On August 18, 1953, she and her family left their hometown and moved south. There were bumps and pits along the way. In a short journey of more than 10 miles, their family of 6 walked for more than 7 hours.
When she was only 13 years old at the time, she determined in her heart that when she grows up, she must build bridges and pave roads for the benefit of one party.
After a lapse of 40 years, she returned to her hometown again. It took 3 years to build a 4.8-kilometer-long Miaole Avenue, and she also donated 200 million yuan to her hometown to promote the development of her hometown.
Not only that, she is also enthusiastic about public welfare and charity, and has donated more than 900 million yuan.
was praised by the former president of the Buddhist Association , the elder Yicheng , who said, "In Chinese Buddhist circles, you are the first to do the best charity work."
So, who is this bhikkhuni?
The Road to Conversion
On August 18, 11940, a girl was born in an ordinary family in Wangjialuo, Xiaochi Town, Huangmei County, Hubei Province, and her relatives named her Wang Yurong.
Because of her grandmother, Yan's vegetarian long-term vegetarian, she has been fascinated by the Buddha since childhood, and often followed her relatives to the temple to worship the Buddha. good cause.
htmlWhen she was 5 to 10 years old, she and her relatives came to Jiuhua Mountain. She was fortunate to be enlightened by old monk Ciguang and renamed herself "Yanhua".
Then, because their hometown was disturbed by the torrent of , their family decided to leave their hometown to make a living, from Huangmei to Wuning, Jiangxi Province.
Along the way, the road is not only tortuous, but also a muddy path. I watched my father push the wheelbarrow, and on it sat my young sister and all my belongings.
She felt sorry for her father, so she thought of sharing some of it for her. They walked for more than 7 hours in a short distance of more than 10 miles. At this time, she deeply felt the difficulty of life and the difficulty of life.
For this reason, at the age of 13, she is determined to benefit one party when she grows up.
On the way to move, she met Master Kuan Lian from Yuantong Temple . Master Kuan Lian saw that she not only became attached to the Buddha since childhood, but also had a compassionate heart. Years later, go to worship.
That's it, their family of 6 settled down in Wuning , but due to the large number of family members, they often live a life of starvation.
is precisely because of her experience, so she thinks that she must help more people in the future, and does not want to see others suffer.
When the 2-year agreement arrived, under the recommendation of Master Kuanlian from , she was able to convert to the Buddhist master at that time, the old monk Xuyun, and became his converted disciple, and received the Dharma name Kuanjing.
After 3 years of cultivation, she had no choice but to live a secular life and start a family because old monk Xuyun let her disciples go down the mountain.
Although she lived in the secular world, she still devoted herself to practicing and studying the classics. In 1972, in 1972, in that special era, she still worshipped Master Yinkong of Jiuhuashan as her teacher, and got the dharma name Miao Le.
Afterwards, she began to travel around, visiting Buddhist monasteries. When she saw the dilapidated Buddhist dojo at that time, she couldn't bear it, so she decided to revitalize the Buddhist dojo.
And her actions were also supported by Master Yinkong. For this reason, in March 1979, she repaired the Puwen temple in Fujian Shishi .
Not only that, but she also seized the opportunity at that time and started her own business. It was her unique vision and wise mind that allowed her to accumulate a certain amount of wealth.
When she had an economic foundation, she began to think about repairing more monasteries. After having this idea, she began to take action.
From 1988 to 1988, Master Miaole saw that Lushan Iron Buddha Temple was originally a long-established and solemn Buddhist temple, but now it has become only with two dilapidated tile-roofed houses. Heartbroken, vowed to revitalize this dojo.
To this end, she used the 100,000 yuan she earned to start repairs in the early stage. With the joint efforts of everyone, it took 5 years to make this ancient temple reappear in front of the world.
Subsequently, Master Miao Le also took out all his belongings. In 1995, he started to create Hubei Huangmei Miaole Temple , which lasted 14 years and was successfully completed in 2009.
And Master Miaole also became the abbot of Miaole Temple in Huangmei County and Tiefo Temple in Lushan, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province.
Compassionate
Although Master Miaole became a female abbot, she always kept in mind the Buddhist concept of "compassionate".
For this reason, Master Miao Le dedicates charity, fraternity and care to the society through his own teaching practice, and is enthusiastic about charity and public welfare undertakings.
has actively promoted the development of public welfare and charities, and began to donate to charities, such as: donating love to the Hope Project, supporting the reemployment of laid-off workers, building bridges and paving roads in impoverished areas, etc.
Moreover, recalling his 13-year-old life experience, he also donated 200 million yuan to build roads in his hometown, just to promote the development of hometown culture and education.
In addition, Master Miao Le also donated 300 million yuan to Jiangxi Jiujiang and Hubei Huangmei, donated 1 million yuan to the tsunami in Indonesia, and Jiujiang Charity Federation donated 1 million yuan to the founding fund...
Of course, these are just a corner of the donation of Master Miaole. At the same time, her love is not only in Jiangxi and Hubei, but also in Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Gui and other places, she has left her kind deeds, let us see her heart kindness and love.
According to incomplete statistics, she has donated more than 900 million yuan in the past few decades.
is the love and kindness of Master Miao Le, who has won the titles of "China Charity Award" and "Most Caring Donor Individual", but she said that these are what she should do. In a word, let us witness Her spirit of fraternity and compassion.
is just such a bhikkhuni. She explained to us what kindness and love are with her practical actions, step by step. At the same time, her example and teaching by words and deeds have become an example for us to learn from.
