being a monk was reserved for men. That changed when Taiwan came under Japanese rule, and women started receiving educations.

Star and Cloud is hosted by the National Museum of China and the Fo Guang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education. It is a collection of Hsing Yun's calligraphy, manuscripts, letters, and ...

"It was actually quite disheartening," said Sabrina Chiang, a frequent spokesperson for the 600 Buddhist nuns, who are mainly from Taiwan ... has been a Buddhist monk for 12 years.