Hsin Tao
Shih Hsin Tao (; born October 11, 1948) is a Buddhist monk of the Linji School (Chan Buddhism) based in Taiwan and the founder of the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society (LJM). He also founded the Museum of World Religions (MWR) and the NGO initiative ‘Global Family for Love & Peace’ (GFLP). Biography Early years Hsin Tao was born Yang Hsiao-sheng (楊小生) in 1948 in Laikan Village, Laidaoshan Region, Lashio, Myanmar, to ethnic Chinese parents from Yunnan province in China. His father Yang Hsiao-cai was killed in 1952 and his mother Li Shu-jen went missing with his younger sister Yang Hsiao-ping and were never to hear from again. War-orphaned at the age of 4, Yang was first raised by his aunt Yang Hsiao-Si who passed away shortly thereafter and his uncle-in-law YIN Hu-Nan took him along into the mountains as a hobo until 1957, when Uncle Yin’s buddy army officer LU Ding-Zhou encouraged the 9-year old boy to join the guerilla army to have access to learning things. His given name was changed to Yang Jian-Sheng but mis-spelled as Yang Jin-Sheng (Chinese: 楊進生) for formalities. Yang was with the Solitary Army which retreated to Taiwan in 1961 and was enrolled