Abbot Venerable Dhammapida (Fa Yao) was born in Taiwan and grew up in Malaysia. In 1987, he received his full-ordination as a Bhikkhu monk in Sri Lanka under Ven. Prof. Dhammajoti. He received his degree in Buddhist Studies, Buddhist and Pali University and his master degree in Buddhist Philosophy at Kelaniya University in Sri Lanka […]
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Abbots of the Chuang Yen Monastery
1984-1992 Ven. Xian Ming (顯明法師) 1992-1999 Ven. Min Kuang (明光法師) 1999-2001 Ven. Shou Yu (首愚法師) 2001-2002 Ven. Min Kuang (明光法師) 2002-2004 Ven. Ji Ru (繼如法師) 2004-2007 Ven. Jing Tong (淨通法師) 2008- 2015 Ven. Dhammadipa (法曜法師) 2016- now Ven. Hui Tsung (慧聰法師)