Activities and Events

Students practice walking meditation in the courtyard after lunch. Photo by Iris Cheng.
Professional videographer Jonathan Thang. Photo by Iris Cheng.
Venerable Miao Hsi, Director of BLP, USA. Photo by Iris Cheng.
Students discuss creating content for their podcasts. Photo by Angie Chu.
Veteran media personality Jing Jing Wang. Photo by Iris Cheng.
Students engage in sitting meditation. Photo by Angie Chu.
Venerable Hui Shiuan, Director of the Fo Guang Yuen Hsi Lai Art Gallery, guides a meditation session. Photo by Angie Chu.
FGSITC Buddhism Friendship Scholarships Encourage Bilingual Learners to Translate
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai TempleFebruary 2, 2024Originally published in The Merit TimesThe Chinese text is available below the English version. Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center (FGSITC) holds the FGSITC Buddhism Friendship Scholarship Appreciation Party at Hsi Lai Temple. Photo courtesy of The Life News Agency On December 23rd, the Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center (FGSITC) held the "FGSITC Buddhism Friendship Scholarship Appreciation Party" at Hsi Lai Temple. Nearly 60 attendees—including Ven. Yi Kong, president Read more
Buddhism Takes its Roots into the Next Generation
Left to right: Amanda Ling, Ven. Zhi Xing, Ven. Yi Shan, Ven. Yi Chao, Ven. Hui Dong, Ven. Hui Shuian, & Ven. Miao Hsi. On Saturday, May 6, the Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center (FGSITC) Buddhism Friendship Scholarship hosted its second workshop for the 2023 year at Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California. All seventeen of this year’s scholarship recipients attended, along with various Fo Guang Shan monastics and community members.Each semester, the Read more
My Scholarship Experience: A Student Blog - Spring 2023
Hi! My name is Ryan Kuo, and I am one of the recipients of the Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center (FGSITC) Buddhism Friendship Scholarship. This blog is my talent contribution for the scholarship, and will showcase the activities we do in the scholarship. My Experience  I was introduced to this scholarship by Venerable Man Deng and Ms. Jo Ho, a staff member of the Buddha's Light Hsi Lai School and the Saturday Chinese School. After Read more

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