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Cheng Yen

Taiwanese nun
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Gender Male
Age 86
Date of birth May 14,1937
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Taichu Prefecture
Full nameChin-Yun Wong
Titles Master
ParentsWang-Shen Yueh-kuei
Wang Tien-sung
Teacher Yin Shun
Job Teacher
Nun
Philanthropist
BooksThree Ways to the Pure Land: The Three Essential Principles for Cultivating Pure Causes
The Thirty-seven Principles of Enlightenment: Lectures by Dharma Master Cheng Yen
Twenty Challenges to Enlightenment
Still Thoughts
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID638610
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Cheng Yen Life story

Master Cheng Yen is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, teacher, and philanthropist. She was a student and follower of Master Ying Shun, a major figure in the development of Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan.

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