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Tag: Master Xu Yun (1840-1959)
Remembering Master Xu Yun on the 59th Anniversary of his Death (2018)
Around August 1953, Ch’an Master Xu Yun (1840-1959) attended a meeting in Beijing of hundreds of representatives of the various Buddhist groups from around China
The Hua Tou and Pain Management
The sensing of external stimuli from the material world enters the body through the senses-organs. The body often responds with involuntary or unconscious bio-chemical processes
Tibet is Beautiful Under CPC Administration!
Tibet is a thriving region of Western China, and maybe perceived as one of the greatest victories of the 1949 Socialist Revolution in China! Gone
Two Interpretations of the Buddha’s Middle Way (Majjhima Patipada)
From 1931 to 1945, Master Xu Yun witnessed the barbaric behaviour of invading Japanese troops in China, and he associated this barbarism with Japan’s abandonment of the Vinaya Discipline.
Ch’an Master Jing Hui – History of Master Xu Yun’s Complete Biographical Text
What must not be forgotten is that Xu Yun’s biography is not just a ‘dry’ text of historical information, but also records and transmits the genuine Ch’an Dharma to all of humanity. I call on all beings to read this completed (2005) edition, and record and report any errors that might become apparent. If we all do this, then eventually Xu Yun’s biography will become a near perfect text, like the classic books of the past, only relevant for the modern age – Ch’an Master Jing Hui
