Hsuan Hua
Organization founder
1918 – 1995
Who was Hsuan Hua?
Hsuan Hua, also known as An Tzu and Tu Lun, was a Chan Buddhist monk and a contributing figure in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the 20th century.
Hsuan Hua founded several institutions in the US. The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association is a Buddhist organization with chapters in North America, Australia and Asia. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California is one of the first Chan Buddhist monasteries in America. The Dharma Realm Buddhist University is a Buddhist college, and the Buddhist Text Translation Society works on the phonetics and translation of Buddhist scriptures from Chinese into English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and many other languages.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1918
Jilin - Religion
- Buddhism
- Zen
- Died
- Jun 7, 1995
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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