On March the 11th, 2009, Chinese and Tibetan children joined together to plant a number of ‘Friendship Trees’ in the Anju District of Suinang City, which is situated Sichuan province, southwest China.
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Xu Yun’s Gatha (1959)
The created and the uncreated
Are like water and its waves.
2003: China Government Officials Visit the Most Venerable Yi Cheng
Such is the respect within which he is held by the Communist government of China that he remains sitting whilst government officials stand in his presence.
Disabled Pig in China Learns to Walk on Two Legs Through Self-Improvement
Original Chinese Language Article: By http://www.t.30edu.com (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) Poem to the Special Pig Called ‘Firm and Strong’ (坚强 – Jian Qiang). Two
The Dhammapada and the Uncreate
The Pali word ‘akata’ translates as ‘uncreate’, and this has been translated into the Chinese language through the use of the Daoist term ‘Wu Wei’ (無為). This is important in implication for the Ch’an idiom ‘language of the uncreate’., as it means that Ch’an doctrine is not only securely rooted in Buddhist scripture, but rooted in the earliest strata of that scripture.
Definition of a Ch’an Monastic Community Leader
In China a ‘Zhu Chi’ refers to the man or woman who presides over a Buddhist temple. In ancient India, however, the same post was referred to as the ‘Wei Na’ (維那) [i.e. ‘Maintainer of Affairs’], whilst during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this role was referred to as the ‘Si Zhu’ (寺主) [i.e. ‘Temple Master’].