Shi Yanjue

Biography

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 June 2004, he became vice-president of the Buddhist Library of China. On November 5, 2006, he was proposed as the new abbot of Guangji Temple. In 2015 he was vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China. In May 2016, he received an honorary doctorate in Philosophy in Buddhist Studies from the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. In August 2018, he was named acting president of the Buddhist Association of China, replacing Shi Xuecheng. On December 2, 2020, he was elected president of the Buddhist Association of China at the 10th National Congress of the Buddhist Association of China.