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English Publications

Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center is dedicated to providing a variety of translated Buddhist books, booklets, chanting texts, and contemporary writings to all for free. You may download most of our texts or request print copies according to your needs. We sincerely hope that what we offer can enhance your spiritual practice and value of life.…

French Publications

Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center is dedicated to providing quality translations of classical Buddhist texts as well as works by contemporary Buddhist teachers and scholars to all for free. You may download our publications or request print copies according to your needs. We sincerely hope that what we offer can enhance your spiritual practice and value of…

Venerable Master Hsing Yun

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927–2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, author, philanthropist, and founder of the Fo Guang Shan monastic order, which has branches throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Ordained at the age of twelve in Jiangsu Province, China, Hsing Yun spent over seventy years as a Buddhist monk promoting what he…