Dharma Drum Mountain founder Master Sheng Yen died at age 80 (79 by Western reckoning) from multiple organ failure due to a hepatic tumor, at 4 p.m. on 3 February.
法鼓山創辦人聖嚴法師，因肝腫瘤引發多重器官衰竭，於 2 月 3 日下午 4 時圓寂，享壽 80 歲。