Hao (Pseudonym): Shouguang Louchu（Owner of Life-Light Building）、Yiyun Sanjen（Flow-Cloud Mountain Hermit）Alias: Amitabha Attendant (Venerable Ching Liang invents the buddhagata sati for the six sounds, Nan, Wu, A, Mi, Tuo, Fo, or any Dharma names of Bodhisattva.)
Birthplace: Fuan City, Fujian Province, China
In September 19th of lunar calendar, 1946, the date when Kuan-yin Bodhisattva received the ordination, Ven. Ching Liang was given the tonsure under Ven. Cing Liang in Fu Ching Monastery of Fuan City. In October he was ordained in Yong Cyuan Monastery of Fuzhou City and started the meditative practice and doctrinal learning. In February 1949 he followed Ven. Sin Wu and Ven. Sin Ran to Taiwan Buddhist Institute to get close with Tzu Hang Bodhisattva and learn Dharma. At that time he was assigned to the branch of Taiwan Buddhism Institute, Ling Cyuan Monastery, in Keelung City. Then, he went bake to Maitreya Monastery(彌勒內院), in Hsichih(汐止), to listen to the lectures under Tzu Hang Bodhisattva. He had been to Taiwan Buddhist Lecture Association of Ling Wun Monastery, in Hsinchu City, to get close with Ven. Da Sing until 1952. He took on the responsibility to be in charge of Jin Shan Temple in Nuan Nuan District. In September 1953 Mi-to Temple was built and in 1956 he found the Buddhist Dharma Hall in San Chong City. In 1962 the Mi-to Temple was repaired and re-built.
In 1965 he participated in the administrative work of Buddhist association, and assisted to found World Buddhist Sanga Council. He worked as the president of Taipei County Buddhist Association from September 1973 to 1999. The time reached a total of 26 years. During taking on the position of president, he devoted all his energy to hold the Triple Platform Full Ordination（Santan Dajie）in Linchi Temple of Yuanshan, Taipei while inviting the Venerable Master Bai Sheng to be the Precept Transmitter, the Venerable Master Ching Hsin to be the Teaching Transmitter and made himself the Karmadana. He also assisted the former presidents (Ven. Syuan Sin, Ven. Long Dao and Ven. Jing Sin) to reorganize and integrate the personnel while working as the managing director of the Buddhist Association of ROC.
In 1974 Ven. Liao Chung invited Ven. Ching Laing to participate in the reorganization of the Eighth the Buddhist Association of ROC. He took the responsibility to reorganize the administrative matters, integrate the personnel and assist Ven. Bai Sheng’s re-election for the president. In 1980 Venerable Ching Liang worked as the managing director and General Secretary. Next spring he resigned the position of General Secretary. During serving in the Buddhist Association of ROC, because of his eminent contribution, he was valued by Ven. Bai Sheng and he received the honor to be the 42nd descendant of Rinzai Zen (Rinzai school). He was given the dharma name, Ding Shao. In the same year he assisted Ven. Bai Sheng to plan and arrange for the 3rd General Conference of World Buddhist Sanga Council (WBSC). He served as the vice secretary of WBSC, concurrently. He was also the host of the World Chinese Buddhist Sangha Congress and then to be elected as one of the presidium. In 1982 he took up the post of the president of Taipei Buddhist Association. He dispelled the personnel discord and established the system. He resigned the post of secretary of the Buddhist Association of ROC and emphasized on the promotion of the two Associations between Taipei City and Taipei County. In 2005 he resigned the position (according to the Law of Citizen's Organizations, Ven. Ching Liang can still take on the position for one more period.) Ven. Ching Liang served as the president for more than 23 years. During the retention time he found the magazine “Taipei Buddhism”, held “Dharma Assembly of the Humane King Who Protects His Country” and issued the “Corpus of the Dharma Assembly of the Humane King Who Protects His Country,” etc. In 1990 he was a delegate of the Buddhist Association of ROC to attend the 17th Conference of World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) held in Korea. Ven. Ching Liang endeavored to get the opportunity to hold the 18th Conference in Taiwan. Finally, he received the banner of WFB and achieved the wish that the 18th Conference was held in Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan.Before the implementation of China's tourism policy, Ven. Laio Chung, the General Secretary of the Buddhist Association of ROC, made the proposal in the conference to nominate Ven. Ching Liang to be both the managing director and director of the Cross-Strait Relations Committee. He took on the both positions until 1997. After the implementation of China's tourism policy Ven. Ching Liang visited Mainland China for several times. He contributed a lot to the Dharma relationship between Taiwan and China. Therefore, he became the 48th Dharma descendant of Ven. Ming Yang of Caodong (Soto school). In 1992 he established the Chinese Buddhist Temple Association. He served as president for two times and issued the “Buddhist Temple Quarterly.” In November 2001 he was elected as the 15th president by all the former presidents of the Buddhist Association of ROC. In February 2006 the Buddhist Association of ROC was being reorganized, Ven. Ching Laing did not have the will to take on the position, but because in support of Ven. Jing Sin and all the members of the association, he was reappointed to be the president until 2010. Ven. Ching Laing devotes himself to the association for more than 40 years.Present Incumbency
Pre-President of the Buddhist Association of ROC
Founder President of Chinese Buddhist Temple Association
Permanent Teacher of Taipei Buddhist Association
Teacher of Taipei County Buddhist Association
Vice President of World Buddhist Sangha Council
Vice President of World Chinese Buddhist Sangha Congress
Honorary Chairman of Hsuan Chuang University
Chairman of Mi-to Cultural and Educational Foundation
