Dharma Affinity Forged at Vesak: Venerable Yue Qing and Delegation Visit Fo Guang Shan Philippines

【Manila, Philippines — August 7, 2026】

A Dharma connection first formed during the Vesak celebrations in Vietnam blossomed into an exchange between Buddhist traditions. On August 7, Venerable Yue Qing, Abbot of Pujiang Huiyun Lecture Temple, led a delegation of seven on a visit to FGS Mabuhay Temple in Manila. The group paid a courtesy visit to Venerable Yung Guang, Head Abbess of Fo Guang Shan Philippines, and learned about Fo Guang Shan’s efforts in promoting Humanistic Buddhism, education, culture, and talent development in the Philippines.

Venerable Yue Qing and the delegation represent Buddhist monasteries that carry the Dharma lineages of the Nanshan Vinaya School and the Tiantai School. During the recent Vesak celebrations in Vietnam, they traveled with Venerable Yung Guang and formed a Dharma connection through their exchanges. This encounter inspired their wish to visit Fo Guang Shan in the Philippines and continue their交流. Upon arriving at FGS Mabuhay Temple, the delegation first proceeded to the Main Shrine, where they paid homage to the Buddha with three prostrations in accordance with Buddhist monastic tradition.

During the gathering, Venerable Yung Guang introduced the delegation to Fo Guang Shan, founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, and its mission of promoting Humanistic Buddhism. She also shared Fo Guang Shan’s global endeavors in culture, education, charity, and spiritual cultivation.

Venerable Yung Guang further introduced Fo Guang Shan’s longstanding commitment to education in the Philippines, including Guang Ming College and the Fo Guang Shan University Consortium. Through education, Fo Guang Shan seeks to nurture young people, cultivate talents, and foster international and cross-cultural exchange.

The delegation later visited the Venerable Master Hsing Yun Gallery at FGS Mabuhay Temple. Venerable Miao Jing, Abbess of FGS Mabuhay Temple, guided the guests through the exhibition, introducing Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s life of Dharma propagation, his vision of Humanistic Buddhism, and the development of Fo Guang Shan in the Philippines. The visit offered the delegation a deeper understanding of how Humanistic Buddhism has taken root and been practiced within different cultural and social contexts.

Venerable Yue Qing is the 40th-generation Dharma heir of the Nanshan Vinaya School and the 47th-generation Dharma heir of the Tiantai School. He graduated from both the undergraduate and advanced programs of Tiantai Mountain Buddhist Academy, specializing in Tiantai Buddhist doctrine and meditation practice.

He currently serves as Abbot of Pujiang Huiyun Lecture Temple and as a Dharma lecturer at Cixi Wulei Lecture Temple and Lu’an Huadian Lecture Temple. He also teaches at Pujiang Lingshan Buddhist Studies Society and the doctrinal and contemplative studies program of Ningbo Guanzong Lecture Temple.

In recent years, Venerable Yue Qing has been invited to give Dharma lectures at Buddhist temples and centers in Zhejiang and other regions, teaching Tiantai doctrine and contemplation, Buddhist precepts, and sutras. Upholding the principle of “integrating doctrine and contemplation, understanding and practice,” he emphasizes bringing right understanding and right view into everyday life, while integrating Buddhist precepts with spiritual cultivation. In 2023, he was honored as a “Gold Medal Lecturer” among religious communities in Zhejiang Province.

From an encounter during Vesak in Vietnam to a Dharma exchange in Manila, this visit brought Buddhist practitioners of different traditions together through a shared commitment to the Dharma. By exchanging experiences in Dharma propagation, education, and talent cultivation, the visit also planted seeds of affinity for continued dialogue and future collaboration.