individual. They also hold ceremonies that celebrate marriage and the happiness of married couples which are popular worldwide. Hsing Yun Hsing Yun (1927–2023) was widely considered a contemporary leader in the humanistic Buddhist movement in Taiwan and was the founder of Fo Guang Shan in the 1960s. He wrote Rites for Funerals, a work outlining the Dharmic elements of these rituals and reforming them to place emphasis on the living participants and worshipers. He also wrote The Etiquettes and Rules, which outlines the practices of traditional Buddhism from a humanistic perspective. Gender equality in humanistic Buddhism One controversy of humanistic Buddhism is the role of women in society. Hsing Yun holds a conservative perspective as to the position of women and has published a variety of articles for men on how to maintain a functioning household and for women on how to provide proper companionship and please their husbands. Despite this perception, women have earned themselves a solid position in the Chinese workforce. While Hsing Yun does not advocate for women being forced out of workplaces, he cautions men about the problems that might arise in a household if a woman is not at home to keep things in order. However, Buddhist nuns have been gaining a place as of 1998 in which 136 women from a variety of Buddhist traditions were ordained into the Fo Guang Shan tradition in China. Taiwan has also had ordination available to Buddhist nuns for centuries. See also Hsing Yun Nan Tien Temple Religious humanism References Further reading Ho, Jacqueline (2008). "The Practice of Yin Shun's Ren Jian Fo Jiao: A Case Study of Fu Yan College, Dharma Drum Mountain and Tzu Chi Buddhist Compassion Relief". MA thesis. University of Calgary. Ikeda, D. (15 October 2010). A New Humanism. . Buddhism in China Fo Guang Shan Mahayana