World-renowned Taiwanese monk Hsing Yun passed away at age 95 on Feb. 5.  Thousands of people attended his funeral on Feb. 13. However, the former head of the Chinese communist regime’s religious affairs bureau was denied entry to Taiwan for the ceremony due to his record of human rights abuses.
Revered by Buddhists worldwide, Hsing Yun was born in China but fled to Taiwan in 1949. He established Taiwan’s Fo Guang Shan monastery in 1967. The religious community went on to found hundreds of temples, seminaries, and universities around the world.
Police in Taiwan anticipated a crowd of 30,000 would attend Hsing Yun’s funeral, at which Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presented him with a posthumous citation in recognition of his “far-reaching impact and contributions to the state, society, and religious life” of Taiwan….