衣钵传人：印顺大和尚

发布者：中华寺

    印顺大和尚，佛学博士，2000年于深圳弘法寺礼当代佛门泰斗本焕长老为师，剃度出家，入室成为衣钵弟子，得长老之真传，由长老付法传灯，为临济宗第四十五代传人。

    印顺大和尚现任中国佛教协会副会长、海南省佛教协会会长、湖北省佛教协会名誉会长、深圳市佛教协会会长，广东省政协常委、海南省政协常委、深圳市政协常委，担任深圳弘法寺、海南三亚南山寺、尼泊尔中华寺等多家寺院方丈。由于其修行、弘法成就及对中外佛教文化交流所作出的杰出贡献，被泰国国王御赐“华僧大尊长”的荣誉称号，成为首位获得此殊荣的中国僧人。

    印顺大和尚爱国爱教，待人如己，严于自律，学修并重。作为一名宗教人士，他心系国运安危，荷担如来家业。近几年，在寺院管理中坚持佛教传统，同时辅以现代管理理念，严加寺院管理，寺风翕然一变，弘法再造新颜。他制定了弘法寺“以戒为师，以人为本，以法治寺，旧新结合，以修为主，有序推进”之方针，立下“以道风建设为中心，以慈善事业和佛教文化为两翼，构筑珠江三角洲乃至两岸四地面向世界的弘法利生平台”之发展方向，虔心致力于构建 “人文佛教”之理念。在他的管理下，弘法寺不断发展壮大，中国佛教模范寺院，连接两岸四地佛教文化友谊的桥梁，最具活力的都市丛林。

    印顺大和尚思想敏锐，眼光长远，关心国家的发展，积极为国家宗教政策献言献策。为了配合中国走向世界的战略，他积极与世界各国尤其是东南亚佛教界加强交流，为中国佛教与东南亚佛教传递友谊，融通合作作出了积极的贡献。他所倡导并躬行的“南海战略”，受到了教界和政界、学界的认可，越来越彰显出前瞻性，对佛教的传播、文化的交流，乃至地缘政治等诸多方面，都有着广泛而深远的意义。

    他重视佛教教育与佛教传播，为培育僧才，续佛慧命，他与北京大学及泰国朱拉隆功大学战略合作，创办弘法佛学院，首开佛教界与社会合作办佛学院之先河。现在又创办了南海佛学院，为南海地区佛教培养人才。他所策划并领导的弘法文化事业近年来开展得风生水起，轰轰烈烈。他本人也经常通过演讲与出书等方式和众生结缘，用禅的智慧开启都市人群的智慧光芒。先后编辑著述出版了《弘法文库》、《中国汉传佛教丛林仪规》、《构建“人文佛教”的平台》、《虚云法师与鸡足山佛教》、《金刚般若波罗蜜经—现代文浅释》等书籍，受邀于凤凰卫视《世纪大讲堂》及国内众多讲坛做了《我们的焦虑与希望》、《在嘈杂的世界安自己的心》、《找回你的幸福感》、《让心灵充满阳光》、《成为你自己的光》、《人在这里，心在这里》、《利益众生，成就自我》等数十场公共演讲，在社会上产生了广泛而深入的影响。

    Venerable Master Yin Shun, PhD in Buddhist Studies, was born in 1974 in Hubei Province. In 2000, he became the Dharma successor of Venerable Master Ben Huan, one of the most influential and respectable elder monk in China.
    Master Yin Shun now serves on the following positions:
    Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association of China;
    Chairman of the Buddhist Association of Hainan Province;
    Standing Committee Member of Guangdong People’s Political Consultative Council (PPCC);
    Standing Committee Member of Hainan Province PPCC;
    Standing Committee Member of Shenzhen PPCC;
    Chairman of the Buddhist Association of Shenzhen;
    Abbot of Hongfa Temple in Shenzhen;
    Abbot of Nanshan Temple in Hainan Province;
    Abbot of Zhong Hua Temple in Nepal; etc.
    As a manager of temples, Master Yin Shun adheres to the tradition of Buddhism, and also tries to learn some modern management. He devotes himself to construction of “the Humanistic Buddhism”. Under his administration, Hongfa Temple is gradually growing into one of the most vibrant urban temple and a Buddhist and cultural bridge that connects mainland China and Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other countries and regions. Because of his outstanding contributions, Master Yin Shun was awarded the title of “Prominent Chinese Monk” by the king of Thailand.
    Master Yin Shun attaches great importance to Buddhist education and transmission. He signed cooperation agreements with Peking University and Chulalongkorn University, and established Hongfa Buddhist College and Nanhai Buddhist College.
    Master Yin Shun is also a writer and an elocutionist. He edited and wrote several books, such as “Hongfa Series”, “Chinese Buddhism Ritual”, “Platform Construction of Humanistic Buddhism”, “Master Xu Yun and Jizu Mountain Buddhism”, “Explanation of The Diamond Prajna-Paramita Sutra”, etc. He accepted invitations of TV stations and forums and gave many speeches, which exerted extensive and deep influence.