<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On September 8, 2016, the volunteers from Yunlin Charitable Foundation followed the usual practice and visited the elderly and sanitation workers in Hangzhou right before the approach of the Mid-autumn Festival. They brought to them vegetarian moon cakes carefully prepared by Lingyin Buddhist masters and their best regards.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://static.lingyinsi.org/files/image/info/2016/10/09/2339326576.jpg" alt="" height="332" width="500" /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Yunlin moon cakes that warm the hearts of the elderly</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://static.lingyinsi.org/files/image/info/2016/10/09/2340174868.jpg" alt="" height="332" width="500" /><br />Two joyful faces</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://static.lingyinsi.org/files/image/info/2016/10/09/2341078651.jpg" alt="" height="599" width="500" /><br />Volunteers distributing moon cakes to the elderly <br />at homes for seniors and rehabilitation centers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://static.lingyinsi.org/files/image/info/2016/10/09/2342029396.jpg" alt="" height="545" width="500" /><br />Volunteers distributing moon cakes to sanitation workers<br /></span></p><p><span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: rgb(189, 8, 28) url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,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&quot;) no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; border: medium none; top: 103px; left: 135px;">Save</span></p>

On September 9, 2016, a symposium was held in Beijing to commemorate Master Juzan and his spirit of being dedicated to Buddhism and the country on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Hangzhou Buddhist Academy. Over 50 government officials, experts, scholars and representatives from the Buddhist community participated in the symposium, including Deputy Director of State Administration for Religious Affairs of P.R.C. Jiang Jianyong, Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan, Professor Lou Yulie from Department of Religious Studies, Peking University, to name just a few. Deputy Director of China Ethnic News Yang Lianfu presided over the symposium. Deputy Director Jiang Jianyong, Ven. Guangquan and Professor Lou Yulie all gave a speech at the symposium. Ven. Guanquan gave a brief account of Master Juzan&rsquo;s life and his connection with Lingyin Temple and Buddhism in Hangzhou. He said, ＂We commemorate and sing the praises of Master Juzan, of his patriotism, his pioneering spirit a

On August 1, 2016, a painting and calligraphy exhibition featuring benevolence and filial piety was co-organized at Zhejiang Library by Lingyin Temple, China News Service (Zhejiang), Zhejiang Library, Jiang Nan Artists, Hangzhou Painting and Calligraphy Service Co. Ltd. under the guidance of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture. Master Tongrun of Lingyin presided over opening ceremony, special guests in attendance included Director-General Jin Xingsheng and former Director-General and renowned calligrapher Qian Facheng of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Secretary of the Secretariat of Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles Zhao Yanjun, Director-General Yang Zhigang and Director Hu Shengjun of the Religious Department of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs. Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan, Abbot of Taoguang Temple Ven. Yuezhen, Abbot of Lingshun Temple Ven. Yinxu graced the audience with their speeches.Ven. Guangquan gave a speech at

On July 31, 2016, Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan and other Buddhist masters gathered at Mahavira Hall for the Dharma assembly on the 10th anniversary of Ven. Muyu&rsquo;s stillness.In the afternoon, Master Kuoren, the Monastery Supervisor of Lingyin Temple, presided over a symposium on Ven. Muyu, memorializing his achievements. Guests in attendance included Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan, former Secretary of Party Committee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of Zhejiang Province Zhao Yixin, former Deputy Secretary-General of Hangzhou Municipal Government Yang Jufang, Executive Deputy Dean of Hangzhou Buddhist Academy Master Gangxiao, and members of Zhejiang Poetry and Antithetical Couplet Society. Ven. Guangquan reviewed the life of Ven. Muyu at the symposium and commented that Ven. Muyu spared no efforts in the development and promotion of Buddhism. Lingyin Temple used to be one of the Buddhist practice and promotion sites of Ven. Muyu, whose aspiration was to p

On August 2, 2016, Buddhist masters from Lingyin Center for Buddhist and Go Culture were invited to participate in the 60th European Go Congress (EGC) held in Saint Petersburg. EGC enjoys great popularity with a long history in the west and attracts Go enthusiasts from all over the world every year. In recent years, there has been an increase of Go enthusiasts from the east. Lingyin Center for Buddhist and Go Culture was established by the Buddhist Association of Hangzhou in 2009. Since then, the Go game, as an extension of Humanistic Buddhism, has been playing an important role in the cultural exchanges with foreign countries of Hangzhou Buddhist community. It also has far-reaching influence on the construction of a harmonious society and the development of the Buddhist culture and the international exchange for Hangzhou.The Lingyin Go team was led by the director of Lingyin Center for Buddhist and Go Culture Master Jueliang with hopes of sharing the Chinese Buddhist culture overseas

On July 25, 2016, an exhibit of old photographs of Buddhism in the Late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China Period was jointly held by Lingyin Temple, Zhejiang Photographers&rsquo; Association, and Shen Hong Research Group of Zhejiang University at the Dharma Hall of Lingyin Temple. Master Benkong of Hangzhou Buddhist Academy presided over the opening ceremony. Special guests that attended and addressed the ceremony included the Monastery Supervisor of Lingyin Temple, Master Kuoren; the Vice-president of Zhejiang Photographers&rsquo; Association, Mr. Wang Xiaochuan; and Professor Shen Hong and Professor Xu Zhongmin from Zhejiang University.This photo exhibition was authorized and strongly supported by Harvard University Library in the U.S., The Royal Library of Denmark and the descendants of western missionaries in China. Local old photo collectors also provided some valuable items. There were in total about 200 photographs on display, some of which were publicly displaced fo

On July 20, 2016, opening ceremony for the painting, calligraphy and photography exhibition was co-hosted by Yunlin Charitable Foundation, Yunlin Academy of Lingyin Temple, Caihe Subdistrict, Liuxia Subdistrict, Qingbo Subdistrict and Sandun Town at Zhizhi Hall of Lingyin Temple to welcome this year&rsquo;s G20 Summit in Hangzhou.Guests in attendance included Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan, Deputy Secretary General of Zhejiang Artists&rsquo; Association Li Yunlei, Professor Hu Dingpeng from Zhejiang Gongshang University, Lecturer Xue Ninggang from Lingyin Temple, community leaders and authors of the painting, calligraphy and photography works. Master Huicheng from Lingyin Temple presided over the exhibition.Ven. Guangquan addressed the opening ceremony. He said that the series of charitable activities to welcome this year&rsquo;s G20 Summit has not only constructed a platform for the communication and sharing of the traditional culture, but also provided an opportunity to encou

On September 11, 2016, Abbot of Lingyin Temple Ven. Guangquan warmly received the Buddhist delegation led by Ven. Kotte Chapter from Sri Lanka. Members of the delegation included the Secretary of the Kotte Chapter delegation, Ven Thiniyawala Palitha Thero; the Secretary General of the Amarapura Nikaya delegation, Ven. Brahmananwattc Seevali Thero; and the President of Sri Lanka-China Buddhist Friendship Association Sumathi Dharmawardena.After Ven. Guangquan introduced the history and the development of Buddhism of Lingyin Temple to the delegation, Ven. Kotte Chapter spoke highly of the long history and the enduring robust Buddhist atmosphere of the temple. He said that he was immediately attracted by this Buddhist sacred place with a profound Buddhist connotation that had been passed down from over one thousand years ago. After a review of the long history of friendship between the two countries, they had a friendly exchange of opinion on the development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Ch