Sun Suzhen was born in Shan County, Shandong on the 28th day of the eighth lunar month in 1895. She was introduced to Yiguandao in 1908 and became a student of Lu Zhongyi. She was regarded by Yiguandao's followers as the incarnation of the Yuehui "Moon Wisdom" Bodhisattva, the counterpart of Ji Gong. She became the 18th matriarch of Yiguandao, together with Zhang Tianran (the reincarnation of Ji Gong), in 1930.
Yiguandao leadershipedit
After the death of Zhang in 1947, she took control of Yiguandao. Many of Zhang's followers followed her leadership. Only a small fraction stayed on with Madame Liu. [clarification needed]
When the communists took over China in 1949, Sun moved to Hong Kong. She then went to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a short period (1951–52) then returned to Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, she was said to have left behind a large number of "heavenly mandates" (天命). [clarification needed] To this day, there are a few elders in Hong Kong who are believed to be the keepers of these heavenly mandates.[citation needed]
Later life and deathedit
In 1954, she moved to Taiwan. Because Yiguandao was illegal in China under communism, she kept a low profile and was kept under seclusion. She was sick in her last years and under the care of a nun surnamed Zhou in Taichung. Later she was under the care of Wang Hao De until her death. She died on the 23rd day of the second lunar month in 1975 (4 April 1975), one day before the death of Chiang Kai-shek.
She was buried in Daxi, Taoyuan. She was given the title Zhonghua Shengmu (中華聖母) (Holy Mother of the Chinese) by her followers.
Referencesedit
David Jordan & Daniel Overmyer. 1985. The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan. Princeton University Press.
Soo Khin Wah. 1997. A Study of the Yiguan Dao (Unity Sect) and its Development in Peninsular Malaysia. Ph.D. dissertation, University of British Columbia.
External linksedit
History of I Kuan Tao according to the followers
January 01, 1970
suzhen, this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 孫素真, october, 1895, april, 1975, 18th, matriarch, yiguandao, successor, zhang, tianran, 孫素真title18th, taoist, matriarch, yiguandao, personalborn, 1895, october, 1895shan, county, qing, dynastydied4, april, 19. In this Chinese name the family name is Sun 孫 Sun Suzhen Chinese 孫素真 16 October 1895 4 April 1975 was the 18th matriarch of Yiguandao She was the successor of Zhang Tianran Sun Suzhen孫素真Title18th Taoist Matriarch Yiguandao PersonalBorn 1895 10 16 16 October 1895Shan County Qing dynastyDied4 April 1975 1975 04 04 aged 79 Taichung TaiwanResting placeTaoyuan TaiwanReligionTaoismPartnerZhang TianranChildren12SectYiguandaoOther namesMing Shan 明善 Hui Ming 慧明 Senior postingPeriod in office1930 1975 alongside Zhang Tianran until 1947 PredecessorLu ZhongyiZhang TianranReincarnationYuehui BodhisattvaChinese nameTraditional Chinese孫素真Simplified Chinese孙素真TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinSun SuzhenWade GilesSun Su Chen Contents 1 Early life 2 Yiguandao leadership 3 Later life and death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSun Suzhen was born in Shan County Shandong on the 28th day of the eighth lunar month in 1895 She was introduced to Yiguandao in 1908 and became a student of Lu Zhongyi She was regarded by Yiguandao s followers as the incarnation of the Yuehui Moon Wisdom Bodhisattva the counterpart of Ji Gong She became the 18th matriarch of Yiguandao together with Zhang Tianran the reincarnation of Ji Gong in 1930 Yiguandao leadership editAfter the death of Zhang in 1947 she took control of Yiguandao Many of Zhang s followers followed her leadership Only a small fraction stayed on with Madame Liu clarification needed When the communists took over China in 1949 Sun moved to Hong Kong She then went to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for a short period 1951 52 then returned to Hong Kong In Hong Kong she was said to have left behind a large number of heavenly mandates 天命 clarification needed To this day there are a few elders in Hong Kong who are believed to be the keepers of these heavenly mandates citation needed Later life and death editIn 1954 she moved to Taiwan Because Yiguandao was illegal in China under communism she kept a low profile and was kept under seclusion She was sick in her last years and under the care of a nun surnamed Zhou in Taichung Later she was under the care of Wang Hao De until her death She died on the 23rd day of the second lunar month in 1975 4 April 1975 one day before the death of Chiang Kai shek She was buried in Daxi Taoyuan She was given the title Zhonghua Shengmu 中華聖母 Holy Mother of the Chinese by her followers References editDavid Jordan amp Daniel Overmyer 1985 The Flying Phoenix Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan Princeton University Press Soo Khin Wah 1997 A Study of the Yiguan Dao Unity Sect and its Development in Peninsular Malaysia Ph D dissertation University of British Columbia External links editHistory of Sun Su Zhen according to her followers The patriarch of I Kuan Tao History of I Kuan Tao according to the followers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sun Suzhen amp oldid 1221200709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
