Sheng Yen
From Buddha-Nature
Sheng Yen(1931/01/22 - 2009/02/03)
Sheng Yen (聖嚴; Pinyin: Shèngyán, birth name Zhang Baokang, 張保康) (January 22, 1931 – February 3, 2009) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, a religious scholar, and one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school (Japanese: Rinzai) and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun. In the Caodong (Japanese: Sōtō) lineage, Sheng Yen was a 52nd-generation Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie (807–869), and a direct Dharma heir of Dongchu (1908–1977).
Sheng Yen was the founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain, a Buddhist organization based in Taiwan. During his time in Taiwan, Sheng Yen was well known as a progressive Buddhist teacher who sought to teach Buddhism in a modern and Western-influenced world. In Taiwan, he was one of four prominent modern Buddhist masters, along with Hsing Yun, Cheng Yen and Wei Chueh, popularly referred to as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism. In 2000 he was one of the keynote speakers in the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held in the United Nations. (Source Accessed November 12, 2019)
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Four Steps to Magical Powers
Before you fully embark on the path of the bodhisattvas and buddhas, says Chan master Sheng Yen, you must first practice the four steps to magical powers. What are these steps and what are the magical powers you need?
Sheng-Yen. "Four Steps to Magical Powers." Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly. (July 13, 2018).,Sheng-Yen. "Four Steps to Magical Powers." Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly. (July 13, 2018).
Sheng-Yen. "Four Steps to Magical Powers." Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly. (July 13, 2018).,Sheng-Yen. "Four Steps to Magical Powers." Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly. (July 13, 2018).; Four Steps to Magical Powers; Four Steps to Magical Powers; Meditation; Zen / Chan; Sheng Yen;Zhang Baokang;Chang Baokang;
Other names
- Zhang Baokang · other names
- Chang Baokang · other names
Affiliations & relations
- Dharma Drum Mountain (Founder) · workplace affiliation
- Chan Buddhism · religious affiliation
