1, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang
was poor when he was a child, and used to herd cattle for the landlord, and entered Huangjue Temple in the fourth year of Zhengzheng (1344). The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with the call of "Expelling Hulu and restoring China", launched a northern expedition and overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Eliminating riots, calming the world, abolishing the ethnic hierarchy and oppressive policies formulated by the Mongols, and devoted all his life to political affairs and made many achievements.
He went from the village of Zhongli, which was suffering from natural disasters, man-made calamities, and famine, to the ascension to the throne in Nanjing. The road he took with his civil servants and generals is not only for the benefit of private individuals and a certain class. Just like his narrative-I am Huaiyou commoner, the world is better than me.
2, Liang Wudi Xiao Yan
The founder of the Liang Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He reigned for forty-eight years and ranked first among the Southern Dynasty emperors. He has been a monk four times, and he found a theoretical basis from the "Great Nirvana Sutra" and ordered monks to be vegetarian. Since then, Chinese Buddhism has formed a vegetarian tradition.
3, the black prime minister Yao Guangxiao
When he was young, he was a monk in Suzhou Miaozhi Temple, proficient in the three religions, and had a good relationship with the academic leaders of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the early Ming Dynasty. A politician, Buddhist scholar, writer of the Ming Dynasty, the main mastermind of the Battle of Jing Nan, and the most famous black prime minister in Chinese history.
4, Jigong
The eminent monk of the Southern Song Dynasty, the common name is Li Xiuyuan, the name is Huyin, the dharma name is Daoji, and later generations are honored as "Jigong Living Buddha."
He has broken hats, fans, shoes, dirty clothes, and looks crazy. He first became a monk at Guoqing Temple, then lived in Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, and then in Jingci Temple. Unconstrained by precepts, addicted to wine and meat, and behaves like crazy, but he is an eminent monk with profound knowledge and good deeds. He is listed as the fiftieth ancestor of Zen and the sixth ancestor of Yangqi school.
5、佛印
The Yunmen monk of Song Dynasty, Song Shenzong once gifted golden bowls for his virtue. Zen Master Foyin and Su Dongpo lived closely together, called the best friend. The two have a lot of text for socializing, and they are chanted by others. For example, in the Southern Song Dynasty, there appeared the "Quotations Questions and Answers from Buddhist Buddhist Master Dongpo" written by Su Shi of Song Dynasty, and all recorded are the words of Su Shi and Zen Master Foyin.
6, Jianzhen
Tang Dynasty monk, vulgar surname Chunyu, is the founder of Nanshan Luzong of Japanese Buddhism, a famous medical scientist. Served as the host of Daming Temple in Yangzhou. At the request of the Japanese monks studying abroad, he made six trips to the east to spread the Dharma and promoted the spread and exchange of culture.
Jianzhen enjoys a high reputation in both China and Japan. When the news of his death spread back to Yangzhou, all Yangzhou monks went to mourning for three days and held a Dafa service at Longxing Temple to mourn Jianzhen. In Japan, Jianzhen also enjoys the treatment of a national treasure.
7, Xuanzang
Famous eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty, founder of Faxiangzong, honored as "San Zang Master", later known as "Tang Monk", combined with Kumarajiva and true meaning Known as the three translators of Chinese Buddhism
Xuanzang compiled the mountains, rivers, regions, properties and customs of 110 countries and 28 countries rumored on his Westward Journey into twelve volumes of "Da Tang Western Regions". "Journey to the West" is based on Xuanzang's deeds of learning scriptures.
8, Bianji
was a fifteen-year-old monk, and he studied under Daoyue, a famous Sapodid scholar from the Dazongchi Temple. And is stationed in Jinchengfang Huichang Temple in the northwest of Chang'an. Help Xuanzang translate the scriptures and write the book "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".
9, Hui'an
The monks at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty
In the seventeenth year of the Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (597), he searched the world for private monks and nuns, and Hui An escaped to the mountains. In order to dig the Grand Canal, during the Sui Daye period, he gathered Ding Fu and died of hunger.
When Emperor Suiyang heard that Hou Zhao saw Hui'an, he hid again and went to Hengyue Temple to be a Duma. During the period of Tang Zhenguan, he visited Huangmei to see Hongren, the fifth ancestor of Zen, and then traveled to famous mountains and stayed in Shaolin Temple. In the second year of Tang Shenlong (706), he was recruited into the palace, resigned three years later, and soon passed away.
Hui'an has lived in 128 springs and autumns. At that time, people respected him as "Lao An Guoshi."
10, Xue Huaiyi
is a burly figure and a talented person. He was recommended by the princess (daughter of Tang Gaozu) and became Wu Zetian's first male favorite. Supervised the White Horse Temple and Mingtang, and was awarded the title of Liang Guogong. [2] Served as the chief of the march for many times, repelling the Turkic offensive, and awarded the general Zuo Weiwei. Widely spread the "Da Yun Jing" to create momentum for Wu Zetian to proclaim his emperor. In the first year of Tianshou, the general of Youwei was inspected, and he was awarded the title of General of the State of Hubei. The saint pet is declining, and his temperament is arrogant, and the fire burns Mingtang, which arouses Wu Zetian's disgust.
was postponed for two years (694 years). He was convicted of death and returned to Baima Temple for incineration.
