Hsing Yun
Hsing Yun was a Taiwanese calligrapher, writer and monk (1927–2023). He was born at Jiangdu County and died at Kaohsiung.
Also recorded as Shi Xingyun; Xingyun; Master Xingyun; Lee Kuo-shen; Xīng Yún; Lǐ Guóshēn.
Hsing Yun in brief
- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 2023
- Known for
- calligrapher,writer,monk
- Place of birth
- Jiangdu County
Overview
Recorded at birth as 李國深.
Born at Jiangdu County in 1927, died at Kaohsiung in 2023.
Identity and origins
Hsing Yun was recorded at birth as 李國深. The authorities additionally record the headings Shi Xingyun, Xingyun, Master Xingyun, Lee Kuo-shen and Xīng Yún. His recorded language was Chinese. His recorded confession was Buddhism.
Catalogued works
41 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.
Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts. 世界佛教美术图说大典. All in a Thought, dated 2003. Phật giáo và xã hội. Sutra del Buda de La Medicina. From the Four Noble Truths to the Four Universal Vows. The Awakening Life. Humble Table, Wise Fare 1. Still thoughts. Lotus In A Stream. Pearls of Wisdom. The Carefree Life. Wu liang yi jing. Sutra of the Medicine Buddha with and Introduction, Comments and Prayers. Xiao ya de gu gu ma. Zhengyanfashi. Tan gu shuo jin. Epoch of the Buddha's Light. Understanding the Buddha's Light Philosophy. Opening the Mind's Eye. Sutra of the Medicine Buddha. Ci ji ding ning yu. Ren zhong zhi bao. Between Ignorance and Enlightenment (II). La esencia del Budismo. Happily ever after =. Ren you er shi nan. Between Ignorance and Enlightenment (I). Hui gui xin ling de gu xiang. Let go, move on. Cloud and Water. Qing jing di zhi hui. Ren jian pu sa. Historias Ch'an, Hsing Yun's Ch'an Talk. Ci ji fa sui. Humble Table, Wise Fare. HSING YUN'S CH'AN TALK = Xingyun chan hua [4 volumes]. Xin ling zhi chuang. Buddhism, pure and simple. Jing si, zhi hui, ai. Perspectiva Budista Acerca del Destino La Magia y Lo Sobrenatural.
Literature
11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Hsing Yun, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion, 2019. Master Hsing Yun: The Pioneering Practitioner of Contemporary Humanistic Buddhism (1927 – 2023), International Journal of Social Science and Human Research, 2023. Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan and the Development of Humanistic Buddhism, Taiwan Today, 2010. Hsing Yun: A global ambassador for Chinese Buddhism, Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia, 2025. Toward a Modern Buddhist Hagiography Telling the Life of Hsing Yun in Popular Media, Asian Ethnology, 2015. Evaluation of the Effects of Window Films on the Indoor Environment and Air-Conditioning Electricity Consumption of Buildings, Energies, 2024. Dynamic Muscle Atrophy Predicts Outcomes in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with First-Line Lenvatinib: A Retrospective Study in Taiwan, Gut and Liver, 2025. Recurrent bacteremia as presentation from an aorto-duodenal fistula after endovascular aneurysm repair, IDCases, 2022. The Study of Practice in the Vehicles of Men and Gods and the Bodhisattva Vehicle: Perspectives from Master Taixu to Master Hsing Yun, Religions, 2025. On the Transcendence of Master Hsing Yun’s Humanistic Buddhism, Religions, 2025. Communities of Practice and the Buddhist Education Reforms of Early-Twentieth-Century China, Approaching Religion, 2024.
Digitised editions and texts
8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
the young buddhists' path to success (1987) — Internet Archive. Still thoughts (1996) — Internet Archive. The Core Teachings: Essays in Basic Buddhism — Internet Archive. BUDISMO Y MÚSICA - Hsing Yun — Internet Archive. Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Canon: Compiled Edition (佛光大藏經) (1994) — Internet Archive. HSING YUN'S CH'AN TALK = Xingyun chan hua [4 volumes] (1992) — Internet Archive. Buddhism Core Ideas (2002) — Internet Archive. Yu di qiu gong sheng xi (2006) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Hsing Yun studied at University of Hong Kong. the recorded working language is Chinese.
Employment is recorded with National Taiwan University.
Works named in the authority record are Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts.
Distinctions recorded are honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong.
Chronology
- 1927Hsing Yun born at Jiangdu County.
- 1987the young buddhists' path to success digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1992HSING YUN'S CH'AN TALK = Xingyun chan hua [4 volumes] digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1994Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Canon: Compiled Edition (佛光大藏經) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1996Still thoughts digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2003All in a Thought.
- 2023Hsing Yun died at Kaohsiung.
Sources
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Hsing Yun”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q712634: Hsing Yun
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