Jin’s Story

Buddhist monk Jin Wei was born in Poland and began his meditation practice in 1999. After living a fun but unfulfilling bohemian lifestyle, he encountered a Polish translation of the Sixth Patriarch Sūtra that inspired him to dedicate himself to Dharma practice and service. He volunteered in various hospitals and helped organize a community visit in Europe. In 2013, he moved to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Northern California, and in 2015, he took novice ordination, and in 2017, full ordination as a Mahayana Buddhist monk. In 2020, he graduated from the DRBU M.A. in Buddhist Classics. Jin Wei Shi serves on the Buddhist Global Relief Sangha Council. He stewards a range of activities centered on inner practice, service, and transformation, as well as branches of their monastic community.