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Indepth Arts News:
"To Enlighten Sentient Beings: Calligraphy by Venerable Master Hsing Yun"
2007-01-13 until 2007-02-04
University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, ,
HK Hong Kong
Venerable Master Hsing Yun is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding and
influential Buddhist monks in the world. He was tonsured at the Qixia
Temple in Nanjing at the age of twelve. In 1949, the Master arrived in
Taiwan. In 1967, he founded the Fo Guang Shan monastery in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan. He established the Buddhas Light International Association in 1992
acting as its President. Over one million people have become members of the
association under his leadership. In addition to establishing Fo Guang Shan
branch monasteries worldwide, Venerable Master Hsing Yun has also set up
Buddhist colleges, high schools, universities, publishing houses, teahouses,
Buddhist art galleries, a television station, a newspaper, and a mobile
medical clinic.
Jointly organized with the International Buddhist Progress Society (HK) Ltd
and Buddhas Light International Association of Hong Kong, this exhibition
is a lively interplay of calligraphic art and Buddhist teachings. It
features the Masters calligraphic works and includes a display of his
letters to family members, devotees, and students; handwritten scripts of 2
publications, National Master Yulin and Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha.
> The Master has devoted much of his time to propagating the Dharma and to
promoting Humanistic Buddhism. Although he has had neither formal
training in calligraphy, nor spare time to practice, his calligraphic works
are in great demand. At the request of his devotees, he has produced a rich
repertoire of calligraphic works on a wide range of subjects including
encouragement to disciples, blessings to devotees, and Dharma phrases. In
his heart, Master Hsing Yun hopes that his calligraphy can bring comfort and
happiness to the masses and convey his blessings. The Masters works can be
appreciated both for their artistic value and their spiritual value in
propagating the Dharma.
Jointly organized with the International Buddhist Progress Society (HK) Ltd
and Buddhas Light International Association of Hong Kong, this exhibition
is a lively interplay of calligraphic art and Buddhist teachings. It
features the Masters calligraphic works and includes a display of his
letters to family members, devotees, and students; handwritten scripts of 2
publications, National Master Yulin and Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha.
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