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Wei Chueh was born on 1928 in Yingshan County, Sichuan, Sichuan, China, is a Chinese Bhikshu (Buddhist monk). Discover Wei Chueh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
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Born 1928
Birthday 1928
Birthplace Yingshan County, Sichuan, Sichuan, China
Date of death 8 April, 2016
Died Place Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
Nationality China

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1928

Wei Chueh was born in 1928 in Yingshan County, Sichuan.

1963

In 1963, he was ordained under Lin Yuan at the Shi Fan Da Jue (“Great Enlightenment”) Chan Monastery in Keelung, Taiwan.

1967

He was fully ordained as a monk in 1967 at Daijue Temple in Keelung.

He offered many retreats in Yilan, Hsinchu, and Hong Kong before settling into solitary seclusion at Yangmingshan near Wanli District, New Taipei.

He lived under extremely poor and primitive conditions, but continued to practice the Dharma.

1987

In 1987, he founded Lin Quan Temple in Taipei County.

Wei Chueh became known for organizing seven-day Zen retreats and dharma assemblies, as well as his "lively and flexible" preaching style.

As his popularity increased, his temple was unable to fit more people.

Due to the continuing growth of both lay and monastic disciples, he planned to build a larger monastery in Puli in Central Taiwan.

2001

The Chung Tai Chan Monastery was inaugurated in September 2001.

2004

Wei was one of eight venerables who proposed the World Buddhist Forum in China in 2004, a suggestion that won support from Buddhist circles in countries like Japan and South Korea.

2005

In 2005, the Grand Master appointed his disciple Jian Deng to be the abbot of Chung Tai.

2016

Wei Chueh (, 1928 – 8 April 2016) was a Chinese Bhikshu (Buddhist monk) from Taiwan.

He is the founder of the Chung Tai Shan monastery and Buddhist order.

Wei Chueh is often credited for reviving the traditional teachings of Chan Buddhism.

Wei died at the age of 88 on 8 April 2016.