Nanhua University President Lin Cong-Ming led more than 500 students and teachers to participate in the ceremony.

    Nanhua University founder and chairman of the Grand Master Hsing Yun devoted his life to cultural, educational and humanistic care. These enable the Master Hsing Yun award honorary doctorate foreign universities, the National Public Service Award, the Ten Outstanding education and Presidential Culture Award Award, Bodhi Award and so on.
    October 23, 2013. In National Chung Cheng University's 24th anniversary celebration series of activities, awarded an honorary doctorate to the founder of Nanhua University Master Hsing Yun. This ceremony is mainly to highlight the Master Hsing Yun to the country's contribution to society. Nanhua University President Lin Cong-Ming led more than 500 students and teachers to participate in the ceremony.
    Fo Guang Shan founder Master Hsing Yun has been 87 years old, he is not only committed to promoting Buddhism and promote Buddhist culture outside.
    Master Hsing Yun in education is outstanding contribution, he successively founded Nanhua University, Fo Guang University, American University of the West and Australia Southern University, and more in Taiwan established Zhiguang Commerce, schools and kindergartens, etc. more than 50 schools, that hit Taiwan Buddhism Groups set up schools in the historical record.
    In addition, the Master Hsing Yun has also set up 21 art galleries, 26 libraries, five publishers, and 12 bookstores for promoting culture and arts, and compiled many books and translated into dozens of languages.
    "Lamrim Library" collection Strait Buddhism-related master and doctoral thesis and around the world Chinese language papers and edited into the " Chinese Buddhist Texts academic theory"
    In the honorary doctorate ceremony, the Master Hsing Yun of the "Fo Guang Tripitaka" and a total of more than 2000 of the Buddhist texts presented to the National Chung Cheng University. Hope that through these books can inspire the students have a positive outlook on life, but also hope to become a center of Buddhist studies.
    Master Hsing Yun said he did not go to school to study his life, nor had won a diploma. Today is his to get the first 14 honorary doctorates. Can become Chung Cheng University student, he felt very honored
    In the awarded ceremony, Venerable Master Hsing Yun also with the National Chung Cheng University President Wu Zhiyang, Nanhua University President Lin Cong-Ming chatting with Taiwan's higher education how the current low birth rate, the plight of the     University of oversupply to show own characteristics.
    Master Hsing Yun said the school does not belong to personal, it belongs to the state community for everyone. Higher education should be studying, lapping, general reference and practice spirit. No education is not hard, the ability of people to be more afraid of hardship. In addition to educating people who have expertise, but also can not just hide in an ivory tower, but also to more contact with people in order to expand the knowledge.
    Master Hsing Yun said that learning knowledge not asking others to do, which is to lead by example. Moreover, everything involved and cultivate courage, magnanimous and generous. Master Hsing Yun exhort operating a university can not be afraid of big and difficult. Intentions can accomplish a good school which is like the land needed to develop and sowing. Then the seedlings will grow.
    Nanhua University President Lin Cong-Ming said that today Taiwan is facing the problem of low birth rate, so how to stand out from the numerous schools are schools challenge.
    Nanhua University actively promote overseas study, for which established the "Fo Guang Shan University System". Our students can take this system to obtain double degrees. Fo Guang Shan temple in the world with more than 300 to provide assistance for students studying outside without worry.
    Nanhua University and National Chung Cheng University more, National Chiayi University, Huwei Yunlin University of Science and Technology jointly signed an agreement of interdistrict a free elective courses.
    As Program industrialization, Nanhua University with 38 companies signed the industry-university cooperation projects.
    Nanhua University opened employmen guarantee classes and certification classes to students of both skills and international perspective, so that students can get jobs after graduation and can be more competitive in today's society.