Leann Moore, Author at Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center

Trees Have Roots; Waters Have Sources

By Leann MooreBook PreviewI Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism

Trees have their roots, and people have their origins. As human beings, we must endeavor to increase joy in the world for the sake of everyone in the world, and we also must ensure that life will sprout flowers and bear fruits as strong and sturdy as the peach. “Mother” is the source of life for every person, and she is also the harbor on which each person depends for their first contact with the human world. The conduct and virtue of the world’s mothers in compassionately dealing with the world and wisely managing the household affairs all become the nutrients for life during our time on Earth.

Request Form (Organization Use)

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Request English Publications

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Please read this information carefully. We’ve made some changes to our book request process. Note: The Great Perfection of Wisdom Treatise has been moved to a separate request form. If you would like to request a large amount of a particular title for your organization, please use our Request Form for Organization Use. Individuals may select up…

The Role of Women in Buddhism

By Leann MooreBuddhist Philosophybooklet

In the past, during the feudal period of Chinese history, men were respected while women were thought of as being rather contemptible. The birth of a son was compared to fashioning an ornament as precious as jade, which not only made everyone happy, but also raised the status of his mother.

My Realization Concerning Humanistic Buddhism

By Leann MooreBook PreviewI Am Not a Monk "Sponging Off" Buddhism

Within the faith of Humanistic Buddhism, there is no opposition between time and space, nor is there any worry about life and death. What we seek to attain in passive terms is the absence of fear, confusion, and degradation, as well as the inability to become broken; in active terms, life can become happier, more peaceful, more tranquil, freer, and more liberated.

The Passing Away of Venerable Master Hsing Yun

By Leann MooreFeatured Articlememorial

On the morning of February 6th, 2023, at 5 AM, as dawn broke, a thousand monastic and lay members of the Fo Guang Shan Order knelt in the Main Shrine Courtyard of Fo Guang Shan Monastery, listening to the solemn announcement made by Most Ven. Hsin Bau, Chairperson of the Fo Guang Shan Board of Directors. Ven. Master Hsing Yun, the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Order, passed away at age 97, on February 5th, 2023 at 5 PM, amidst the solemn chanting of the Buddha’s name in the Founders Quarters at the Fo Guang Shan Light Transmission Building. With great sadness and sorrow, the congregation mourned the loss of such an eminent Buddhist Master. Faced with the reality that his heavenly and human eyes of wisdom have now closed, and his ferry of wisdom has now sunk, they prayed for his swift rebirth into this world.

Author: Leann Moore