Chin Kung, AM (b. 1927) is a Buddhist monk from the Mahayana tradition. He is the founder of the Amitabha Buddhist Society, an organization based on the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. He was born in Lujiang County, Anhui Province, China under the birth name of Hsu Yeh-hong (徐業鴻). He spent thirteen years studying Buddhism and Philosophy under the guidance of Professor Fang Tung-mei, Zhangjia Hutuktu (a master in Mongolian Buddhist tradition), and Teacher Lee Ping-nan.

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  • Chin Kung, AM (b. 1927) is a Buddhist monk from the Mahayana tradition. He is the founder of the Amitabha Buddhist Society, an organization based on the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. He was born in Lujiang County, Anhui Province, China under the birth name of Hsu Yeh-hong (徐業鴻). He spent thirteen years studying Buddhism and Philosophy under the guidance of Professor Fang Tung-mei, Zhangjia Hutuktu (a master in Mongolian Buddhist tradition), and Teacher Lee Ping-nan. He entered the monastic life in 1959, where he was ordained at Lintzi Temple at Yuanshan in Taipei, Taiwan. It was then that he received the name of Chin Kung, meaning "pure emptiness". Chin Kung is well known for using modern technology to spread the Buddha's teachings. His lectures are recorded on audio, video tapes and CDs for wide distribution in many temples, including many Buddhist temples and centers where people can pick up books to distribute to other places. He has sponsored the printing and the distribution of Buddhist texts worldwide, as well as portraits and pictures of various buddhas and bodhisattvas. All these items have been distributed free of charge. In recent years, Chin Kung has emphasized the Infinite Life Sutra and the Pure Land cultivation method of Buddha recitation which is concerned mainly with the recitation of Amitabha Buddha's name. Chin Kung was the ordination master for the late actress Chen Xiaoxu.
  • 釋淨空（1927年－），俗名徐業鴻，法名覺淨，字淨空，安徽人，當代台灣佛教界高僧，弘揚凈土法門。五十年來，奔波於東南亞、歐美各地，利用網路等高科技設備，不遺餘力地講經說法，將佛法傳播到世界各地，引導著眾多的僧俗佛弟子。
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  • Chin Kung 淨空
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  • Chin Kung, AM (b. 1927) is a Buddhist monk from the Mahayana tradition. He is the founder of the Amitabha Buddhist Society, an organization based on the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. He was born in Lujiang County, Anhui Province, China under the birth name of Hsu Yeh-hong (徐業鴻). He spent thirteen years studying Buddhism and Philosophy under the guidance of Professor Fang Tung-mei, Zhangjia Hutuktu (a master in Mongolian Buddhist tradition), and Teacher Lee Ping-nan.
  • 釋淨空（1927年－），俗名徐業鴻，法名覺淨，字淨空，安徽人，當代台灣佛教界高僧，弘揚凈土法門。五十年來，奔波於東南亞、歐美各地，利用網路等高科技設備，不遺餘力地講經說法，將佛法傳播到世界各地，引導著眾多的僧俗佛弟子。
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  • Chin Kung
  • 釋淨空
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