How many contemporary Zen masters are there?

The President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the President of the Chinese Buddhist Academy, and the Standing Committee Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (Shi) Elder Yicheng is the forty-fifth generation descendant of the Longchi lineage of the Linji lineage of Zen Buddhism (Yicheng Chang) Miao), received the Dharma from Zen Master Xuyun Xingche, the forty-third descendant of the Linji Zongzong of Zen Buddhism (on behalf of Zen Master Mingyi Guanben, the forty-fourth generation descendant of the Linji Zongzong of Zen Zongzong); he is also the tenth descendant of the Weiyang School of Zen Buddhism. (Yicheng Yanxin), received the Dharma from the great monk Xingfu of Zhenru Temple.

Master Tiguang, the great contemporary Zen sect

Edit the entry Master Tiguang

Master Tiguang, whose common surname is Yuan, was born in Xiangcheng, Henan, in 192 Born in April of the fourth year of the year; at the age of 16, he ordained as a monk at the Taibaiding Yuntai Temple in Tongbai Mountain, Henan Province under Master Haishan; at the age of 19, he received full ordination under the ancestral lawyer at Baotong Temple in Wuhan, Hubei Province; he traveled through Baima, Luoyang, Henan Province He has studied in large jungles such as Suzhou Lingyan Mountain Temple, Yangzhou Gao Temple, Ningbo Tiantong Temple, and Guangdong Yunmen Temple. He has been close to modern eminent monks such as Master Xuyun, Master Yuanying, and Zen Master Laiguo. He has lived in Zhenru Temple in Yunju Mountain for 30 years. In the remaining years, starting from 1990, at the invitation of believers in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, he became the abbot of Qingyuan Temple and stayed at the Zen Temple until his death.

Master Ti Guang insisted on taking precepts as his teacher throughout his life, paying equal attention to agriculture and Zen. He wore a broken robe all year round and did not eat after noon. After the 1990s, the abbot of Jingju Temple in Qingyuan Mountain personally led the public and practiced it. He simply inherited the fine tradition of Chinese Buddhism attaching equal importance to agriculture and Zen. . There are many talented people under Ti Lao. Among those who were ordained by him, there are more than 100 monks such as Miao'an and Miaoxin.

Master Ti Guang served as the vice president of the second council of the Jiangxi Buddhist Association, deputy director of the advisory committee of the third council, Ji'an Qingyuan Mountain Jingju Zen Temple, Ji'an County Ziguo Abbot of the temple, the first of Tiantong Temple in Zhejiang, Zhenru Temple in Yunjushan, Jiangxi, and Donglin Temple in Lushan.

Master Tiguang passed away in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province at 4:38 pm on January 24, 2005. He was eighty-one years old and had abstained for sixty-two summers.

Contemporary Buddhist great virtue Yuan Yin the old man

Yuan Yin the old man

Yuan Yin the old man, a native of Anhui, studied Buddhism as a young man and originally wanted to become a monk. He followed his mother's orders and became a monk. Not done yet. Although he was at home, he never married and lived alone. The achievements of the Master's practice have long been recognized by the great living Buddhas of Tibet as the great good teachers who have truly achieved achievements in the Han region. More Han people than the Master rely on him to practice. When the Master was still alive, he often had many incredible meritorious deeds, but his disciples were not allowed to tell them. It can be seen that the Master did not like to be famous, and practiced secret practice to achieve enlightenment.

The Master was free and easy during his lifetime, and he was at ease when he passed away on February 5, 2000. On April 6, 2000, the Master's body was consecrated by Master Daosheng, the abbot, at Puji Temple in Mount Putuo. At this time, tens of thousands of relics were obtained, which is really rare. This proves that even in the age of the end of the Dharma, there are still great virtuous teachers living in the world who have achieved enlightenment. It can be said that "the Dharma does not disappear, but people will end."

When practicing Buddhism, as long as you have the right knowledge and views, rely on good teachers, and practice diligently, you will be able to achieve it immediately, gain great freedom, and be true and true.

The third patriarch of the Formless Secret Heart Center, Vowel Maha Acharya, passed away at 8:15 pm on February 5th of this year (2000) (the first day of the first lunar month) at the age of nine Sixteen years old.

Acharya had been in good health before his death, and his daily life was as usual. There was an endless stream of people who came to ask questions about Buddhism every day. Acharya always answered all questions and talked freely about Buddhism. His energy was full and his voice was Hongliang, on the evening of February 3rd, Little New Year’s Eve, I took a shower as usual and didn’t look like I was going to die at all. On the morning of February 5th, Acharya told people around me: “I’m going back to my hometown.” The people around him said: “ Master, you can't leave, we all need you." The master said, "Everything is an illusion. I have not left you. Remember: 'Come does not come, go does not go, and when it comes, it does not come and go. '" On the same day, he also received empowerment and blessings from those who came to seek help from the Dharma. Dinner was as usual, and there was no sign that I was about to pass away. After dinner, I sat on the chair where I usually sit, talking about Buddhism with the people around me, and taught me how to embody Buddhism in daily life. I talked for about forty-five minutes, and suddenly, He looked up into the air and seemed to see something. He stood up immediately, and then slowly sat down. The true and good knowledge that a generation of people admired peacefully gave up his life, and demonstrated with his own body the freedom and ease of the practitioner when he passed away, and the carelessness of life and death. An obstructive sight.

A few days after the death report, there was a strong fragrance in the room. The body was then transported to Putuo Mountain and parked for 60 days. On the day of the cremation (April 6), the cremation date was found out through various channels without notification. Many disciples of Acharya across the country and overseas, in order to commemorate Acharya's merits and great deeds, and with incomparable respect for Acharya, gathered in front of the Incarnation Kiln on Mount Putuo to bid their final farewell to Acharya's body. When the executor finished reading the will, a vision appeared. A green lotus appeared above the heads of the people gathered. Three golden lights shot down from the sky. One golden light shot directly into the center of the crowd, and the other two golden lights split on both sides, covering the entire For those present, purple light moved back and forth on the lotus, and the camera captured this strange scene on the spot.

During the cremation, a lotus flower appeared on Acharya's chest. Many people present witnessed this wonderland in the fire.

The weather has been cloudy and rainy for many days. The sky was surprisingly clear and cloudless on this day. After the cremation, auspicious clouds of dragons and phoenixes appeared in the sky. They sometimes stopped for a long time over the Incarnation Kiln and sometimes moved back and forth. This wonderland appeared within a few hours. It appears several times, and each time it appears for a longer period of time. It is really a beautiful spectacle in the cloudless sky.

The next day, when I was picking up the relics, a very vast multicolored round light appeared in the still cloudless clear sky. Four golden lights were emitted from the middle of the round light, and purple lights filling the entire round light continued to appear in the round light. , red light, blue light, purple-red and other lights, Acharya sat upright on the lotus in the round light. This auspicious sign lasted for forty minutes. The camera also captured this strange auspicious sign, leaving enough to make people feel People have strong confidence and precious information. If the lotus flowers that appeared on everyone's heads and the three golden lights shooting from the sky on the day of cremation are blessings to everyone present, at this time, the vast circular light and various colors full of circular light The light and solemn statue of Acharya indicates that the teachings passed down by the Acharya lineage will become more glorious and enlighten the world. At that time, all the people who were picking up the relics saw this auspicious sign, and they all felt extremely grateful to Acharya, and unanimously vowed to practice harder to repay the teacher's kindness. Many outsiders were amazed when they saw this scene, and vowed to practice supremely. Buddhism.

The vowel Acharya Dhabi Dabi has received tens of thousands of relics in total. What is even more amazing is that his heart is not damaged after being burned for a long time, which is really rare.

Zen Master Huilu is still alive. There is Zen Master Hui Lu’s website.

Master Xuanhua

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