddha and selves". Taipei Times. December 29, 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- "西來寺慧濟法師 出任佛光山住持". Archived from the original on 22 December 2012.
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Preceded byHsin Ting | Abbot and Director of Fo Guang Shan 16 January 2005 – 12 March 2013 |
Succeeded byHsin Bau |