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In 1923, Dogen 20-year-old, went to Hubei Hanyang Guiyan Temple, according to lawyers by the situation right feel clean ring, round ring reference after the stay in Guiyan Temple University. He read in the temple, "Tripitaka", that "Flower Adornment Sutra" is all by the king, want to wholeheartedly participate in research. Years living in monasteries, to tonsure Long products division call letter, return zhoukouzhen Bensi, to help food services division. 1926, Yueh-Hsia Tseng Chi Master Zhou Master attendance disciples, teaching in Changshu, Jiangsu Province Kofukuji's "Dharma Realm University," Master Dogen's Road admired Ci Zhou Yu, in 1926, bidding farewell to the old Long Products monk, south of Jiangsu Changshu Institute study into the Dharma Realm. University of homework, mainly Xianshou law school and a quarter, when the students, there are thirty-eight years later came to Taiwan with the tacit as Master. College by the school in the judicial system for years to Ci Zhou Master infirm to leave Buddha Lingyan mountain retreats. Road sources and several students to the animals of division Lingyan Tsz Shan, study Buddha Famennian. To 1928, Chi Zhou, should Zhenjiang Chikurinji Master's request, to the "Bamboo Buddha School" to teach, the source also as Ci Zhou Road to Zhenjiang, lectures at the Buddhist Institute. Early 1930, Chi Zhou, Wuhan Buddhist Master who should be the request, to Wuhan preaching. Tao Chi teacher as the source has to Wuhan, to listen to after a successful, that is, to retreats Qian Xiu Bao Tong Temple. Bao Tong Temple in Wu Changhong Hill, the Millennium ancient temple, Buddhist spots, temples vast solemn. Then with the Tao Bao Tong Temple sources with the retreat, as well as a Master Sheng Hubei Ji's white, he's off two rooms separated by a wall only, this acquaintance, but also forged a friendship after decades Road. Venerable old age, according to Santa written by white, "Christine Zhu Daoyuan Old Master 80 birthday" article written:
In 1930, I went to the Hongshan Road, Yuen Po Tong Temple Master Retreat ...... Road and old in the Guanzhong, not only holding afternoon, and played only seven days of hunger 7 ─ ─ drink water, eat anything. No contacts with outsiders, something I take rumors. Master Tai Xu to remember the room to see him off, but also by my reception.
Dogen Master shut for three years, academic major progress. 1932 exit, when 30-year-old, then, Kaifeng Tower Abbot net Yen, founder of the temple in the Tower "of Henan Institute of Buddhism", please Dogen returned to teach in Henan. Net Wuchang Buddhist Master Cheng Yen is the first college graduate student, he was in Tanghe County of Henan Province, is to promote the revival of Buddhist monks of the Central Plains. Road, Kaifeng, Henan source Buddha taught for two years, he has used the time winter and summer vacations, pilgrimage over Mount and Kau two mountains, 20 years, Yuan Ming Forum in Shanghai, and Suzhou Lingyan Hill, has close Yuan Ying, India and light two masters.
Ci Zhou Master in 1930 in Wuhan, preaching, two years in autumn, should Hsu Yun old monk was invited to the Yongquan Temple, Gushan, offering Dharma Realm University. Two years of school enrollment, Chi teacher in the hospital about "Flower Adornment Sutra," a successful twenty-five years preaching, the students have three years of graduation, then should the request Fahai Temple in Fuzhou, in Fahai Temple continued to do "Dharma Realm University . " Commenced not long, Qingdao Cham Shan Monastery of Dan virtual old monk, please kindly boat to Tanzan Buddhist Master University, students say, "monks ring with" Master Chi Zhou letter requested the source to the Fuzhou Road, Fa Hai Temple to represent him in the course. Zhou Chi Master to Qingdao Institute of Buddhism in Tanzan say quit, and then lead students to knot Cheyenne home, all such laws, the college, teaching the wind lifted. To be in the winter, teaching successfully, Dan virtual Old Master, and the Buddhist Custodian Wang Yu (Hunan Pavilion) lay, inviting the Master to Beijing as the net Lin Monastery abbot. Ci Zhou Master Dharma Realm Fuzhou University Affairs to consider, both north and south can not be far away, is the decision of the Dharma Realm, Fuzhou University, moved to Beijing net Lin Monastery. In this cause, the Master Dogen in 1937 also in early spring, with students from Fuzhou to Beijing. Lotus Temple University in February commenced in the net, Chi Zhou, Master Speaks, "Flower Adornment Sutra," Master Dogen also taught. Master go Honghua in Ci Zhou, the "Flower Adornment Sutra," the source on behalf of the course by the Road Block. Zhou Chi Master is taught in Xian Shou life, holding a quarter of law, the Pure Land Bank. Master Dogen also affected by the kindly old and began to promote "Buddha precepts", advocating solutions of both lines. Suddenly, Dharma Realm Buddhist University College also holds Lv Yi Yan, Benedict repair the Pure Land. Since then the from, Road source that is promoting "Buddha precepts" make a career.
Master Dogen taught more than a year in college, in 1938 autumn, Fangshan County, Hebei Province, iT monk by the request, as the top of Mt Tusita Fangshan County Abbot. In Tusita Temple period, the promotion of knot Cheyenne home for Temple public workshop discipline, and the temple wind Pizhen. 1940, Beijing Guangji Temple complex is next to be the old monk's request, any Guangji Temple attached to the "macro Chi Buddhist University" speaker. Meanwhile, Temple has served as Verde "8 King College," speaker, and professor of Buddhist Temple in the city. He also taught in the three Buddhas, all the lectures, tailor precepts Buddha is the theme of Hospitals monk under his influence, they are all NFAM ring, and a half months chant ring, knot Cheyenne home. In Beijing a few years, Dow reputation spread far and wide, four public admiration. In 1943, the city of Chahar Province, Zhang Yuan Chi child Quan Temple Cloud Mountain, formerly abbot of the more dust and the old monk, the temple to the ten sons of temple, engaged Road as the first source Abbot. This cause, Master Dogen left Peking, go to the northern frontier land of Zhangjiakou. Is, the Chahar Province Buddhist Association of the election, Dogen was elected chairman of Chahar Province branch of Buddhism. After several years, he should be the rule of Wutai Guangji Mao Peng Shou old monk's invite, pilgrimage five, and in the mountains speak for the broad economic Maopeng Bhikkhu Sangha ring; it by Tianjin Buddhist Lodge's request, to speak in Tianjin Lodge "Perfect Enlightenment Sutra," and then say hospital in Tianjin compassion "in Buddhist scriptures."
Old Road, arrived in Taipei, slightly to settle down, that is carried out preaching the cause of preaching the benefits students. Is in early May, he began to speak in 10 popular temple "Eight people feel after." By the end of May, the Bamboo Hsinchu Temple, to help solve the continent Merciful Master Monk living in Taiwan to study the issue. After a few days, catch up with the 1949 case of "Buddhist difficult" incident. Road old most timely, was arrested by police. Lay in protecting the Law, the Legislative Committee of the Board is a "source of public Professor Huai Yong Monk" article, said that after this paragraph:
I May 1, 1949 arrived by boat in Keelung, and then the train arrived in Taiwan in the settlement. Master agreed with the legal route because, in the May 4 meeting in Hsinchu Chingtsaohu Lingyin Temple. Day afternoon at about 1:30 to Hsinchu Station, walk in the way to go Lingyin Temple, a time when a fire truck driving, the back foot has a legal route Master, Supreme Master, Master Dogen, introduced by the lawyers, Meet Master Dogen This is the first visited the scene. Night, accompanied by Chi Hong master Dogen Master, Master Hsing Yun, Master of the nearly 20 in the Master, were sitting on the second floor of a police station in the office, through the misery of a night ......
It is said that the legislative members are of his identity, and will not be detained by friends and the same. Of you may be accompanying his Master automatically go to the police station to show "fair-weather" was intended. The next day was to Taipei to find monitors Ding Junsheng lay together running the rescue. Master has arrived in Taipei also Binzong to find plum wide, Sun Zhangqing all help lay total facilities. Later, the person detained has been released on bail out "method was not" incident and come to an end.
The paper said he was "on May 4 to Hsinchu Chingtsaohu," he refers to the lunar calendar, because "law is difficult incident" took place in early June 1949, it was his fourth day is written in May.
Old Road, the first time in the initiation of the retrocession of Taiwan, as a professor Ashe Li. Later, in his lifetime, Taiwan Chuan three or sixth ring, in addition to White St. Master, the three divisions in the Jietan the monk as the most frequently is the source of Old Master Road, calculations, he served six have quit monk twice Karma, two professors, a respect for evidence; transfer Bodhisattva quit, he quit as a monk was twelve. However, in old age, the physical deterioration, hearing and visual impairment have time to participate in initiation, Teng Tan said ring has become a heavy burden on his spirit.
1965, Old Road, was elected chairman of Buddhism. In office, he led a delegation to attend the Seventh World, held in India, Buddhist Friendship Assembly held in Taipei China World Buddhist monk General Assembly. He led a delegation to India to attend meetings, have been pilgrimage shrines, such as Deer Park (meeting location), Lime Field, lord Nirvana Department of Sha Lo tree, Ling Jiushan, Gion temple, Nalanda, even the Zen River Niger , Ganges and other places. Return to Taiwan after the nuns had to be harmonious, the appointment as Dean of the Faculty screen stuff Buddhist Temple, in this cause, he often Temple residence of stuff to screen for teaching monk. To teach and to be in Pingtung, the island's of Lingshan preaching.
In 1975, has 70-year-old Old Road, is in training to achieve his long-cherished wish Sangha, regardless of aging, founded the temple in the sea will be "Buddhist Buddhist Institute." The first monk four dozen people, including domestic and Southeast Asia has come. He hired virtue, true China, Guangyuan, indicate that such Master for teaching, teaching himself personally. True Master Hua Road in memory of the old article, said of his school's after:
Road old 70 years old and founded his own Institute of Buddhist Buddha, to train monks materials, in addition to the extra person per day, and requested the path of virtue, manifest and other Master lecture, I was hired the title of "Dean", and stresses "Consciousness-only 30 Song" and "wide five aggregates of" other. Recalling this, he still felt the pains are very admirable old school. Temple of the equipment will be at sea and other conditions, not school, not residence, several men living in the ashes of the tower and the public; economic shortage, daily drink winter melon soup. I was living in Taipei Chihsia, to Patu classes per week, sometimes two cars to turn, ride longer than school hours was also more, in order to save time, simply take a taxi. Old in power know this, said: "It's China Master, I'm a poor school, ah, back and forth on the bus traveling expenses, I can barely afford to support, take a taxi to school, no way I can support ah! "Actually, I did not prepared to support his old, old but he must call Jen gave me 200 yuan a light traveling expenses, I had to respectfully accept less from life's, but every month to get Jen Light NT 800 yuan to me, the opportunity to be appropriate for the pension I have always returned to the ground ...... Master
Road Skiles-year-old after the health of the growing recession. He had a high degree of myopia, myopia later years to more than 1000 degrees, they suffer from cataracts, hearing increasingly slow. Out of daily operations, are subject to human support, but in 1985 ─ ─ 80-year-old is, he has, Taipei Rinzai temple initiation, he was appointed Professor of monks, he was supported by the people to participate. This is an unforgettable body of the spirit of admiration for people praise, but also make people feel sorry for him endless.
The spring of 1988, he was hospitalized, the sea would have been scheduled to fall initiation temple, he from time to time in the hospital to the sea will be a matter of Temple initiation in mind, unfortunately, when he most relied disciple Yan light nuns also hospitalized in critical condition. Ren light before his death in his benevolence Light said: "The only initiation can not be successful this year! You can not see a complete ring games, I can not see a complete ring games, this is our reward enough repair." Sure enough, Jen Light nuns died in early April. Road, also on April 16 the old newspaper into silence round the World Life 80-year-old, eight monks December 60.
Road four years old in Taiwan, Lecture initiation, he views of Buddhism in Taiwan, seen in 1961 the sea will be Temple initiation, he was a monk of the rings are open warning said:
Buddhism in Taiwan, under the influence of Japanese rule, have lived for the abbot of the temple and still marry and have children, and monks who self-righteous, this is end the era of weak phenomena. However, the Japanese Buddhist and so those who can forgive the Rubi Taiwan monk who is special for the distressed! We know that the Japanese monk wife, began the Master pro-luan, as Emperor Yu-mei, forced the pro-luan, as if from, the entire Japanese Buddhism would have been calamity it has suffered, so the pro-luan Master balance, sacrifice. But in marriage, that is out of the monastery, another group of lay Buddhist Pure Land Philip Day Lianzong to post, royal complex was owned by weight, this case shows, this temple east of the willing, West Honganji is the tribe. Japan's temple, the total number of about 50,000, East and West Honganji or about 30,000 of its forces, Sheng, can be seen. Six ago, 70 years ago, the Meiji Restoration in Japan, given the inadequacy of the population, it orders all marry young monks, aged monk will still maintain its Jing Jie. But then the growing decline of the old Xie, from the person on behalf of, all have a wife and a son of a monk. But this is because the force caused by the evil king. Taiwan monk, were not political oppression, why should learn Japanese monks start their families?
Of course, the Road old said "Taiwan monk," is the Japanese occupation and during early recovery phenomenon, which is now long gone.
Road, although his life promoting the old "law of Buddha who," walking the Pure Land, but he is the Rinzai school of Fasi, because his tonsure Long products division monk, is the Rinzai school, "the feel Cosmos, can Rensheng fruit" in the Long Generation name, Road always be able to Generation name, so names can be believed. In addition, the Road and old who have been law Yongquan Temple, Gushan complex kernel in the old monk, so the next heir Cao Act Shouchang Gushan continued to send 49 world, Farmington Teng Chin. The Road, the old heir law disciples, is Meishan month later the abbot sunny virtual Lingquan Master.
Taiwan Buddhist Vinaya, in the early years, promoting the most power, three monks, Buddhists public than the old Master Dogen, the southern Fengshan Buddhist Master Lin Yun's cooking is the most power of an advocate, his life over Foqi countless driven culture around the Buddha. Public House for the elderly at home, the snow lay Ping-nan, the earliest Buddhist Lotus Society was founded in Taichung, after the development of cloth around the Institution, are more than recitation will be 50. These three have a major contribution to Buddhism in Taiwan, can be called the Pure Land Learning tutor.
Road, the old into the silence, the Buddhist Master calligrapher Guangyuan to harness the joint said:
Buddhist funeral suddenly Presbyterian
Pure Land Learning Tutor lost
(In Ling Po were)
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