Venerable Hsuan Hua

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Hua, H.

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PersonType Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns)
FirstName / namefirst Hsuan
LastName / namelast Hua
MainNamePhon Venerable Hsuan Hua
SortName Hua, Hsuan
bio Hsuan Hua (Chinese: 宣化; pinyin: Xuānhuà; lit. 'proclaim and transform'; April 16, 1918 – June 7, 1995), also known as An Tzu, Tu Lun and Master Hua by his Western disciples, was a Chinese monk of Chan Buddhism and a contributing figure in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the late 20th century.

Hsuan Hua founded several institutions in the US. The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association[1] (DRBA) is a Buddhist organization with chapters in North America, Australia and Asia. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) in Ukiah, California, is one of the first Chan Buddhist monasteries in America. Venerable Master Hsuan Hua founded Dharma Realm Buddhist University at CTTB. The Buddhist Text Translation Society works on the phonetics and translation of Buddhist scriptures from Chinese into English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and many other languages. (Source Accessed June 3, 2021)

YearBirth 1918/04/16
YearDeath 1995/06/07
BornIn Bai Yushu, Jilin, China
associatedwebsite City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
IsInGyatsa No
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