Shi Yanjue (Chinese: 释演觉; born April 1956) is a Chinese Buddhist monk and the current president of the Buddhist Association of China, succeeding Shi Xuecheng, who was accused of sexual harassment.

[1][2][3] Shi Yanjue was born in Gangu County, Gansu, in April 1956.

In January 1982, he took refuge in the Three Jewels under Shi Changhui (释常慧) at Xiangji Temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi.

In May 2016, he received an honorary doctorate in Philosophy in Buddhist Studies from the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.

[4] In August 2018, he was named acting president of the Buddhist Association of China, replacing Shi Xuecheng.