Personal Life
Hsin Pei was born in Penghu in a rural Buddhist family. He was the youngest of three sons, and also has a younger sister. His eldest brother is also a Buddhist practitioner, and his second eldest brother ordained as Ven. Hui Jih in his twenties under Master Hsing Yun, which inspired Hsin Pei to also ordain as well. His younger sister later became a Buddhist nun in the same order. The two sons of Hsin Pei's eldest brother have also joined the monastic order in their teens.
In 1990, Hsin Pei was fully ordained as a Buddhist monk. At that time he was given the Dharma name Hui Han (慧瀚; Hanyu Pinyin: Huihan).
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