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Ching Hai
Ching Hai in Sydney (1993)
Born
Hue Dang Trinh
(1950-05-12) 12 May 1950 (age 74)
Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Nationality
British, formerly Vietnamese
Known for
Spirituality, mysticism, poetry Entrepreneur
Notable work
Book:The Key of Immediate Enlightenment, Supreme Master TV, Loving Hut
Movement
Quan Yin Method
Website
godsdirectcontact.org
Supreme Master Ching Hai
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
清海無上師[1]
Simplified Chinese
清海无上师
Literal meaning
Clear Ocean Immeasurable Teacher [note 1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Qīng Hǎi Wú Shàng Shī
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
Thanh Hải Vô Thượng Sư[2]
Ching Hai (born Trịnh Đăng Huệ;[note 2] 12 May 1950), commonly referred to as Suma or Supreme Master Ching Hai, is a Vietnamese-born British spiritual leader[3] of the Guanyin Famen (Chinese) or Quan Yin method transnational cybersect. The practice had existed predating the common usage of the internet.[3][4][5][6] Based out of Taiwan, she is estimated to have 2 million followers worldwide.[7][8]
Ching Hai founded the Loving Hut vegan restaurant chain and vegan Celestial Shop fashion company under Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.[9][10]
^Lukas Pokorny, ed. (2018). Handbook of East Asian new religious movements. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-36297-0. OCLC 1021065075.
^"Vietnam: Country Report" (PDF). Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office, United Kingdom. October 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ abPartridge, Christopher (2004) New Religions: A Guide Oxford University Press, p. 263-264
^Thornton, Patricia M. (2008). "Manufacturing Dissent in Transnational China: Boomerang, Backfire or Spectacle?". In Kevin J. O'Brien (ed.). Popular Protest in China. Harvard University Press. pp. 179–204 – via www.academia.edu.
^Schumacher, Elizabeth (13 August 2018). "Vegan restaurants run by cult leader who 'speaks to God' | DW | 13.08.2018". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^"China : Treatment of Guanyin Famen practitioners (Kuan Yin Famen, Guanyin Method, Quanyin Famen, Way of the Goddess of Mercy, Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association)". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^Goossaert, Vincent; Palmer, David A. (2011). The Religious Question in Modern China. University of Chicago Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-226-30416-8. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^Chua-Eoan, Howard (20 January 1997). "The Buddhist Martha". Time. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
^Maragay, Fel V. (20 November 2006). "Master of charity". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
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