ai ▁( born ▁H ue ▁D ang ▁Tr in h ; ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 0 ), ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Sum a ▁or ▁Supreme ▁Master ▁Ch ing ▁H ai , ▁is ▁a ▁Vietnam ese ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Gu any in ▁F amen ▁( Ch inese ) ▁or ▁Qu an ▁Y in ▁Method ▁trans n ational ▁Cy ber sect ▁Based ▁out ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁ 2 ▁million ▁follow ers ▁world wide . ▁Ch ing ▁H ai ▁founded ▁the ▁L oving ▁H ut ▁veg an ▁restaurant ▁chain ▁and ▁veg an ▁Cel est ial ▁Sh op ▁fashion ▁company ▁under ▁Supreme ▁Master ▁Ch ing ▁H ai ▁International ▁Association . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ch ing ▁H ai ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Vietnam ese ▁mother ▁and ▁a ▁Chinese ▁father , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Qu ả ng ▁Ng ã i ▁Province ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁German ▁scient ist . ▁They ▁married , ▁but ▁separated ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁spiritual ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁met ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁mon k ▁in ▁Germany ▁whom ▁she ▁followed ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁his ▁monaster y ▁denied ▁entry ▁to ▁females . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁study ▁different ▁relig ions . ▁ ▁H ai ▁attempted ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Bh ag av ad ▁G ita ▁from ▁a ▁book shop ▁near ▁the