page_title: Wei Chueh
hierarchical_section_title: Wei Chueh
caption_attribution_description: English: Grand Master Wei Chueh
context_page_description: Wei Chueh was a Chinese bhikkhu in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Chung Tai Shan monastery and Buddhist order. Wei Chueh is often credited for reviving the traditional teachings of Chan Buddhism. Chueh was born in 1928 in Xikang.
  Chueh died at the age of 88 on April 8, 2016.
context_section_description: Wei Chueh (Chinese: 惟覺法師; pinyin: Wéijué, 1928 – April 8, 2016) was a Chinese bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Chung Tai Shan monastery and Buddhist order. Wei Chueh is often credited for reviving the traditional teachings of Chan Buddhism. Chueh was born in 1928 in Xikang (modern Sichuan).
  Chueh died at the age of 88 on April 8, 2016.
caption: Wei Chueh in July 2010
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