Handing Down the Light is the inspirational biography of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, that traces the extraordinary life and mission of one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the world today. In doing so, it sheds light on the indomitable spirit that distinguished him even at a young age.

Handing Down the Light not only shows how Master Hsing Yun was able to overcome one adversity after another, but also illuminates the causes and conditions that allowed him to propagate the Dharma and establish centers of education, extending Humanistic Buddhism first to North America and then to all corners of the world. In essence, Handing Down the Light can be read as a comprehensive account of building of a global Buddhist community.

Full of lively anecdotes, penetrating insights and rich visual documentation, Handing Down the Light is a biography that itself transmits the "light" of an exemplary spiritual leader for the 21st century.