The new book "Cihang on both sides of the Taiwan Strait - A Legend of the Human World" written by Zen Master Benxing. Photo provided by Fujian Kaiyuan Buddhist Culture Research Institute. Photo by
China News Service, Fuzhou, October 27 (Reporter Liu Kegeng) The reporter learned from Fujian Kaiyuan Buddhist Research Institute on the 27th that two new books, "Two-Strait Cihang - The Legend of the Humanity of a Physical Achievement" by Zen Master Zen, recently published by the Religious Culture Publishing House of the State Administration of Religious Culture, and presenting a gift to the 5th World Buddhist Forum of to be held in Putian City, Fujian Province.
new book "Cihang on both sides of the Taiwan Strait - A Legend of the Human World of a Physical Achieveer" is a story of the life, practice, saving lives and patriotism of Zen Master Cihang, who has achieved the immortal body, and especially his touching deeds of protecting and cultivating monks. These monks later became Buddhist dragon elephant and were still alive today, such as Master Xingyun, Elder Lezhong, Elder Jingliang, etc. from Taiwan.
The new book "The Sound of the Silk Road Sea Tide - The Story of the Emerging Monk on the Sea Silk Road". Photo provided by Kaiyuan Buddhist Culture Institute of Fujian Province. Photo by Zen Master Cihang, when he was young, he became a monk at Qingyun Temple in Taining, Fujian Province. In his later years, he was stationed in Taiwan, Xizhi Maitreya Inner Courtyard. His body relics are now offered to Taiwan. His clone relics returned to Fujian Taining ancestral temple in 2007. Zen Master Cihang can be said to be a microcosm of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait Buddhism, especially Fujian-Taiwan Buddhism, the same ancestor and the same source of Dharma.
In addition, the book "The Sound of the Silk Road Sea Tide - The Story of the Emerging Monk on the Maritime Silk Road" is divided into four chapters: "Silk Road Buddhism: Sanskrit Moment of the Sea Tide", "Zhendan Shuguang: The Second Hometown of Buddhism", "The Opening of the Teachings of Nanming: The World of Modern and Modern Buddhism", and "Xiaoliang Ancient Temple: The Witnesses of the Maritime Silk Road Journey".
The whole book writes a total of 32 monks who are marching on the Maritime Silk Road. They either seek the Dharma from China to spread the Dharma from overseas, or come to China from outside the region to teach the Dharma, learn the Dharma from cultural exchanges, resonate with faith, and communicate with the people. They carry out the great cause of mutual learning between civilizations and , and have benefited the present and their achievements will last forever.
The author Benxing Zen Master said in an interview with China News Network that the purpose of writing these two mysteries is to strengthen the Buddhist Dharma relationship between , , and especially Fujian and Taiwan, and learn from history; to strengthen the Buddhist Dharma friendship between China and the countries along the Maritime Silk Road, and to continue the Dharma relationship. At the same time, it also inspires the four Buddhist disciples to be patriotic, love the country, religion, law and precepts, have noble personality and perfect monk character, inherit Buddhism and save sentient beings.
Zen Master Benxing once studied in Kelanya University, Sri Lanka, and has been committed to cross-strait Buddhist exchanges and online Buddhist exchanges with Maritime Silk Road. He has won the Special Buddhist Contribution Award for President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, and also won the Special Buddhist Contribution Award for Thai World Buddhist Association and the Office of the Monk King.
Previously, Zen Master Benxing had founded the International Center for Chinese Buddhism in Los Angeles, USA, and the Center for Thai Mahayana Buddhism in Bangkok, Thailand, and was committed to the international promotion and dissemination of Chinese Zen culture. Zen Master was also diligent in writing and published a series of Zen works in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Similar works that Zen Master Benxing have published include "Mutual Learning of Civilizations - Transnational and Cross-border Chinese Zen", "Buddhism and Eastern and Western Cultures". (End)
