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Wei Chueh | |
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| Title | Venerable Master or Grand Master |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 8 April 2016(2016-04-08) (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Chan Buddhism |
| Lineage | Linji school |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Taiwan |
Wei Chueh (Chinese:惟覺法師;pinyin:Wéijué, 1928 – 8 April 2016) was a ChineseBhikshu (Buddhist monk) fromTaiwan. He is the founder of theChung Tai Shan monastery and Buddhist order. Wei Chueh is often credited for reviving the traditional teachings ofChan Buddhism.
Wei Chueh was born in 1928 inYingshan County, Sichuan. In 1963, he was ordained under Lin Yuan at the Shi Fan Da Jue (“Great Enlightenment”) Chan Monastery in Keelung, Taiwan.[1] He was fully ordained as a monk in 1967 at Daijue Temple inKeelung. He offered many retreats inYilan,Hsinchu, and Hong Kong before settling into solitary seclusion atYangmingshan nearWanli District, New Taipei.[1] He lived under extremely poor and primitive conditions, but continued to practice the Dharma. In 1987, he founded Lin Quan Temple in Taipei County.[1] Wei Chueh became known for organizing seven-day Zen retreats and dharma assemblies, as well as his "lively and flexible" preaching style.[2] As his popularity increased, his temple was unable to fit more people.
Due to the continuing growth of both lay and monastic disciples, he planned to build a larger monastery in Puli in Central Taiwan. TheChung Tai Chan Monastery was inaugurated in September 2001.[1]
Wei was one of eight venerables who proposed theWorld Buddhist Forum in China in 2004, a suggestion that won support from Buddhist circles in countries likeJapan andSouth Korea.
In 2005, the Grand Master appointed his disciple Jian Deng to be the abbot of Chung Tai.[citation needed]
Wei died at the age of 88 on 8 April 2016.[3]
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