Yuanying
Yuanying | |
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圆瑛 | |
Qing Empire | |
| Died | 1953 (aged 74–75) |
| Religion | Chan Buddhism |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Parent | Yuan Yun (father) |
| School | Linji school |
| Lineage | 40th generation |
| Dharma names | Hong Wu (宏悟) |
| Posthumous name | Tao Guang (韬光) Yihoutang Zhuren (一吼堂主人) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Zeng Xi Miao Lian Da Gong Ye Kai Bazhi Toutuo |
| Period in office | 1953 |
| Successor | Geshe Sherab Gyatso |
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Yuanying (
Chan Buddhist master and the first Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of China.[1]
Biography
Yuanying was born Wu Changfa (吳昌發) and Wu Hengchun (吳亨春) into a family of farming background in Pinghu Township of
prātimokṣa under master Miao Lian (妙蓮老和尚) at Yongquan Temple. When he was 21, he began to learn Chan Buddhism under master Ye Kai (冶開老和尚), he stayed with his teacher for four years. At the age of 25, he resided in Tiantong Temple with his teacher Bazhi Toutuo (八指頭陀).[1]
In 1908, he settled at Yongquan Temple, in
Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, Yuanying organized an ambulance corps for to serve the Nationalists. In October, he went to Singapore to collect money for the military expenditures. In the autumn of 1939, Yuanying returned to Shanghai and settled at Yuanming Lecture Room (圓明講堂), he was soon arrested by the Japanese military police corps, he was mistreated and tortured. Shanghai people from all walks of life to rescue him, under pressure, the Japanese had to release him. In 1943 former Beiyang government prime minister Jin Yunpeng invited him to Tianjin to preach. In 1945, he founded the Yuanming Lengyan School (圓明楞嚴專宗學院), where he served as president and expound the texts of Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra.[2][3]
After the establishment of the
Further reading
In 2014, a historical drama film based on the early boyhood of Yuanying was shot in his hometown.[4]
References
- ^ a b c 高僧辈出的五十年代. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2010-03-26.
- ^ 圆瑛法师：坚持正义威武不屈. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2007-11-23.
- ^ 高僧故事：圆瑛大师抗战护国 被捕受刑威武不屈. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2014-10-11.
- ^ 公益电影《少年圆瑛》在榕开机 重现爱国僧侣成长历程. Sohu (in Chinese). 2014-08-09.
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