1873 (16 years old), he studied medicine with his mother and uncle. One day, he asked his mother and uncle: Can medicine cure diseases and save lives? Uncle replied: medicine can only cure diseases, not save lives! Tired of medicine, the master turned to study medical life sciences, so he went to Baiyun Mountain in Linhai County to become a monk in the year of weak crown (1877).
He was ordained in Parliament Temple in 188 1 year (at the age of 24). Stay in the temple and learn to quit meditation. I am diligent day and night, diligent, and have a superior memory. My kung fu is progressing as fast as a day! ?
1882 (at the age of 25), he came to Fuzhen Temple in Pinghu, where he studied the rooftop teaching concept of the old master Min. At that time, it was lamented by the public as the Famen Dragon Elephant! ?
1885 (at the age of 28), I went to Shanghai Longhua Temple to get close to Master Xiaorou and listen to Hokkekyo. Get close to Master Hai and listen to the Shurangama Sutra, which benefits a lot! In the winter of the same year, at the invitation of students, I went to Liu Tong Temple in Hangzhou to talk about' Hokke Kyo' and' Convenient Goods', and I was immediately lost in thought. When I made a decision, I could argue without hindrance. I can answer difficult questions, just like a bottle of wine pouring thousands of miles, I can't resist it! ?
1886 (29 years old) inherited the payment method of Master Rui Dingrong and spread it to the 43rd rooftop (counting from Master Long Shu).
1889 (32 years old), more than 2,000 people preached "Fahua" in Longhua Temple. Later, I went to Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang to attend meditation for two years.
189 1 year (34 years old), went to Guo Sheng Temple in Lushan Mountain, Cixi, Ningbo, to learn the concept of rooftop education and further study.
1893 (36 years old), at the request of believers, went to Longhua Temple to talk about "cold words", which was convenient for beginners to understand the philosophy of "cold words" and analyze the mystery in the form of an outline, so "cold words mean sparse taste" came out. At the invitation of believers, he often preaches the concept of rooftop education in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Northeast China.
19 10 years old (53 years old), served as director and director of Buddhist normal school. At that time, it was the end of the Qing dynasty, and Buddhism was also depressed! In view of this, the master generously applied for the job, selected outstanding young monks from all provinces to teach in different classes, and guided the teaching to go hand in hand. According to the theory and practice of Tiantai Sect teaching method, a new era in the history of new monk teaching in China was created.
19 12 winter (55 years old), was hired to preside over the Guanzong Temple in Ningbo. The temple is the former site of Yanqing Temple Hall. He was Sun Jieran's master in Zhili during the Song and Yuan Dynasties (about 1078 ~ 1085). ), according to the practice method of "Viewing the Endless Life Sutra", more than 60 houses were built in the open space in the northeast corner of Yanqing Temple, the most of which was Baoge, surrounded by 16 temples as practice observation places. The temple was abandoned several times and reduced to Jiaqing (1796 hectares). The temple was rebuilt, a monk's room was built, and an abbot was set up at an independent door.
Master Jing Jin took over the temple and rebuilt the Hall of the Great Hero, the Temple of the Heavenly King, the Zen Hall and the Pavilion of Scripture. Renovated and protected by ten temples, it has become one of the famous temples in southeast China. At the same time, the Guanzong Research Association was established as the fundamental Dojo for cultivating Tiantai literati.
19 18 years (6 1 year), at the request of Xu Wenwei, a layman, accompanied by Renshan and Xu Xian, he went to Beijing to preach Jue Yuan Jing and Mahayana. The lecture will be completed and thousands of conversions will be required! Ye Gongchuo, Kuaishoushu and other laymen packed their bags and gave a banquet to see them off, and donated huge sums of money to establish Guanzong Academy. The following year, Guanzong Academy was officially opened, and the masters taught in person, which produced many outstanding wizards, such as Renshan, Xianyin, Baojing, Jingquan, Xianci, Genhui, Xu Xian, Dingxi and Yunchan.
192 1 year (64 years old), at the invitation of Lu Yongxiang, Governor of Zhejiang Province, gave a lecture on "Benevolent King's National Protection Sutra" at Chao Hai Temple. At that time, Lu Du ordered the province to ban slaughter for three days.
1922 (sixty-five years old), he gave a lecture on Tommy Jing in Shanghai Jingtu Temple. He also talked about "Hokkekyo" in Wuhu. Later, at the request of the laymen in Nanyuan, he preached "Mahayana Stop View".
1924 (aged 67) preached Confessions of Emperor Liang in Guanzong Temple and wrote Confessions of Emperor Liang in three volumes.
1928 There was a book called "The Romance of Watching Classics and Precious Money" with more than 90,000 words. The full name of the Buddhist scriptures is Shu Dynasty, which means "understanding the Buddhist scriptures, Shu Miaozong Dynasty". Shu was written by a wise master, and Miao Zongchao was written by master Song Zhili. The diligent and idle master has been teaching himself, which is to take this lesson as one of his daily lessons. It has been published for thousands of years, but few researchers have studied it! After more than 40 years' experience, Master Di Gong told the whole story once, which is convenient for beginners to learn, revise articles and write "The Romance of Watching Classics and Cherishing Money" for circulation.
1May 932 19 (seventy-five years old), Guanzong Temple was handed over to Master Baojing for management, and before noon on the second day of July, he said to the public, "I am a diligent Buddhist, and the pure land is now in front of me! Really benefited a lot, I wish you all the best! " Put your hands together and face west, read Buddha with others, sit still and smile, and die a natural death. 10 16, Feng 'an boarded the tower in Leo, Cixi. On that day, people burned incense along the way, and tens of thousands of people mourned farewell! It serves to show that the old virtues are touching! The life expectancy of human beings is 75, and that of monks is 55. Although Master Di is known as a benevolent Samana, his practice is rare. He often recites the Pu Xian Oath, Diamond Sutra, Jue Yuan Sutra, Infinite Life Buddhist Sutra and countless voices of the Buddha. It is expected that he will recite the great precepts of the Sanskrit and Bodhisattva more and never stop in his life! To this end, master Xu wrote an article praising the master in South China Buddhist College in New Territories, Hong Kong, namely:
"The ancients had three immortals, one was Lide, the other was meritorious service, and the third was to make a statement. But the virtue of the world can't be made, can't make contributions, and those who make contributions can't make statements, can't make statements. And those who make comments are not necessarily meritorious and virtuous! Only my master has both! Learn from the scriptures quickly, stop looking at harmony, work hard and be kind to others. After the construction of Galand and the establishment of the association, Wei religion contributed to the spread of Buddhism. Legally inherit the Tiantai, cultivate the pure land, pass on the scriptures, show the cause and effect, and say. Sincerely, the master is the direct biography of the wise, the Lingfeng ringing, the Famen dragon elephant, which is a modern virtue! In the past year, Honghua North and South, Yu Haiqin Chong, all celebrities at that time, were proud of taking refuge! " Jiang Weiqiao's elegiac couplet said: "After forty-eight years, the concept of teaching is harmonious, and everyone is a model of heaven!" ?
On July 2, Duan Xiang died, and the vast land was solemn! "?
Idle disciples under Master's door are extremely prosperous! There are thirteen ways to write it, and it is the founder of modern ZTE Tiantai Sect! (Refer to the official quotation. Chronological page 47 1 ~ 490. The Record of Famous Monks by China Literature and History Publishing House is on page 1 1, and Zhu Zhe wrote A Brief Introduction to Master Qin?
From: Tiantai Teaching Dictionary (Shi Producer, Shi Editor)
(1858 ~ 1932) A famous monk of Tiantai Sect in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. A native of Huangyan, Zhejiang Province, his common surname is Zhu. The surname is Gu, and the number is Zhuo San. Young people are happy when they see shaman. When I was young, I studied medicine. 20 years old, in Diaoguo City, giving medicine to the poor. Not long after, his wife died and his son died, and his loving mother met him, so she fled to Baiyun Mountain and became a monk. At the age of twenty-four, I was ankled at Xiaoguo Temple in Tiantai Mountain. He studied Fahua, Leng Yan and other classics with Min Xi, Xiao Rou and Hai. In the 12th year of Guangxu (1886), he was taught in the form of ancestor worship for the 43rd Tiantai Sect. Three closed doors, specializing in Zen. He has been the abbot of Yongjia Toutuo Temple, Shaoxing Zhu Jie Temple, Shanghai Longhua Temple and Yinxian Guanzong Temple. In the meantime, he was invited by monks and nuns all over the country to teach Confucian classics for more than forty years.
In the second year of Xuantong (19 10), he founded the Buddhist Normal School in Nanjing as the principal. In the eighth year of the Republic of China (19 19), Guanzong was founded in Guanzong Temple to teach classics and spread Buddhism. Later, he gave lectures in Guanzong Academy and studied monks in Luo Zhi, and was awarded to the ministries of Emperor Taizong. As a result, talented people came forth in large numbers, and his disciples were Chang Xing,,,, Shu Song,, Jiang Weiqiao, Huang and so on. It has made great contributions to promoting Tiantai righteousness. In July, 200 1 year, he died in Guanzong Temple and lived for 75 years. There are books such as The First Shurangama Sutra of the Giant Buddha, Lectures on Jue Yuan Sutra, A New Interpretation of Diamond Sutra, The Romance of Observing the Sutra, and The Lectures of the Sect of Teaching Views, which were compiled by later generations as Collected Works of Diligent Masters. p6295
From: Foguang Dictionary
Monks in China. The common surname is Zhu, the first name is Gu Xu, and the number is Zhuo San. Zhejiang huangyan people. Guangxu five years (1879), became a monk in Baiyun Mountain in Linhai. The next year, he was bound to the National Assembly Temple in Tiantai Mountain. Later, I listened to Hokkekyo from the cold rock temple in Jiaxing. At the age of 28, he lectured at Liu Tong Temple in Hangzhou. Soon after, I read Tibetan books behind closed doors in Guo Sheng Temple of Cixi. After going through the customs, he explained this sutra at Longhua Temple in Shanghai. Later, he went to Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang to participate in meditation and returned to Xiaoguo Temple, where he obtained the method of memorizing and paying, which is the 43rd generation of Tiantai Sect. Since then, the jungle has invited classes, and there is no empty day. He lived in Cixi Lion Temple, Yongjia Toutuo Temple, Shaoxing Zhu Jie Temple and Ningbo Guanzong Temple, and finally lived in Tiantai Mountain Wannian Temple. During this period, he went to Beijing twice to give lectures. He once presided over Nanjing Monk Teachers College and Ningbo Guanzong Society, and served as the keynote speaker. 1928, the Zongxue Society was changed to the Dafa Research Society, with a good scale. The following year, it was announced in Harbin Blissful Residence, with unprecedented pomp. 193 1 year, at the invitation of Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple, gave a lecture on Lengyan Sutra. After his death, he built a tower on Leo Mountain in Cixi. His life story lasted for more than forty years, and his works included Lectures on Teaching Views, Lectures on Jue Yuan's Classics, New Notes on Diamond Sutra, Notes on Lengyan Sutra, Notes on Closing Views, Notes on Total Enlightenment, etc. His master compiled The Complete Works of Work-study Masters.
(Lin Ziqing)
From: Encyclopedia of China (excerpt)
Modern Tiantai monks. Zhejiang huangyan people. The common surname is Zhu. Scared about Guxu, number Zhuosan. When he was nine years old, his father was dying, so he studied medicine with his uncle. Married at the age of eighteen, running a pharmacy; A few days later, his wife died, and so did his son. At the age of twenty, he went to Baiyun Mountain to become a monk. At the age of 24, he was ordained at the National Assembly Temple in Tiantai Mountain. At the age of 26, he went to Fuzhen Temple in Pinghu and studied Fahua with Fujian. Go back to Guo Sheng Temple of Cixi, close the door and read the collection. At the age of twenty-nine, he inherited Rui Dingrong's method of giving and receiving, and inherited forty-three Tiantai teachings. The 46-year-old first abbot of Yongjia Toutuo Temple. Since then, he has successively served as abbot of Zhu Jie Temple in Shaoxing, Longhua Temple in Shanghai, Guanzong Temple in Ningbo and Wannian Temple in Tiantai Mountain.
In the second year of Xuantong (19 10), he founded the Buddhist Normal School in Nanjing and served as the principal. In the early years of the Republic of China, he went to Beijing to preach to intellectuals, arrived in the temple movement, tried his best to protect temples and devoted himself to teaching young monks. In the meantime, he founded Guan Zong Research Association and Guan Zong Academy, and merged Guan Zong Macro Law Association and Research Association into Macro Law Research Association. In his later years, he preached the precepts in Gokurakuji, Harbin, with unprecedented pomp.
In the twenty-first year of the Republic of China, the teacher showed silence in Guanzong Temple. Life is seventy-five, monks are fifty-five. Later, this tower was built in Leo, Cixi. Disciples are Chang Xing, Yin Yin, Chan Ding, Ke Duan, Gen Hui, Zhi Song, and lay disciples are Jiang Weiqiao and Huang. He is the author of ten books, including Explaining the Shurangama Sutra at the Top of the Giant Buddha, Lecturing on the Jue Yuan Sutra, New Shura of the Diamond Sutra, Common Sense and Mind, Lecturing on Buddhism Teaching and Mahayana Notes.
[References] Jiang Weiqiao's History of Buddhism in China, Volume 4; Chapter 6 of the History of Tiantai Religion in Hui Yue; Chapter 24 of Modern History of Buddhism in Early Oriental China; Record of famous monks; The first episode of Yu Lingbo's Modern Buddhist Figures in China.
From: China Buddhist Encyclopedia