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'Master Xu Yun (Empty Cloud) lived into his 120th year. He was born in 1840 and passed away in 1956. He was a master of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism (known as 'Zen' in Japan), and inherited all five major schools of that tradition. XuYun lived to see the last five imperial reigns of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the formation of the Republican Era and the eventual victory of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949. Despite tremendous difficulties in his life, he never stopped teaching the Buddha-Dharma and actively participated in the requisition of building materials, labour and finance to build or re-build important Buddhist temples, monasteries and other holy sites. He is well known for his travels, leaving China on foot and visiting Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Burma and even Tibet. Even when residing in China, Xu Yun would move about, visiting holy places and if he could, help maintain them for the use as Buddhist learning centres. Occasionally, he would agree to become abbot for a time.As he became well known for his strong practice and pure attitude, people started comparing him to the Ming Dynasty Ch'an master Han Shan (1546-1623), referring to him as 'Han Shan Come Again'.

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Author

Ji Dyn Shakya

Publisher

The Nan Hua Chan Buddhist Society

Published

1996

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Buddhism, Religion