In December 1995, Abbot Zhen Chan died a heart attack. However, the monastery could not go on normally without an abbot a day. His disciple, Master Jue Xing was supported by the masters of the old generation in the Jade Buddha Monastery, lay Buddhists and the staff of the monastic affairs office and shouldered the task of managing the whole monastery in the capacity of the monastic affairs office director. Through over four years of practice and tests, Master Jue Xing displayed his talents and made great progress in the political awareness, religious belief, monastic management as well as diplomatic relations. In November 1999, the masters of the monastery elected Master Jue Xing the 11th abbot. At present, Master Jue Xing, supported fully by the municipal nationality and religious affairs committee is leading the members of the monastic affairs office, unites the masters and staff and upholds firmly the patriotic banner and policy of love of Buddhism to walk on the road that conforms to socialist society. The Jade Buddha Monastery today offers weekly lectures, sets up the Hong Yi Library and publishes the Juequn Quarterly. At the same time, the monastery actively provides better conditions for the Buddhist studies and disseminates the Buddhist culture to promote the consciousness of patriotism and love of Buddhism of the disciples in the monastery.

With the coming of the new century, the monastery designed a blueprint for the development. Supported by the People’s Government of Putuo District and the relevant departments, the Jade Buddha Monastery will be renovated and enlarged on a big scale. Within two or three years, it will build a preaching hall with modern equipments, the Hong Yi Library will be equipped with computerized management, different facilities for Buddhist cultural study and activities will be in place, thus the whole look of the monastery will be greatly improved.