]> 2026-10-12T16:14:31-04:00 People/Sheng Yen 0 en Dharma Drum Mountain (Founder) Zhang Baokang; Chang Baokang 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. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheng-yen Source Accessed November 12, 2019]) Nantong, Jiangsu, China Person People File:ShengYen Tricycle.jpeg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/c/c9/ShengYen_Tricycle.jpeg true true true File:ShengYen Tricycle.jpeg File:ShengYen Tricycle.jpeg Sheng Yen;Shèngyán;Sheng Yen false Sheng Yen Shèngyán ShengYen Tricycle.jpeg Sheng Yen Zhang Baokang Chang Baokang Shèngyán Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Authors of English Works and Zen Buddhist Teachers Chan Buddhism Classical 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. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheng-yen Source Accessed November 12, 2019]) Sheng Yen;;;Sheng Yen;;; ; ; 1931/01/22 2009/02/03 2019-11-12T23:01:14Z 2458800.4591898 2019-11-12T23:01:14Z 2458800.4591898 true People/Sheng Yen 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Sheng Yen]] People/Sheng Yen# QUERY4985e5750f195bbec8aa26aa2acbe0bd 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Sheng Yen]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Sheng Yen||People/Sheng Yen]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Sheng Yen]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Sheng Yen# QUERY9d27d553f387a64ce05fb445fb3bc7e7 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Sheng Yen]] People/Sheng Yen# QUERY9e6b7f96448fb7aec6d1d9fbdbc30399 Articles/Four Steps to Magical Powers 0 en Four Steps to Magical Powers Media/Buddhism's Buddha-Nature and Confucianism's Idea of Inherent Goodness by Sheng Yen 0 en Buddhism's Buddha-Nature and Confucianism's Idea of Inherent Goodness by Sheng Yen Media/One's True Mind and Inherent Nature by Sheng Yen 0 en One's True Mind and Inherent Nature by Sheng Yen Sheng Yen 0 en Sheng Yen AuthorPage 102 en AuthorPage Performer 102 en Performer REDI 102 en REDI