Fo Guang Shan Monastery (Chinese: 佛光山寺; pinyin: Fó Guāng Shān Sì; lit.
[1] Fo Guang Shan has undertaken many construction projects, including university buildings, shrines, and a cemetery.
After due consideration, Fo Guang Shan decided to reopen the monastery to some extent, thereby providing the public a place to practice Pure Land Buddhism.
The Patriarch Shrine (Chinese: 宗祖殿; pinyin: Zōngzǔ diàn) serves as a memorial hall for Hsing Yun and houses his archive of his written works, and is the final resting place for his relics.
It also serves as the Sutra Repository (Chinese: 藏經樓; pinyin: Cáng jīng lóu) which houses over 50 copies of the Tripiṭaka.
The abbot of Fo Guang Shan Monastery is the overall head of the order, and all Fo Guang Shan temples, and is the chairperson of the Religious Affairs Committee, serving a term of six years, with one reappointment by popular vote and, under exceptional circumstances, a second reappointment by two-thirds vote.
At the beginning of the year, the abbot-elect is inaugurated as the new director of Fo Guang Shan through a dharma transmission ceremony, receiving the robe and bowl.