Chapter 5

The founder of the Weixin Shengjiao The New Religion of the World Weixin Shengjiao

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The founder of Weixin Shengjiao, Grand Master Hun Yuan

It is better to demand the self than others. To depend on the self is not better than the dependence on the authentic self.

Grand Master Hun Yuan instructed “If we do not comprehend, just like obtaining a light at night. Getting a spot light in a small darkroom you may see clearly inside of the room, but in the outside will not. Without enlightenment, life is empty. When is to lead a life?”

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Grand Master Hun Yuan, whose secular name is Chang Yi-Jui, was born in Chungliao Township, Nantou County in Taiwan in 1944. He is from a farming family. His temperament is honest and kind. He has been interested in and fascinated with the Dharma of Buddha so he practice those truths. He pursues the knowledge of cosmic nature, truth and lands with enthusiasm.

He started his career from three dollars by using three copper coins to foretell people’s good and bad fortunes and to look for Feng Shui. With the divine force, he treated disease and helped the poor from plights. Although he obtained the Dharma from Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu, in his preaching of 33 years, he has always been humble, friendly, approachable, and full of smiles. His mind is broad as the sea. He devoted all his learning to people. He followed God’s will tirelessly preaching at home and abroad to disseminate Chinese culture Feng Shui Studies to every corner of the world.

In 1963, Grand Master Hun Yuan graduated from Kuang-Hwa Senior Industrial Vocational High School in , Taiwan with a degree of Engineering Measurement. He had ever taught Engineering Measurement and later founded the first company of measurement in Taiwan, named Zhong-Xin measuring Limited. He managed the Government’s urban planning, road development, aerial measurement and land measurement. Then he participated in the development of the highway engineering measurement. Grand Master Hun Yuan had been quite

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The origin of self-cultivation In 1982, he was seriously ill, but with the help from merciful Grand master of Taiwan ancestor and Bodhisattva of the Zhongshan Temple in Xinying Dist., Tainan City. Therefore, he entered the path of self-cultivation. He vowed before the Buddha that he would promote the world peace and give up lay affairs and practice self- cultivation. Thus, he recovered from his illness.

Worship Buddha with body, mouth, and will In the recession of Dharma recession, people were restless. Grand master of Taiwan ancestor, Buddha and Bodhisattvas in order to protect the Pure Land, they command to open the “Southern Heaven Gate” to welcome the Buddha to decent to the earth.

Grand master of Taiwan ancestor from the invisible world requested Sage Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu descended to open the “Southern Heaven Gate.”

After Grand Master Hun Yuan’s recovery, he was instructed by the Buddha’s to cultivate himself. Thus on the date of Bodhisattva’s becoming of god, he united with the Sage Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu.

Grand Master Hun Yuan used body, mouth and will to worship Sage Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu. On July 23, he went to Mount Dawu in Taitung County with his fellow practitioners to open Southern Heaven Gate. Many of the Buddhas and the Nan-tien thirty-three immortals descended to guard people in the for Grand Master Hun Yuan and his fellow practitioners to walk and return home.

We should have common people in mind. Do not cause human catastrophes and had to encourage people for self-cultivation.” Grand Master Hun Yuan kept those words in mind. Since then, he started to turn the world peace Falun with the Sage Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu. He began to use I Ching and Feng Shui heart method to save the public. He has repeatedly reminded people to cultivate for the

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country, and pray for people. His Dharma relies on the mind. Only the good heart, mercy, caring can save human beings, so he encouraged people to cultivate themselves.

Grand Master Hun Yuan in Hun Yuan Bao Zhao Jue Sutra stated, “My flesh was born by my parents but affected by the laws of disasters. Illness urged me to cultivate myself. Thanks to the salvation of Grand master of Taiwan ancestor, I was rescued. With the help of Buddha, the unity of Heaven and Human was achieved. Only Buddha’s wisdom is eternal. “He added, “Hun Yuan has hoped for the world peace and harmony since 1983 when he began to cultivate himself. Thanks to the force of Buddha Dharma holy Bodhisattvas, I never relaxed my will for twenty years. With the help of people, Heavenly gods and Hun Yuan’s idea could be realized.

Practice altruism with what he has learned In 1983, on the Lantern Festival, Grand Master Hun Yuan gave the name of “Yi Yao She” to save the world. He practiced what he had learned and applied I Ching and Feng Shui Studies with the help of Buddha, guiding people at Wuxuan 5th street in Taichung, Taiwan. He answered people’s doubts and guided them to meditate at home, so they could make their mind settled and further choose the bright path.

In 1984 “Yi Yao She” was renamed as “ Temple” in which he saved beings in the space of yin and yang and took the oath to save people.

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In 1984, on October 12, following Hong Jun Lao Chu’s order, he changed its name to “Jing Siou Yuan.” He hoped that through diligent self-cultivation, repentance and

Grand Master Hun Yuan. Since then, he began to help people by not only I Ching and Feng Shui but also Buddha’s power. He treated diseases. He hoped to purify body and mind in order to be with the Buddhas. He used Buddhist wisdom to lead the public and taught them the idea, “the blessing comes from the self.” That is “self- examination, repentance, practice” as a self-encouragement to achieve self-cultivation. He promised that following Buddhist compassion, he would serve people in order to repay the favor of Buddhas and to achieve world peace.

In 1988, due to the increasing number of believers, the “Jing Siou Yuan” is not enough, so he raised funds and purchased a Feng Shui treasure land in Nantou County. During these thirty-three years, Grand Master Hun Yuan used to traditional

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Chinese culture: I Ching and Feng Shui the self for the country, pray for people, build temples, protect the earth, do social services, dismiss misfortunes and promote the Chinese cultural Orthodoxy. He fused Daoism with hundred of Chinese thoughts. In particular, he widely disseminated Sage Gui Gu Immortal Master Wan Chan Lao Chu’s heart method. I Ching and Feng Shui Studies happy, and they were willing to believe and follow his ways to pursue the perfection of life. That is a representation of “A pure Buddhist world.” In October 1989, he established a temple, named Hsien Fo Temple on Chan-Chi mountain.

In November 1990, the Amitabha Lecture Hall on Hsien Fo Temple was established and opened. Since then, it fostered many talents. The lecturers were trained here.

In October 2012, he was nominated for the candidate of the Nobel peace prize.

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