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Origin
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Chan Chi Shan Hsien Fo Temple, located
at Fuguei Village, Guosing Township,
Nantou County, was founded by Grand
Master Huen Yuan six years after his
devotion to the propagation and
application of I Ching and Feng Shui. It
is a place of spiritual cultivation and
Buddhist practice for the followers.
Grand Master Huen Yuan started helping
people through the concepts of I Ching
and Feng Shui in Taichung City after he
recovered from a serious illness in
1982. In those years, as people noticed
the significant benefits from his
consultation, many more people had come
to him for Feng Shui cures and advices.
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Other than the consultation on the
yang-house and problems solving through
the concepts, Grand Master Huen Yuan
provided wisdom enlightenment blessings
to children every Sunday. As always,
lots of young kids accompanied by their
parents lined up for blessings in each
ceremony. Since this ceremonial place
was small and located beside a busy
street that might put the young kids in
danger when they went out, a vision of
building a site in a tranquil mountain
area emerged in his mind.
In 1988, six years after his illness
recovery, Grand Master Huen Yuan
eventually found an auspicious location
in Nantou County. With the support and
generous donations from his followers,
he purchased the land and began the
construction of a temple in the
following year. This piece of land is
now the location of Chan Chi Shan Hsien
Fo Temple
It has been 20 years since then. In
addition to the headquarter, Hsien Fo
Temple, there are three branch temples,
San Bao Temple, Da Fan Temple and Da An
Temple, and 25 sub-sites all across
Taiwan. Each site offers the disciples
and followers a place for Buddhist
practice and learning of I Ching and
Feng Shui.
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Today, countless number of people has
been benefiting from the endless
endeavors of Grand Master Huen Yuan on
the propagation of the principles of I
Ching and Feng Shui. The people in
Taiwan are getting more chances to learn
the concepts at above-mentioned
locations and through national TV
programs broadcasting in TTV and Wei Xin
Television which is owned by Shan Fo
Temple. Also, there are classes offered
to Chinese overseas in Australia, Japan,
New Zealand and USA.
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Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao Zu
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Bodhisattva
Wang Chan Lao Zu, known as Guiguzi
before the enlightenment achievement,
was a famous philosopher and military
expert in ancient China. There are
different stories regarding his
background. As stated in the book of
Nieng Po Fu Zhi, the real name of
Guiguzi was Wang Xu who lived during the
Western Chou Dynasty. Also, in the book
of Zhao Gueng Wu Tan Shu Zhi, it says
that he was born in the Warring States
Period and became a recluse dwelling in
a mountain valley called Guigu, which he
named himself after, in Yieng Chuan,
Yang County.
Guiguzi was known as the Sage of Wisdom
in China. His book, Wu Zi Tian Shu, has
been widely read by the people since
then. His brilliant military strategy
theory, Zongheng Xue, had great impact
in the Warring States Period. He was the
master of several well-known tacticians,
like Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Su Qin and
Zhang Yi, during that time.
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The theory
of Zongheng Xue is based on the concept
of yin and yang, the two complementary
opposite of elements in the universe. It
can be seen from the contrary phenomena,
such as profit and deficit, positive and
negative, strong and weak, fortune and
misfortune, full and empty, good and
bad, etc. The interaction and balance of
these two fundamental opposite forces
simply create all the existing things in
the cosmos. The whole interchange is
manifested through I Ching, the Book of
Changes, stating that the interrelation
of yin (female) and yang (male) forms
the eight trigrams of bagua. Therefore,
all the intricate phenomena seen in the
living and non-living things simply
explain it all.
Basically,
the military strategy of Guiguzi, the
methods, tactics and theories, is in
conformity with the operating principles
of the universe. Its power and strength
is undefeatable and unbelievably great.
Indeed, it is a universal principle that
can be employed in many fields, like
military, politics, foreign affairs,
social affairs, economy and public
relations. Generally speaking, his
theory mainly focuses on eight subjects
which are heaven, earth, sun, moon, yin,
yang, spirit and god.
His thought on the tactics was
originally derived from I Ching, the
ancient Chinese classic. He is the
greatest philosopher, scientist and
tactician in human history. His
contribution has always been recognized
and admired by the knowledgeable people.
Guiguzi became Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao
Zu after achieving enlightenment. He is
also known as Bodhisattva Chan(Zen) Shi,
Chan Shi Yie Zu and Xuan Feng Yueng
Zheng Tian Zuen.
Bodhisattva Wang Chan Lao Zu is one of
the Buddhas the followers worship in
Chan Chi Shan Hsien Fo Temple.
There is not much trace of his dwelling.
However, people believe the Guigu Cave,
located at Qixian County, Henan
Province, was the place where he lived
and used for spiritual cultivation and
Buddhist practice. At present, there is
a statue of Guiguzi positioned outside
the cave for the worshippers to pay
their respect.
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Venerable Master Huen Yuan
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Grand Master Huen Yuan was born in
January of 1943 and grew up in Jhongliao
Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. His
family has been farmers for generations.
He is a person with warm personality and
gentle nature. Ever since Grand Master
Huen Yuan was a kid, he began to show
great interest in learning the concepts
of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of
placement. In order to prove to himself
that the principle he learned was right,
he often would put himself to the test.
He completely devotes himself to the
application and propagation of the
concepts of I Ching and Feng Shui and
never regrets his decision.
Grand Master Huen Yuan always has a
joyful mind and smile on his face. He
often encourages followers and disciples
to stay active until they die rather
than to die in sickness. He also reminds
everyone to appreciate others who are
like mirrors and reflect back on the
mistakes that everyone should keep in
mind not to make the same error in one¡¦s
life. The great wisdom and patience of
the Grand Master is always seen through
his action by acknowledging people¡¦s
favours, appreciating the favours and
returning the favours. He is the
inspiration and a spiritual teacher to
all of his disciples.
In 1988, six years after his recovery
from a serious illness and devotion to
the consultations and propagation of I
Ching and Feng Shui, Grand Master Huen
Yuan purchased a sacred land and started
the construction of Hsien Fo Temple. His
goal was to establish Humanistic Pure
Land Buddhism in the land of Chan Chi
Shan Hsien Fo Temple. Following this
establishment, San Bao Temple in
Taichung County, Da Fan Temple in
Hsinchu County, Da An Temple in Taipei
City and Kaohsiung Site in Kaohsiung
City were built in 1993, 1994, 1998 and
2002 respectively. To date, there are a
total of 28 branch temples and sub-sites
located in Taiwan in addition to the
headquarter of Hsien Fo Temple.
The Grand Master always sees himself as
a guardian of Mother Nature and
encourages people to devote themselves
to protect the environment as well.
After more than 30 years of learning and
practice, he realizes that in order to
create a peaceful society, a household
with a harmonious living environment
will be the first step needed to be
taken. Founded in 1995, the China
Humanistic Pure Land Merits Association
has been carrying out its main goal to
bring people the awareness about the
great impact of imbalance in their
living surroundings and to provide them
the cures and help.
Deep down in his heart, the Grand Master
knows that people would need to be
educated through the concept of Feng
Shui to achieve a better life with
well-being. Therefore, he started the
broadcasting of the Feng Shui programs,
like the Aspects of I Ching and Feng
Shui, instructed by him, on national
television more than a decade ago. From
1997 to now, more than 3,600 episodes
have been aired seven days a week on TTV.
With years of preparation, Wei Xin TV
established by Grand Master Huen Yuan
has begun airing from January of 2009
with Feng Shui programs running 24 hours
a day for the viewers.
Thousands of disciples have embraced
Grand Master Huen Yuan as a spiritual
guide and teacher and have taken the I
Ching and Feng Shui classes under a
regional master. In addition, the number
of people who has taken the advantage of
the programs broadcasted on the media is
countless. All of these are only the
beginning of the Grand Master¡¦s goal to
pursue world peace.
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