In March 1996, the Founder Reverend Master Sheng Yin entered nirvana. Master Chang Shuen succeeded as the Abbess of the New Zealand Tsi Ming Temple and the Kaohshiung Shen Yuan Temple.

• 一九九六年三月开山长老上圣下印老和尚临般涅槃，命上常下顺法师接任纽西兰慈明寺暨高雄圣愿寺住持，继其步伐而挑担大业。