Events
Footsteps and Ink-trails: A Literary Examination of Venerable Master Hsing Yun
6 Oct 2026
14:30 – 16:30
Room 220, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK & ZOOM ID: 964 5779 7423, Password: 999999
Prof, Lee, Jui-Teng (National Central University)
Prof, Lee, Jui-Teng previously served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Chinese Literature, Library Director, and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at National Central University (NCU), as well as Director of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL). He is currently a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chinese Literature at National Central University. He also serves as the Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Hsing Yun Global Award for Chinese Literature and Chairperson of the Academic Development Committee for the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum.
cshb@cuhk.edu.hk, 3943 0646
Day and night, Venerable Master Hsing Yun dedicated himself to writing. In his later years, as his eyesight declined, he shifted to dictation, with his spoken words effortlessly flowing into eloquent chapters, culminating in the monumental The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun.
The “literature” within The Complete Works extends beyond the fifth category, “Literary Collections,” to encompass the sixth category (“Biographies”), the seventh category (“Diaries”), and the eighth category (“Letters”). In terms of literary genres, it spans poetry, prose (including essays, diaries, and letters), reportage, biography, and fiction, alongside sections defined specifically as “oral literature.” These “ink-trails” (the traces of his written words) closely correspond to the “footsteps” of his global travels; only through both do we perceive the complete picture of Venerable Master Hsing Yun. From this, the profound importance of conducting a literary examination of his works becomes fully evident.
Language: Mandarin
