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In May 1998, the Ven. Master Jy Din Shakya, then Abbot of the Hsu Yun temple in Honolulu, Hawaii, organized a dedication ceremony for Hong Fa temple in Shen Zhen, South China, in which 500 monks received full ordination. He invited prominent Zen teachers from around China to give instruction throughout the long and elaborate four-week ceremony. These masters included Fo Yuen Shakya, Ben Huan Shakya and Sou Ye Shakya, shown above. It was during this ceremony that the abbacy of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun, founded by Master Jy Din the previous year, was confirmed upon Chuan Zhi Shakya by 10 Masters, a traditional requirement in Chinese Buddhism.
In the book commemorating the event, Master Jy Din wrote " . . . after the Buddha died there was much debate over what to do after his death and how to interpret his teachings and the rules of monastic practice. Eventually the teachings reached China during the Tang Dynasty and became Zen. The original teachings were debated and became different schools as people wrote down different teachings." He continued, emphasizing that, "Because Zen is the teaching of direct experience, rather than debatable interpretation of history, it is important to spread Zen as the only direct Buddhist teaching. It is  essential to be committed to the practice: Do not just follow the precepts because they are rules, but understand the meaning behind them and understand why they were established in the first place." It is with Master Jy Din's intent, as he established ZBOHY in the name of his master, Hsu Yun, that the order focus on the core teachings of the Buddha - teachings that rely on no 'isms, but on direct experience itself. No words, pictures, or methods will, by themselves, take a devotee into the realm of Buddha Mind - only our personal character combined with strong, sincere desire can do it - with the right conditions working together, there is no other option for us than to contemplate the nature of our lives, to seek out the nature of suffering, and of existance itself.
Since Master Jy Din's passing on March 13, 2003, the order continues under the spiritual guidance of Fa Hui (right) and Chuan Zhi (below).
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Board of Directors, Order of Hsu Yun
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Chuan Zhi is a priest of Hong Fa temple, South China, where he was ordained in May 1998 at a ceremony officiated by Grandmasters Ben Huan, Jy Din, Sou Ye, and Fo Yuen (see above). At this ceremony he was made Abbot of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun (ZBOHY) founded by Grandmaster Jy Din in 1997.
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Fa Lian was ordained in 2003 and is a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. Rev. Fa Lian offers Zen counseling and instruction and provides administrative and clerical support for the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun. She also translates for our Greek and French websites, and produces many works of art and poetry for our galleries. Born in Belgium, she now has lived in Greece for more than 30 ye...
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Rev. Fa Dao was ordained in 2004 and became the Director of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun in August, 2004. In 2011 he became a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. A longtime "Lone Wolf" student of Rinzai Zen, he began his Zen studies in 1968 and was ordained into the Order of Hsu Yun in February, 2004. He specializes in one-to-one Dharma instruction at the Ozark Zen Center and has written many Dharma Essays which can be found on this we...
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Fa Dong was serves on our Sangha Consul and board of directors and is a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. He was ordained in the Order of Hsu Yun at Fa Yuan Si in Beijing in March 2010. He has been a student of Chan and other traditions since 1966. In China, he founded & leads the Empty Cloud Chan group, which is open to non-Chinese, and also works with individual st...
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Yin De is a disciple of Master Fa Hui of Hsu Yun Temple and lives in Southern California where he teachings Zen Meditation and is a frequent guest speaker at Buddhist temples and many other venues. In May, 2011, he became a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. He has extensive and long experience volinteering as a Buddhist Chaplin at a Federal Prison and published his first book in 2010: "Zen Meditation and Wisdom for a Better Li...
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Rev. Fa Lohng (Koro Kaisan) was originally ordained in 1974 and has studied under the guidance of Zen teachers in the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese traditions. He is a co-founder of the Order of the Boundless Way and a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. Fa Lohng is the resident teacher at Open Gate Zendo.
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Rev. Fa Chan was ordianed into the Order of Hsu Yun in 2008 and became a Senior Dharma Teacher in May, 2011. He lives in Belgium where he has led a sangha for over seven years. He hosts regular weekly meditation sessions (live on the web) and offers meditation courses for inmates and cancer patients. Before coming to Chan, Fa Chan practiced in the Japanese Soto and the Tibetan Bön Buddhist ...
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Rev. Fa Gong provides individualized and group instruction in Chan meditation in Boronia, Australia, and contributes numerous Dharma essays to this website.
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Rev. Yin Ming was ordained at Fan Yun temple in San Francisco in August 2000 and became a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun in May, 2011. She provides private instruction and pastoral care in the Tri-County region of Big Bend Texas and offers meditation sessions according to the needs and interests of her community.
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Clerical members of the Order, listed alphabetically
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The Venerable Rev. Chuan Guang provides translations for our French website. He has been active in Buddhism for over 40 years and has shared his vast knowledge of the Dharma with French-speakers around the world.
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Chuan Heng Shakya was ordained at Hsu Yun temple in 1997 has has written numerous articles for the ZBOHY website.
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Rev. Chuan Kong was ordained at Hsu Yun temple on November 13, 1999. He offers private Dharma instruction in his hometown of Leigh-on-Sea, 40 miles east of London on the River Thames, in the county of Essex, England.
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Rev. Chuan Shou was ordained by Grandmaster Jy Din Shakya at Hsu Yun temple on November 13, 1999.
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Rev. Chuan Yin is a disciple of Grandmaster Jy Din Shakya and was ordained at Hsu Yun temple Nov. 13, 1999. He resides in Canada where he teaches Qi Gong, Zen, martial arts, and provides health- and grieving-related services.
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Rev. Chuan Yi was ordained at Hsu Yun temple on August, 1998, by Grandmaster Jy Din Shakya. He has led Zen groups in Oregon and Idaho. Rev. Chuan Yi was among the first native born Americans to have recieved precepts and subsequent Ordination from Grandmaster Jy Din Shakya.
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Rev. Chuan Zhao Shakya is a disciple of Grandmaster Jy Din Shakya and was ordained by him in 1997 at Hsu Yun temple.
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Fa Chao is a disciple of the Rev. Yin Zhi Shakya and was ordained into the Order of Hsu Yun in 2010. Also an accomplished marital arts practitioner, he lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and host the Fa Chao Shakya Kalyanamitra Blog and hosts the Centro SYZ Website.
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Rev. Fa Che provides individualized meditation instruction in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, area and writes essays on Zen topics that can be found on this website.
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Rev. Fa Cong, also known as Luis Eduardo Diaz, was ordained in 2009 and lives in Guatire Venezuela, near Caracas in Miranda State. A professor of Physics for more than three decades, he also serves to assist and inspire others on Chan's spiritual journey in his community.
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Rev. Fa Di Shakya joined the clergy in Feb. 2009. She leads a sangha in Buenos Aires, Argentina and works with people interested in learning Chan through private sessions and through the Internet.
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Rev. Fa Geng Shakya was ordined in the Order of Hsu Yun in 2009. He is head of the Orden Hsu Yun Bahia Blanca in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he lectures on Zen Buddhism and conducts meditation retreats.
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Rev. Fa Guang writes for this website and is a working artist in photography, calligraphy, and assemblage/collage in Phoenix, Arizona. He has published two books, Openings: Pictures in Passing, and Two Dozen Donuts: Thoughts on Zen Circles. www.peacasso.com
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Rev. Fa Han provides individualized and group meditation instruction in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
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Rev. Fa Jian offers counseling and quidance in Zen to local residents and prison inmates. He heads research and development projects aimed at helping the poor attain affordable housing and safe drinking water.
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Rev. Fa Jiàn was born and raised in Europe before moving to the United States where he is now head of the Lotus Zen Temple in Lincoln, Nebraska. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Theology and Montessori pedagogy and specializes in the fields of education, Eastern spirituality, and classical languages.
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Fa Jie was ordained October 10, 2006. He teaches Chan Buddhism to interested people in his community of Huntsville, Alabama.
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Rev. Fa Jing lives in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he works with people in his community interested in practicing and studying Chan.
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Rev. Fa Liang heads the Cherry Tree Sangha where she hosts weekly Zen sessions for individuals and families inthe Great Smoky Mountains.
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Fa Sheng lives in Bagnolet, France, where he practices and teaches Chan. He is trained in multiple schools of Zen and martial arts, and is especially fond of sharing the melodies of the Shakuhachi flute.
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Fa Tian (Kei Sei), is a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Order of Hsu Yun. Originally from Belgium, he now lives in Quebec, Canada. Ordained in 1988 by Master Fausto Taiten Guareschi, he is founder of «Le chant de la vallée», a hermitage where he provides weekly meditation services, gives Dharma lectures, and offers personal retreats. He is available to give Dharma Talks and host meditation sessions at Zen centers and local sa...
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Rev. Fa Tian/Yin Xiu was ordained at Hsu Yun temple in 2001 and performs Dharma work in his local community in New Jersey.
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Fa Xin has been a Zen practitioner and ordained monk for more than 20 years and was ordained into the Order of Hsu Yun in August, 2010. He has written commentaries on the Hsi-yun (Houang-po), Shen-hui and The Diamond Sutra. He is actively involved with his local sangha in Montréal, Canada.
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Rev. Fa Xing was ordained into the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun in June 2008. he is a founding member of the Order of the Boundless Way and of Plum Mountain Refuge and is an advocate of Mountain Ascetic Zen. He also teaches Iaido, a Japanese sword form.
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Rev. Fa Yang Shakya is head of the Venezuelan Order of Hsu Yun, where he offers group and individualized instruction in Zen meditation and weekly Dharma talks at his Dojo, Hiramatsu Kan, San Francisco, Zulia State, Venezuela.
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Fa Yi practiced in the spiritual traditions of Theravada and Vajrayana for over two decades before arriving at Zen. He provides private instruction in his local community in southern Germany near the Swiss border as well as public instruction through the Internet. He was ordained into the Order of Hsu Yun in December 2011.
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Rev. Fa Zhang was ordained in 2009. Born and raised in Europe, he has lived in the United States for more than 20 years. Having recieved a PhD in Structural Reliability form the Univ. Colorado at Boulder, he now conducts private and group meditation instruction in his local community.
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Rev. Fa Zheng holds a degree in philosophy and was ordained in in 2009. He is head of the White Lotus Sangha which serves people in his local community in Colombia, South America, interested in studying and practicing Chan.
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Rev. Ming Bao Shakya was ordained at Bailin Chan Si by Grand Master Jing Hui in July 2004. He is in charge of two chan centers in Sweden and is chairman of the local Buddhist Association.
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Rev. Fa Zhao was ordained into the Order of Hsu Yun in 2010. He is Director of the Central Coast Zen Centre in Erina, Australia. His clerical activities include providing meditation and chanting sessions in his community.
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Rev. Yin Jing Shakya (Beau Vandendolder) was ordained into the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun in 2011 and is also a member of the Order of the Boundless Way. He currently lives in Portland Oregon, working as an acupuncturist/herbalist, teaching meditation, yoga, and qigong.
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Rev. Yin Shi Shakya (Michael Pockley) is the resident teacher at Kidlington Zendo near Oxford England. Ordained in 2009, he is a student of Fa Lohng Shakya and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhism.
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Henry Binerfa Castellanos (Rev. Yin Ming Shakya), black belt 4o Dan in ShinKaiDo Ryu, is one of Rev. Yin Zhi's disciples in Cuba and is in charge of our Cuban Sangha.
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Yin Zhao has practiced meditation since 1995. Ordained by Rev. Fa Lohng in 2010, he is also a member of the Order of the Boundless Way. He lives in Denmark and shares the Chan path through private meetings and on the internet in Spanish, English and Danish.
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