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Wei Chueh (惟覺法師 Wéijué) (1928-) is a Chinese Buddhist monk situated in Taiwan. He is the founder of the Chung Tai Shan Monastery and Buddhist order. Wei Chueh is often credited for reviving the traditional teachings of Ch’an (or Zen) Buddhism. Wei Chueh was born in 1928 in Sichuan China In 1963 he was ordained under Master Lin Yuan at the Shi Fan Da Jue (“Great Enlightenment”) Chan Monastery in Keelung Taiwan. He was fully ordained as a monk in 1967 at Daijue Temple in Keelung.
