Hsin Ting 心定 | |
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Title | Most Venerable |
Personal | |
Born | |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Fo Guang Shan |
Dharma names | Zhi Du (智度; Novice name) Hui Hsi (慧熙; Outer name) |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Hsing Yun |
Predecessor | Hsin Ping |
Successor | Hsin Pei |
Hsin Ting (Chinese: 心定和尚; pinyin: Xīndìng Héshàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-tēng hô siōng; born February 2, 1944) is a Buddhist monk from Taiwan[1] and senior elder of the Fo Guang Shan order. He served as the third abbot and director of the order from 1997 to 2005. He served as acting abbot for three years after the death of his predecessor, Hsin Ping, in 1995. From 2004 to 2010, Hsin Ting served as the president of Buddha's Light International Association. Hsin Ting was later appointed the abbot of Tai Hua Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, assisting in overseeing the construction project for Fo Guang Shan's satellite branch temple in Southeast Asia.