American Ci Bei Temple: A Sanctuary of Wisdom and Compassion

Temple Overview
Established in New York City on June 30, 2024, American Ci Bei Temple is a Buddhist Zen organization under the spiritual mentorship of Venerable Master Hoongyuain Shi (Master Yi-Yun). As the temple’s abbot and guiding mentor, Master Hoongyuain Shi provides leadership to the four-fold assembly of disciples, upholding the path of Mahayana Buddhism. He emphasizes the unity of Zen and Pure Land traditions, guiding practitioners to achieve spiritual liberation and nurture community well-being.

The temple honors the Three Holy Beings of the Saha World—Shakyamuni Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva—alongside the Three Holy Beings of the Western Pure Land: Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. These revered figures serve as guiding lights for all sentient beings on the path to enlightenment.

Our mission is to spread the Dharma, transcend ignorance, enlighten society, and benefit all sentient beings. Through the principles of Mahayana Buddhism, we guide individuals to overcome delusions, cultivate wisdom, and attain spiritual growth, ultimately leading them toward liberation and peace.

Our Path of Practice and Service
Nurturing Wisdom and Faith
We host regular meditation retreats, Pure Land practice sessions, and Dharma lectures to deepen understanding of core Buddhist teachings. Through digital outreach and publications, we disseminate the wisdom of the Dharma to inspire broader engagement with Mahayana Buddhism.

Strategic Guidance & Life Navigation
We offer a unique system of strategic guidance and life navigation rooted in the Buddhist principle of Yi Shu Zai Dao (以術載道, “Using Skill as a Vehicle for the Way”). As a form of Upaya (skillful means), this approach draws upon traditional wisdom systems—including the Guanyin Oracle and Qimen Dunjia—to help practitioners better understand timing, circumstances, opportunities, and challenges in life. Rather than predicting the future, these methods are used as tools for reflection, discernment, and spiritual growth. Guided personally by Venerable Master Hoongyuain Shi, these sessions integrate Buddhist wisdom with practical life guidance, helping individuals navigate important transitions, clarify life direction, and cultivate greater awareness, balance, and confidence in their daily lives.

• Dedicated Support: This guidance is offered as a privilege to those who support the temple’s mission and activities. In keeping with the Buddhist tradition of Dana (generosity), all offerings are voluntary and made according to one’s personal circumstances and sincerity.
• Core Sangha & Practitioners: For regular participants in our practice community, Master Hoongyuain Shi provides guidance regarding cultivation, life direction, and important personal decisions as part of their spiritual development.
• Annual Sustaining Members: For those whose ongoing support helps sustain the temple’s operations, we offer more in-depth strategic guidance during significant life transitions, assisting individuals in finding greater harmony among career, family, personal development, and spiritual practice.

Zen Arts and Cultural Heritage
Through our Zen Art Center, we offer workshops in Zen calligraphy and ink painting, celebrating Eastern philosophy and mindful living. These arts serve as a gateway to inner peace and the preservation of compassion-based cultural traditions.

Compassionate Community Outreach
We serve the community through compassionate action and Dharma services. Our outreach includes prayer and blessing ceremonies, end-of-life spiritual care, memorial chanting for the deceased, as well as the offering of memorial and blessing tablets for devotees and supporters.

Beyond these spiritual services, we are deeply committed to supporting vulnerable populations. We provide guidance that encourages positive transformation in life, embodying the Buddhist spirit of compassionate service to all beings.

Our Aspirations

• Fostering Community: To deepen our roots in New York and strengthen the presence of the Dharma in our local community.
• Nurturing Practitioners: To cultivate a thriving Sangha through both online and in-person practice, supporting dedicated students on their spiritual path.
• Spiritual Legacy: To establish the temple as a lasting beacon of wisdom and compassion, preserving these ancient traditions for future generations.

Temple Slogan
“Spreading the Dharma, Dispelling Ignorance, and Liberating All Beings with Great Compassion.”

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Venerable Master HOONGYUAIN SHI (泓雲法師)

Spiritual Mentor | Zen Ink Artist | Chief Strategic Advisor
Specializing in Qimen Dunjia Strategic Guidance & Life Navigation

【Abbot’s Introduction】

Venerable Master HOONGYUAIN SHI (born Gu Yixiong, courtesy name Lingzi) is a visionary Spiritual Mentor, a distinguished Zen Ink Artist, and a Chief Strategic Advisor specializing in Qimen Dunjia Strategic Guidance and Life Navigation.

He currently serves as the Abbot of the American Ci Bei Temple and Chief Strategic Advisor to the American Society for Qimen Dunjia, where he offers insight into strategic planning, life direction, timing awareness, and the practical application of Qimen Dunjia within modern life contexts.

In accordance with Buddhist tradition, his surname “Shi” signifies his spiritual lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha. His Dharma name “Hoongyuain” evokes the imagery of a vast and boundless ocean of clouds, symbolizing the profound and ineffable nature of Dharma truth, flowing naturally with the rhythms of the universe.

His spiritual journey is expressed through multiple Dharma names marking different stages of realization. His precept name, Yiyun (One Cloud), represents a path of purity and simplicity. His honorific name, Lingyun (Spirit of the Celestial Cloud Dragon), reflects the harmony between the earthly and spiritual realms. His Dharma name Yinzheng (Seal of Realization) signifies the confirmation of awakened insight. These names collectively represent the unfolding of his spiritual cultivation and realization.

Known poetically as the “Half-Monk of the Sangha” and “Ling of the Celestial Hermitage,” Master Hoongyuain Shi conducts his artistic and spiritual practice from the Lingmiao Hermitage, integrating Zen practice with ink art and contemplative insight.

Born in Binzhou, China in 1971, he graduated from the Art Department of Xi’an United University. He has served in various cultural and educational roles, including leadership positions in Zen art institutions.

His spiritual path began with formal refuge in the Great Ci’en Temple in Xi’an, followed by years of Zen and Pure Land practice across China and the United States. He later deepened his practice under senior Buddhist teachers and received ordination as a monastic practitioner, committing fully to Dharma cultivation and service.

In 2024, he founded the American Ci Bei Temple in New York, establishing a center dedicated to the integration of Buddhist practice, Zen art, and practical life guidance.

Loongzen Lineage

Master Hoongyuain Shi is the founder of the Loongzen lineage, a spiritual path that integrates Chan (Zen) sudden enlightenment, Pure Land mindfulness, and the symbolic wisdom of Loong culture, traditionally regarded in Eastern tradition as a guardian expression of Dharma wisdom.

By integrating Strategic Guidance & Life Navigation Systems, Loongzen offers a practical approach to Buddhist cultivation that bridges spiritual practice with real-life decision-making, timing awareness, and personal transformation.

This system emphasizes harmony between compassion-based cultivation and wisdom-based action, supporting practitioners in navigating life with clarity, awareness, and balance.

Philosophical Teaching

He teaches that:
“Life is the ultimate cultivation; Faith is the primordial source of power; Devotion is the gateway to the Way; and Harmony, Universal Love, and Great Compassion are the highest expressions of spiritual realization.”

Spiritual Offerings & Compassionate Guidance
Master Hoongyuain Shi provides a comprehensive range of spiritual and practical guidance services to the community:

• Dharma & Healing: Group chanting, blessing ceremonies for obstacle removal, and Zen art lectures, supporting the cultivation of compassion, merit, and spiritual clarity.
• Spiritual Guidance: Guan Yin Oracle interpretation and life counseling, offering insight into personal nature, karmic tendencies, and paths of self-awareness and transformation.
• Strategic Guidance & Life Navigation: Qimen Dunjia-based analysis for timing, life transitions, and decision support, including guidance for personal, professional, and environmental alignment.
• Environmental Harmony Practices: Feng Shui consultation, energy harmonization for residences and memorial spaces, and traditional blessing practices.

Core Teaching Principle

Through skillful means (Upaya), Master Hoongyuain Shi integrates Buddhist wisdom with practical life guidance to support individuals during key transitions, helping them cultivate clarity, resilience, and inner balance.

His guidance emphasizes reflection, discernment, and spiritual growth, rather than prediction or determinism.

Mission Statement

Beyond offering guidance, his mission is to support individuals in discovering inner wisdom, cultivating compassion, and aligning their lives with Dharma principles.

He is widely respected for helping individuals navigate challenges, transform difficulties into insight, and move toward greater clarity, peace, and awakening.

His Great Vow

“To transcend ignorance and uphold the Right Dharma, and to guide all sentient beings toward awakening and liberation.”

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美國龍佛慈悲寺介紹

美國龍佛慈悲寺是2024年6月30日在美國紐約市成立的佛教禪宗的宗教組織。首任住持由泓雲法師率四眾弟子護持弘法。本寺宗旨是，遠離無明，弘揚正法，警世導俗，倒駕慈航。宣揚大乘佛法與修行實踐，以佛法僧三寶為師，禪淨共修。推廣佛法傳播教化，服務社會。為紐約社區信眾提供了一個修行的道場和精神家園。

本寺供奉娑婆三聖和西方三聖。娑婆三聖，即釋迦摩尼佛是佛教教主，是凡人成佛的化身。左脅侍為觀世音菩薩，是救苦救難有求必應的化身。右脅侍為地藏王菩薩，是幽冥教主，也是孝子的化身，超拔冤親債主，消除宿世業障，求其冥福救贖；西方三聖，指西方極樂世界教主阿彌陀佛。左脅侍為觀世音菩薩，能伏外道魔憍慢。右脅侍為大勢至菩薩，以念佛證果為法界淨土初祖，恆念阿彌陀佛，以智慧之光普照一切，使人得到無上力量、威勢自在，接引眾生往生淨土。

本寺機構設有理事會，禪堂。禪堂恭設有往生蓮位、長生祿位、平安符、安太歲、光明燈等祈福信眾，消災解難。本寺在泓雲法師的帶領下念佛共修，並有禪書法，和禪水墨畫講座，以及觀音靈簽等服務。所有宗教活動對佛教徒都是免費服務，同時也接受信眾自願供養和功德捐款。

歡迎信眾前來禮佛祈福，共修般若，早證佛果！American Ci Bei Temple是在美國紐約州註冊的佛教禪宗宗教組織。具有聯邦國稅501(c)(3)免稅地位，捐款可抵稅。

感恩眾生大德護持本寺！佛光普照！

天池一雲淨土禪院，佛祖護佑法力加持；
觀音普渡救苦救難，地藏大願超拔債主；
摩訶那鉢證果初祖，恆念彌陀往生淨土。
南無極樂世界阿彌陀佛！
南無大悲觀世音菩薩！
南無精進大勢至菩薩！
南無本師釋迦摩尼佛！
南無大悲觀世音菩薩！
南無大愿地藏王菩薩！

釋泓雲（Venerable Hoongyuain Shi）
精神導師｜禪墨書畫師｜首席策略顧問
專精奇門遁甲策略指導與人生決策諮詢
【住持簡介】
釋泓雲（Venerable Hoongyuain Shi），法名慈古、印証，戒名一雲，法號龗雲、泓雲，以號行於世。法師是一位卓識的精神導師、傑出禪墨畫師及首席策略顧問(奇門遁甲)。現任美國慈悲寺住持，美國奇門風水學會首席策略顧問。
法師俗名古一雄，字龗子。別號沙門半僧、天庭古龗，齋名龗淼精舍。曾用楊鵬古。1971年生於中國彬州，1995年畢業於西安聯合大學師範學院藝術系。歷任世界禪藝術研究院院長，中國禪林畫院（HK）副院長，美國天佛寺禪堂堂主。
法師靈性修行之旅始於中國彬州。1998年，他在西安歷史悠久的大慈恩寺正式皈依佛門，成為一名佛教徒，開始了數十載的參禪行藝實踐，法師天資通禪道玄學，擅書畫，自成一家。移居美國後在紐約慈航精舍妙峰長老的門下學習觀音心法。在遍訪中國名山聖地並經歷了深刻的靈性覺醒後，法師的弘法使命邁向了新的高度。
2021年3月，受美國國際禪宗佛教總會聘請，出任美國天佛寺禪堂首任堂主，並負責主持工作。2023年1月，法師在美國天佛寺出家，戒名“一雲”，發大願弘法利世。2023年9月，泓雲戒子在紐約拜天沛法師為師，師父賜法名“印証”，修學淨土法門，承傳衣缽。
2024年6月30日，為踐行慈悲宏願，法師在紐約布魯克林創立美國龍禪慈悲道場，並任首任住持。其弘揚實踐的「龍禪法脈」，融合了禪宗的頓悟開般若、淨土法門的一念誦持佛號、「戰略元科學」（Strategic Meta-science，包含觀音靈籤和奇門遁甲實踐等，猶如天氣預報可為信眾生活決策提供實用的參考）、以及中國龍文化智慧精髓，和美國現代文明的價值觀，形成現實生活中極其務實的修行心法。該法脈既包含佛教的慈悲與解脫，又有東方文明智慧的實踐與應用，來廣種福田，培植善根，利於和諧奉獻服務社區。法師倡導「生活就是修行，信仰是力量之源，虔誠是入門鑰匙，和諧博愛和大慈悲心，是修行境界之體現」。

法師常年為紐約信眾提供：念佛共修、開壇祈福消災和薦亡超度法會、禪書畫講座、解觀音靈籤、奇門遁甲策略決策諮詢服務。法師為信眾排憂解難，引導眾生向善學佛，遷善改運和早證佛果！法師大願：「遠離無明，弘揚正法，驚世導俗，倒駕慈航。」
泓雲法師致力於引導每一個靈魂，從無明陰影，走向淨土光明！