Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery is the most famous Buddhist sacred place of southern Taiwan.
The order promotes Humanistic Buddhism and is known for its efforts in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism.
It is famous for its use of technology and its temples are often furnished with the latest equipment.
Hsing Yun's stated position for Fo Guang Shan is that it is an "amalgam of all Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism"