Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center
佛光山國際翻譯中心

Summer 2023
The Flower Adornment Sutra’s Pure Practices Chapter
(Language: Chinese with pinyin, English)
This chanting book offers Buddhists on the bodhisattva path guidance for firmly living the Dharma and attaining action of body, speech, and mind that is without flaw. This chanting book provides easy daily mindfulness practices in a variety of situations that benefit oneself and others. … Read more

Venerable Master Hsing Yun, in Memoriam:



Fall 2022
A new publication we are excited to be offering is the English translation of I Am Not a Monk “Sponging Off” Buddhism.
The original Chinese version was published in 2019. It is a collection of writings by Venerable Master Hsing Yun on his life covering a wide variety of topics, from childhood memories and surviving multiple wars to his journey as a monk, philanthropist, author, and founder of Fo Guang Shan monastic order: heartwarming, thought-provoking autobiographical essays that readers everywhere are sure to enjoy. Additionally, this title is packed with color photos and detailed captions that bring his words to life.
Print copies are available now!

The next volume of The Great Perfection of Wisdom Treatise (fascicles 16–20) is also available!
Fascicles 16–20 guide us through the perfections of diligence, meditative concentration, and prajna wisdom, respectively, and explain that the four bases of mindfulness, the four right efforts, and so forth (collectively known as the thirty-seven aspects of awakening) are the path to nirvana… Read more
The Treatise is a commentary by the legendary Nagarjuna (c. 150 – c. 250 CE) of The Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. It builds on the ancient traditions of early Buddhism, adds scholastic systematic analysis, and rallies together the sutras and treatises of Mahayana Buddhism while describing the bodhisattva’s spiritual path to the omniscience of a fully awakened Buddha.
Fascicles 1–5, 6–10, 11–15, and 16–20 are available by request. (Note: each boxset contains 5 fascicles)

Chanting Texts
FGSITC's collection of important Mahayana sutras and commentaries in translation.

Featured Articles
Assorted contemporary teachings and writings by Venerable Master Hsing Yun.

French Publications
Collection of Venerable Master Hsing Yun's teachings in French translation.
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