一九七六年  三藩市
金山禅寺上人主持剃度典礼

l976  San Francisco
The Master Presiding over Entry into the Monastic Life, Gold Mountain Dhyana Monastery

在一九七六年，又有四位青年男女发心加入僧团。他们是恒实、恒顺、恒居，另一位是上人来美后收的第一位亚洲出家弟子。

In l976, four more young men and women made the resolve to enter into monastic life. They were the monks Heng Sure and Heng Shun, the nun Heng Chu, and another monk who was the first Asian to leave home with the Master since his arrival in the West.