继如法师简历:

法师原籍马来西亚

1986年依止竺摩法师学习中国佛教

曾任马来西亚三慧讲堂监院

马来西亚佛教会青年团副主任

全国大专工作营老师

马佛青沙关联合会宗教导师, 并协助沙关佛青教育基金之成立

1990年应美国佛教会之邀到美国纽约

曾任美国佛教董事

纽约大觉寺住持

美国佛教联合会秘书

1995年协助推动美国中部密苏里州圣路易市佛教工作,并成立美中佛教会,任秘书

1996年任美中佛教会副主席

1997年于北美创立青年佛教教育基金会

1999年任美中佛教会主席

2000年兼任芝加哥正觉寺住持

2002年任庄严寺及大觉寺方丈

Chairman of IBFA: Venerable Ji Ru
Born in Malaysia. Ven. JiRu learned about Theravada Buddhism and ordained in Thailand in 1980. He later studied Chinese Buddhism and ordained in that tradition under the late great Buddhist Master Venerable ZhuMo in 1986. He was supervisor of Triple Wisdom Hall and vice-chairperson of Buddhist Association of Malaysia Youth Division. He was a speaker at the Triple Wisdom Hall's Buddhist research class and several youth training camps. In 1991, he was religious advisor of the Sabah State Liaison Committee of Malaysia where he helped establish the "Sabah and Labuan Buddhist Educational Foundation".

Venerable Ji Ru came to the United States in 1992 to give a Dharma Talk, and shortly thereafter he was appointed the Abbot of Great Enlightenment Temple of Buddhist Association of U.S. in New York. In 1993 he became Secretary of the "Buddhist Union of New York". He came to St. Louis, Missouri in 1995. He became the vice-chairperson of Mid-America Buddhist Association in 1996. He formed the Youth Buddhist Educational Foundation in the following year. In 1999 he became the Abbot of Mid-America Buddhist Association and is now also the Abbot of Chuang Yen Monastery, and Great Enlightenment Temple of Buddhist Association of U.S. in New York.