old Zhoushan Daogu
Issue 94
Zhoushan Radio and Television WeChat "Old Zhoushan Daogu" column
(formerly "Professor Wang's Class" column)
tells everyone about
Zhoushan's culture, memories and stories...
He became acquainted with Mount Putuo at the age of thirty-four, and
promoted the Pure Land throughout his life.
He was known as the thirteenth ancestor of the Pure Land Sect.
How much do you know about him?
In this issue of "Old Zhoushan Taoism",
Teacher Zhuang Hegang tells you the story of
Master Yinguang.
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Master Yinguang (1861-1940), whose name is Shengliang, whose common name is Zhao Shaoyi, whose courtesy name is Ziren, was born in Heyang County, Shaanxi Province. From the 19th year of Guangxu (1893) the abbot of Fayu Temple in Putuo Mountain, Hua Wen came to Beijing to ask for Buddhist scriptures and was hired as an assistant. He went to Fayu Temple to take charge of the Buddhist scriptures. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), he left the mountain. Taiping Temple in Shanghai, passed away in Lingyanshan Temple in Jiangsu Province in the 29th year (November 1940). He has lived in Putuo Mountain for thirty-seven years, majoring in Pure Land. He has written four volumes of "Wenchao" and is revered as the thirteenth generation founder of the Pure Land Sect in my country.
(1) Converted to Buddhism and got acquainted with Master Yinguang of Mount Putuo.
His original name was Zhao Shaoyi. In the seventh year of Guangxu (1881), when he was 21 years old, he went from Xi'an to Zhongnanshan, where he decided to have his hair shaved and stayed at Lotus in Nanwutai. He became a monk in the cave temple, and a monk who was pure in etiquette and ethics became his teacher. Later, he went to Zifu Temple in Hongluo Mountain, Huairou, Hebei Province to recite Buddha's name and called himself "Ji Lu Walker". In the 16th year of Guangxu (1890), he went to Longquan Temple in Beijing, and moved to Yuanguang Temple in Fuchengmen the following year.
In the 19th year of Guangxu (1893), the Buddhist monk of Fayu Temple in Putuo Mountain went to Beijing to ask for Buddhist scriptures. The "Longzang" he obtained was to be transported back to Putuo Mountain and needed help. People in Yuanguang Temple thought that Yin Guang was cautious in doing things. He recommended it to Hua Wen, the thirty-four-year-old Yin Guang. He then followed Monk Huawen to Mount Putuo. Monk Huawen hired him to be the master of the Sutra Collection Building in Fayu Temple. He stayed there for twenty-five years until the seventh year of the Republic of China (1918), when he was 58 years old. He has only been active in the mountains since then, and has spent a total of thirty-seven or eight years in Mount Putuo.
Master Yinguang did not seek fame or be greedy for money in his life. He once vowed not to ordain his disciples, hold any positions such as abbot or supervisor in the temple, or associate with others in society. He went to Fayu Temple to practice intensively, only thinking about Amitabha, and he stayed there for several years. Later, because the temple people repeatedly insisted on asking him to lecture, he gave a lecture on "Amitabha", which was admired by the audience. But he still went back to the Jewelry Hall to retreat, and wrote in his dormitory, "Recite the Buddha's name and wait until death." He stayed in retreat for six years for two periods. He read scriptures, practiced Buddhism diligently, and wrote widely.
(2) Master Hongyi Worshiped Master Yinguang as his disciple
Master Hongyi (1880-1942), a native of Tianjin, commonly known as Li Shutong, is a famous musician, art educator, calligrapher, and drama activist. He is the founder of Chinese drama One of the pioneers. In Master Hongyi's life, the two people who had the greatest influence on him were probably Ou Yi Zhixu, one of the four great monks in the late Ming Dynasty, and the other was Master Yin Guang during the Republic of China. Master Yinguang and Master Hongyi are the founders of the contemporary Pure Land Sect and Nanshan Vinaya Sect. They were two superstars in Buddhism during the Republic of China. The special karma between them is widely spread among Buddhism.
Master Hongyi admired Yinzu very much and repeatedly requested to be listed as a disciple. It was not until his later years that he finally got his wish and became the only monk disciple accepted by Yinzu as an exception.
In May of the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), Master Hongyi went from Qingfu Temple in Wenzhou to Mount Putuo to pay homage to Yinzu. He held a simple but grand worship ceremony at Fayu Temple and stayed with him for seven days, observing from morning to night every day. Learn every move of Inzu. After each meal, Yinzu would lick the bowl clean; or leave a corner of the steamed bun, wipe the vegetable bowl clean before eating; or pour boiling water into the bowl, rinse it clean, rinse his mouth with water, and then drink it, lest it be wasted easily. Remaining rice grains.
Master Hongyi summarized Yinzu's good words and actions in sixteen words: "Pay attention to cherishing blessings, practice hard work, firmly believe in cause and effect, and specialize in promoting the pure land."Although Master Hongyi revitalized the Nanshan Vinaya Sect, he still regarded the Pure Land as his destination, and he followed the fate and did his best to promote Master Yinguang's Buddhist teachings. He often advised people to read "Master Yinguang's Wenchao" and highly praised Yinzu's virtues.
(3) Promoting the Pure Land throughout his life
Known as the Thirteenth Patriarch of the Pure Land Sect
Master Yinguang is also known as the "Often Ashamed Monk". He entered Buddhism from Confucianism and emerged from Buddhism. Throughout his life, he promoted the Pure Land. Whether he was a Dharma or a human being, he always followed this enlightenment that tended to the light.
Master Yinguang cherishes the blessings most in his life and dare not waste them. treats oneself, eating only to satisfy hunger, never asking for delicious food. Food, clothing, housing, etc. are all very simple and shoddy, and we try our best to exclude them and enjoy them exquisitely. All the precious clothes and food offered to the Master were either rejected or given to others. Master treats himself very frugally and treats others very generously. All the money donated by good men and women, the Master will plant fields of blessing for them, and use it to print circulating good books and classics, or to relieve the hungry and poor. As the master is so indifferent to fame and wealth, both monks and secular people can benefit a lot from him.
Yinguang came into being with the wish and came into being at the right moment. It was able to fully inherit and carry forward the Pure Land teachings of the Chinese ancestors of all generations, and gathered the great achievements of the Pure Land teachings. As the layman Zhou Mengyou praised: "Old Fayu is good at teaching and specializing in cultivation, elucidating the subtleties of Yongming materials. He promotes the Pure Land and secretly protects all sects. His silence is nothing more than teaching. He has been just one person for three hundred years." The master's The Pure Land teachings are the culmination of more than a thousand years of practice by the founders of the Pure Land sect.
Editor: Zhang Yu
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