Funeral of Buddhist Leader Results in Cross-Strait Spat

A CROSS-STRAIT political spat has broken out following the death of prominent Buddhist monk Hsing Yun, the founder of Fo Guang Shan. Fo Guang Shan is one of Taiwan’s major humanistic Buddhist organizations, sometimes referred to as the “Four Mountains.” These consist of Dharma Drum Mountain, Fo Guang Shan, Tzu Chi, and Chung Tai Shan. Hsing Yun died at age 95, though he had been mostly out of the...

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