Yuanying was born Wu Changfa (吳昌發) and Wu Hengchun (吳亨春) into a family of farming background in Pinghu Township of Gutian County, in Fujian province, in 1878. His parents died when he was six and then he lived with his uncle. At the age of 10, he aspired to become a Buddhist monk, but his uncle did not approve. By age 18, he attended the Imperial examination and became a xiucai. One year later, he received ordination as a monk at Meifeng Temple in Fuzhou under master Zeng Xi (增西上人) and then received prātimokṣa under master Miao Lian (妙蓮老和尚) at Yongquan Temple. When he was 21, he began to learn Chan Buddhism under master Ye Kai (冶開老和尚), he stayed with his teacher for four years. At the age of 25, he resided in Tiantong Temple with his teacher Bazhi Toutuo (八指頭陀).[1]
In 1908, he settled at Yongquan Temple, in Quanzhou, where he taught Chan Buddhism, and attracted large numbers of practitioners. In 1909, he became the abbot of Jiedai Temple. In 1912, the Chinese Buddhist Association was founded and he was elected a councilor. In 1917, Yuanying was elected Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of Ningbo, he establish two schools to promote the development of local education project. He spread Chan Buddhism in Beijing in 1920 and then in Singapore and Penang Island in 1922. In 1923, Yuanying returned to Quanzhou, he rebuilt the Kaiyuan Temple and founded kindergarten in the temple, which adopted more than 200 orphans. In 1926, Yuanying went to Southeast Asia again to collect donations. In 1928, the Nationalist government issued the "Administrative Regulations of Religious Temples", an Anti - Buddhism Movement swept over the country. In 1929, along with Taixu and others, Yuanying formed the China Buddhist Association in Shanghai where he was President. They signed a large petition calling for stopping the destruction of Buddhism. In 1930, Yuanying became the abbot of Tiantong Temple, where he taught Chan Buddhism for six years. In 1937, he was the abbot of Yongquan Temple, at the age of 60. On July 7, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, Yuanying organized an ambulance corps for to serve the Nationalists. In October, he went to Singapore to collect money for the military expenditures. In the autumn of 1939, Yuanying returned to Shanghai and settled at Yuanming Lecture Room (圓明講堂), he was soon arrested by the Japanese military police corps, he was mistreated and tortured. Shanghai people from all walks of life to rescue him, under pressure, the Japanese had to release him. In 1943 former Beiyang government prime minister Jin Yunpeng invited him to Tianjin to preach. In 1945, he founded the Yuanming Lengyan School (圓明楞嚴專宗學院), where he served as president and expound the texts of Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra.[2][3]
After the establishment of the Communist State in 1951, Yuanying attended the Asia and Pacific Regional Peace Conference in Beijing. In 1953, Hsu Yun formed the Buddhist Association of China at Kuang Chi (Extensive Aid) Monastery, Yuanying was elected its first Venerable Master. On September 12, he died of esophagus cancer at Tiantong Temple, in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, aged 76.[1]
Further reading
In 2014, a historical drama film based on the early boyhood of Yuanying was shot in his hometown.[4]
yuanying, simplified, chinese, 圆瑛, traditional, chinese, 圓瑛, pinyin, yuányīng, 1878, september, 1953, chinese, chan, buddhist, master, first, venerable, master, buddhist, association, china, 圆瑛titlevenerable, master, buddhist, association, chinapersonalbornwu,. Yuanying simplified Chinese 圆瑛 traditional Chinese 圓瑛 pinyin Yuanying 1878 12 September 1953 was a Chinese Chan Buddhist master and the first Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of China 1 Yuanying圆瑛YuanyingTitleVenerable Master of the Buddhist Association of ChinaPersonalBornWu Changfa 吴昌发 Wu Hengchun 吴亨春 1878Gutian County Fujian Qing EmpireDied1953 aged 74 75 Tiantong Temple Ningbo Zhejiang ChinaReligionChan BuddhismNationalityChineseParentYuan Yun father SchoolLinji schoolLineage40th generationDharma namesHong Wu 宏悟 Posthumous nameTao Guang 韬光 Yihoutang Zhuren 一吼堂主人 Senior postingTeacherZeng XiMiao LianDa GongYe KaiBazhi ToutuoPeriod in office1953SuccessorGeshe Sherab GyatsoStudents Ming Yang Contents 1 Biography 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditYuanying was born Wu Changfa 吳昌發 and Wu Hengchun 吳亨春 into a family of farming background in Pinghu Township of Gutian County in Fujian province in 1878 His parents died when he was six and then he lived with his uncle At the age of 10 he aspired to become a Buddhist monk but his uncle did not approve By age 18 he attended the Imperial examination and became a xiucai One year later he received ordination as a monk at Meifeng Temple in Fuzhou under master Zeng Xi 增西上人 and then received pratimokṣa under master Miao Lian 妙蓮老和尚 at Yongquan Temple When he was 21 he began to learn Chan Buddhism under master Ye Kai 冶開老和尚 he stayed with his teacher for four years At the age of 25 he resided in Tiantong Temple with his teacher Bazhi Toutuo 八指頭陀 1 In 1908 he settled at Yongquan Temple in Quanzhou where he taught Chan Buddhism and attracted large numbers of practitioners In 1909 he became the abbot of Jiedai Temple In 1912 the Chinese Buddhist Association was founded and he was elected a councilor In 1917 Yuanying was elected Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of Ningbo he establish two schools to promote the development of local education project He spread Chan Buddhism in Beijing in 1920 and then in Singapore and Penang Island in 1922 In 1923 Yuanying returned to Quanzhou he rebuilt the Kaiyuan Temple and founded kindergarten in the temple which adopted more than 200 orphans In 1926 Yuanying went to Southeast Asia again to collect donations In 1928 the Nationalist government issued the Administrative Regulations of Religious Temples an Anti Buddhism Movement swept over the country In 1929 along with Taixu and others Yuanying formed the China Buddhist Association in Shanghai where he was President They signed a large petition calling for stopping the destruction of Buddhism In 1930 Yuanying became the abbot of Tiantong Temple where he taught Chan Buddhism for six years In 1937 he was the abbot of Yongquan Temple at the age of 60 On July 7 the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out Yuanying organized an ambulance corps for to serve the Nationalists In October he went to Singapore to collect money for the military expenditures In the autumn of 1939 Yuanying returned to Shanghai and settled at Yuanming Lecture Room 圓明講堂 he was soon arrested by the Japanese military police corps he was mistreated and tortured Shanghai people from all walks of life to rescue him under pressure the Japanese had to release him In 1943 former Beiyang government prime minister Jin Yunpeng invited him to Tianjin to preach In 1945 he founded the Yuanming Lengyan School 圓明楞嚴專宗學院 where he served as president and expound the texts of Laṅkavatara Sutra 2 3 After the establishment of the Communist State in 1951 Yuanying attended the Asia and Pacific Regional Peace Conference in Beijing In 1953 Hsu Yun formed the Buddhist Association of China at Kuang Chi Extensive Aid Monastery Yuanying was elected its first Venerable Master On September 12 he died of esophagus cancer at Tiantong Temple in Ningbo Zhejiang province aged 76 1 Further reading EditIn 2014 a historical drama film based on the early boyhood of Yuanying was shot in his hometown 4 References Edit a b c 高僧辈出的五十年代 Ifeng in Chinese 2010 03 26 圆瑛法师 坚持正义威武不屈 Ifeng in Chinese 2007 11 23 高僧故事 圆瑛大师抗战护国 被捕受刑威武不屈 Ifeng in Chinese 2014 10 11 公益电影 少年圆瑛 在榕开机 重现爱国僧侣成长历程 Sohu in Chinese 2014 08 09 External links EditBuddhist titlesPreceded byNew creation Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of ChinaMay September 1953 Succeeded byGeshe Sherab Gyatso Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuanying amp oldid 1083395756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
