The UN's Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders in late August was attended by three Buddhist leaders from Taiwan: the Venerable Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain; the Venerable Dharma Master Hsin Tao of Ling Chiu Shan; and Master Yi-Fa of Fo Guang Shan. But only Master Hsin Tao went as a representative of Taiwan.
八月底在聯合國召開的千禧年世界宗教與精神領袖大會，台灣佛教界去了三位代表，一位是法鼓山的聖嚴法師，一位是世界宗教博物館的創辦人靈鷲山的心道法師，一位是佛光山的依法法師。