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With many countries, communities, and medical systems becoming quickly overwhelmed by efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taiwan-headquartered international Buddhist organization and monastic order Fo Guang Shan has been actively leveraging its extensive global network of socially engaged Buddhist monastics and laypeople in order to offer relief, guidance, and refuge to affected ...

From the beginning of this disaster, Fo Guang Shan Hawaii Abbess Yi Hung, initiated emergency relief and recovery efforts representing the Fo Guang Shan people globally. Two Maui visitations in August and September to comfort the victims; spiritual prayers; humble gifts were shared; and ongoing donations were organized during these past six months.

Fo Guang Shan (FGS) (Chinese: 佛光山; pinyin: Fó guāng shān; lit. 'Buddha's Light Mountain') is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism whose roots are traced to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery, is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and is the largest ...