Chapter 41 Section 2 The Spread and Development of the Pure Land Method in China

After the Buddhist scriptures were translated into China, the Pure Land Method gradually developed.Although it is different from the direct lineage of Zen and other sects, because of its great influence, wide range of opportunities, and easy to be trusted to explain and practice, so in different periods, different dynasties, and pure land sects, eminent monks and great virtues emerged in endlessly.The Nine Patriarchs or Thirteen Patriarchs of the Lotus Sect are respected by believers. (1) The Nine Patriarchs of the Lotus Sect 1. Master Huiyuan (334-416 A.D.), surnamed Jia, was born in Loufan, Yanmen (near Ningwu, Shanxi today), and was proficient in the Six Classics and the studies of Lao and Zhuang.At the age of twenty-one, he heard Master Dao'an's lecture on the Prajna Sutra, enlightened him and became a monk, and took propagating the Dharma as his duty.After entering Lushan Mountain, he liked its quietness, so he built a thatched house and lectured on the "Nirvana Sutra". The governor Huan Yi was surprised by his talent, and played a set up Buddhist temple. He felt the thunderstorm and transported trees to build Donglin Temple. It is the beginning of the Chinese lotus sect to gather people to recite the Buddha's name at six o'clock to seek rebirth in the West.For more than 30 years in the mountain, even though the emperor's edict did not come out, when Kumarajiva entered the pass, he wrote books, asked questions, discussed problems, and verified each other's experiences.When we first formed a society to recite Buddhism, there were 123 people who participated, all of whom belonged to Famen Longxiang and Confucian masters.In the age of the final prince, they entered the lotus society to practice their pure karma, and many people were received and led to be reborn. Donglin Temple became the center of Buddhism in the south, echoing the happy garden of Kumarajiva in Chang'an in the north.In the twelfth year of Yixi, when he saw the Buddha reappear, he sat upright and died. He was eighty-three years old.Xiling, where the mountain was buried, was piled up with stones as a pagoda, and Xie Lingyun wrote an inscription.The leftovers are:

Lushan Collection Ten Volumes. The Great Wisdom Theory in Twenty Volumes Ask about the three volumes of the eighteen subjects of Mahayana and the deep meaning Huiyuan's association to recite the name of Buddha is to see the Buddha according to the samadhi of recitation of Buddha and seek rebirth.At that time, the "Contemplation Sutra" had not yet been translated, so its thought was based on the "Banzhou Samadhi Sutra".Taking samadhi as a way of concentrating on silence, the energy will be empty and the mind will be clear, and the wisdom of self-reflection and reflection will be penetrated and subtle.However, among all kinds of samadhi, the samadhi of reciting the Buddha's name is the most advanced and easy.Because the Tathagata is poor, mysterious and extremely quiet, his body and spirit combine and change, and he responds to things as appropriate, so he enters this samadhi, quietly forgets to know, and achieves knowledge based on the object. If you think about it, the wisdom of appraising and illuminating will arise spontaneously, and you will be able to see the realm of Buddha.After Huiyuan passed away, Daoist became the master of Donglin Jingshe, and Tanheng, Tanxu and others also stopped in the mountains to spread the legacy of Master Yuan.At the same time, the disciples or the lotus society gathered together and traveled to various places, so that the pure land belief spread everywhere.

2. Master Shandao (AD 613-681) was a native of Linzi (now Zibo City, Shandong Province). He was born in the ninth year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty. Lawyer Miaokai read the "Contemplation of Infinite Life Sutra" together, and knew that the concept of Guanmen in this sutra is the way to liberate life and death.During Tang Zhenguan, he went to Bingzhou to pay homage to Master Daochuo, and taught him the method of chanting Buddha to rebirth.Entering Chang'an, broadening the people, wrote tens of thousands of volumes of "Amitabha Sutra", and painted 300 volumes of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.At first, I lived in Zhongnan Mountain and often came to Guangming Temple to preach.In his later years, he lived in Chang'an Shishi Temple, and managed the construction of Longmen Fengxian Temple.The master is a human being, he upholds the precepts, he never raises his eyes to see a woman, and he does not think about fame and fortune.He lives by begging for food all his life, he wears rough clothes and simple food, he is strict with the precepts, but he is kind and forgiving to others, and has a strong belief.In Xijing Temple, when discussing the advantages and disadvantages of chanting Buddha with Master Vajra, Shandao said: "If the rebirth of chanting Buddha is true, all the images in the hall will shine out; if it is false, you will follow me to hell. "At this time, all the statues in the hall radiated light. This is a famous story.With Chang'an as the center, many people were influenced by the master, and some of them tried to sacrifice their lives to die.There are six volumes and ten volumes of the posthumous works.

The Four Volumes of the Sutra of Viewing Infinite Life A Book of Praise for the Dead Fashizan Volume Two Like a boat Conceptual Buddhism Volume 1 According to the Ming Dynasty, the Five Kinds of Enrichment Meanings The final note said: "The great sage is sympathetic, and he directly advises those who only use the name. It is because of the change of name. Why? Because there is no miscellaneous reason to get righteous thoughts, because it corresponds to the original vow of the Buddha, because it does not violate the teachings, and because it obeys the Buddha's words. If Those who give up thoughts and focus on cultivating distracting thoughts will get one or two out of a hundred, and three or four out of a thousand."

3. Master Nanyue Chengyuan, born in Mianzhu, Sichuan, at the age of 24, went to Yuquan Mountain in Jingzhou and shaved Huizhen.Wen Huiri traveled to Guangzhou and went to beg for advice. Huiri said that it is impossible to do good alone, and that one should practice Buddha-recitation samadhi according to the "Infinite Life Sutra" to help the masses.In the first year of Tianbao, he returned to Mount Heng, and established a jingshe, named Amitabha Terrace.Only place scriptures and images, eat rough food and poor clothes, practice the Tao in austere way, and see the holy land constantly.With the right practice of holding the name, and the aid of giving and keeping the precepts, he passed away in the eighteenth year of Zhenyuan and was ninety-one years old.Later, he lived in Banzhou Daochang, taught the four congregations, and received more than a thousand disciples. "Buddha Tongji" is listed as the third ancestor of Lianshe.

4. Master Fazhao of Wutai regards the samadhi of reciting Buddha's name as the supreme and profound Zen school.He vigorously accused the Zen followers of not worshiping Buddha, not establishing words, using sound and language as obsession, abandoning all good things and living in empty views, and advocating the five sessions of Buddha Dharma.By practicing this method, one can quickly achieve five parts of the dharmakaya.This method is to obtain samadhi according to the method of mind and mouth.Its main purpose is the same as Shandao, Huaigan, etc.'s mouth-to-mouth samadhi, but to warn others of their own confidence, and to achieve the method of samadhi, he set five rituals for chanting the Buddha, taught five-tone tunes, and sang the name of the Buddha.Five sessions of chanting Buddha: the first session is in a flat voice, the second session is in a flat voice, the third session is neither urgent nor slow, and the fourth session is gradually urgent. The above four sessions all sing the six characters "Namo Amitabha". In the fifth meeting, the four characters of "Amitabha Buddha" were only sung.

5. Master Xinding Shaokang, surnamed Zhou, born in Jinyun, was fifteen years old. He recited the scriptures such as "Fahua" and "Surangama". Argument.At the beginning of the Zhenyuan period, I went to Baima Temple and was overjoyed to get the "Westernization Introduction" written by Shan Dao.Go to Chang'an Shandao Shadow Hall to pay homage, and feel the real body of Dao.Later, he went to Mu County, begged for money in the city, and lured children and those who recited Buddha to give money, until the sound of Buddha filled the road.Found a pure land Taoist temple in Wulong Mountain, built a three-level altar, and all the people walked day and night and sang praises.Every fast day, about 3,000 people gather to see the master recite Amitabha loudly, and one Buddha will come out of his mouth. If he recites ten times in succession, the ten Buddhas will appear like pearls in a row.The method of the teacher is to detest the filth, appreciate the purification, chant the Buddha loudly, and practice charity as his profession.He often shows the public saying: "When in the pure land, arouse joy and joy, and in Jambudvipa, arouse disgust and renunciation." In the 21st year of Zhenyuan, he was transformed, his body was bright, and the pagoda was in Taiziyan, so he was also called Master Taiyan.He begged for money for his son to the Buddha's voice, and he was also a high-minded and hard-working person.

6. Master Yongming Yanshou (904-975 A.D.) was born in Yuhang, Lin'an Prefecture, and his common surname was Wang.At the age of 20, he devoted himself to Buddha, ate one meal a day, and often recited "Fa Hua".At the age of twenty-eight, he was the town general of Huagao.On the thirtieth year of the year, he begged the king of Wuyue, gave up his official position, and became a monk under the Zen Master Cuiyan of Longcian Temple, practicing asceticism.Then I went to study at the foot of Tianzhu Peak in Tiantai Mountain for ninety days, and visited Deshao, the heir of Fayan.Later, he practiced the Fahua Repentance at Guoqing Temple, and made two lots at the Zhizhe Temple, one was "practicing Zen with one heart", and the other was "chanting scriptures for all good things, adorning the pure land". Meditate, and vow to recite thousands of scriptures.Later Zhou Guangshun lived in Xuedou Mountain in the second year. In the first year of Song Jianlong, he was invited by King Zhongyi of Wuyue to revive Hangzhou Lingyin.Moved to Yongming Temple next year, with more than a thousand scholars, once wrote a verse:

If you want to know the purpose of Yongming, there is a lake in front of the gate, where the sun shines brightly, and the wind blows and waves rise. Lord Shou lived in Yongming for fifteen years, conferred Bodhisattva precepts for seven people, and was revered as Maitreya.At night, he gave food to ghosts and gods and released countless lives.He recited 13,000 volumes of "Fahua", and he was famous in the East China Sea.King Guangzong Dacheng of Koryo State heard about it, and sent envoys to ask for advice, handed out letters to his disciples, offered coats made of gold silk, amethyst rosary beads, and gold soup pots, and sent thirty-six monks to learn.Shougong taught the main points, and after returning to Korea, he promoted Dafa, so the Fayan sect spread in the East China Sea.It is a regular lesson for Shou Gong to do one hundred Buddhist deeds every day.Among them, the important ones are: accepting and holding mantras, chanting Buddha, worshiping Buddha, confessing, chanting, sitting in meditation, and preaching.Every day, we pay homage to ten Buddhas in ten directions: Sakyamuni, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Maitreya, Guanyin, Shizhi, etc., and give food to ghosts and gods in the wilderness every night.Shou Gong vowed to be reborn in the West, and he recited the holy name of Amitabha 100,000 times a day.At dusk, I live in Biefeng and pray to the Buddha, often accompanied by hundreds of people.On the night of Qingxiao and moonlight, I heard the sound of heavenly music from snail shells.King Zhongyi of Wu Yue deeply respected his virtue and was greatly moved when he heard about it. In order to build the Western Xiangyan Hall to fulfill his ambition, he named him Zen Master Zhijue.In December of the eighth year of Song Kaibao, he passed away at Yongming Temple at the age of seventy-two.There are many works: "Zongjinglu" one hundred volumes, "Wan Shan Tong Gui Ji" six volumes, "Shen Qi An Yang Fu", "Shou Bodhisattva Precepts" each one volume, etc., more than 60 volumes, can be called a generation of masters.His scholarly research and his deeds are comparable to those of wise masters.

Yanshou once wrote the "Simplified Verses of Meditation and Buddha Recitation", which can be used as the criterion for the double cultivation of Zen and purity.The four material verses say: There is Zen, but there is no pure land. Nine times out of ten people are on the road.There is a pure land without Zen, and thousands of people will go to practice, but they can see Amitabha, so why worry about not being enlightened.There is Zen and Pure Land, just like a tiger wearing a horn, who is a teacher in this world and a Buddha in the next life.There is no Zen and no Pure Land, iron bed and copper pillars, thousands of kalpas and thousands of lives, no one to rely on." The third sentence here has Zen and Pure Land, that is, the dual practice of Zen and purity, like a tiger with horns, is the most ideal, so that life is true. Cultivate this method. The first sentence, there is Zen, but there is no pure land, which refers to the ordinary Zen disciples at that time. Among ten people who practiced Zen, nine of them fell into the devil's way. There is nothing wrong, as long as you can see Amitabha in person, you will be able to separate life and death. According to this, you can know that prolonging life is the wisdom of the sharp root, so Zen and purity are both cultivated. Those who are wise with dull roots should concentrate on reciting Buddha and expect to be reborn in the pure land. The same purpose can be said.

He also tasted the saying of exhorting people to recite the Buddha's name aloud and to be reborn after ten recitations. Once the Buddha's name is heard, sins will be wiped out by river sand. "Fahua" says: "If a person is distracted, enters the pagoda and temple, and says "Namo Buddha, all of them will achieve Buddhahood." read. "Baoji" says: If you chant Buddha loudly, the demon army will retreat. The Sutra of Differentiation of Karma says: Chanting the Buddha and chanting sutras loudly can gain ten kinds of merit.There are also sitting meditation and walking meditation.Sitting and thinking is like sailing a boat against the current, and walking is like sailing with the wind. Sitting and thinking can still eliminate eight billion kalpas of sins.And he recited ten thoughts.Heavily committing evil throughout his life, with ten thoughts at the end of his life, sin will be extinguished and born in the Pure Land.Citing the "Naxian Bhikkhu Sutra" as a proof, if a stone is thrown into the water and sinks, even if there are hundreds of stones thrown into the boat, it will not sink.Because of the merits of chanting Buddha's name, the sinners are saved from falling into hell. "Zhilun" says: "At the time of death, the strength of the heart can surpass the strength of a lifetime of action. It is time for a little effort of the heart to be as fierce as fire, and even a small amount can accomplish great things." This is a powerful argument for the method of ten thoughts at the end of life. 7. Master Chang of Hangzhou Province, whose name is Zaowei, whose common surname is Yan, was born in Qiantang.Born in the sixth year of Shizong Xiande in the later Zhou Dynasty, he became a monk at the age of seventeen and received full precepts.He has been strict in precepts and behaviors in his life, proficient in "Mahayana Awakening of Faith", and practiced the Tiantai meditation method.Following the legacy of Lushan Yuangong, he moved to Zhaoqing Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou during Song Chunhua, specializing in Jingye, and established a Jingxing Society.Claiming to be a disciple of Jingxing, he tasted the blood of his own finger pricking and the ink book "Huayan Sutra, Jingxing Pin".A statue of Vairocana was carved out of pure fragrant sandalwood.Then knelt down and joined hands together to make a vow: "From today onwards, one thousand people and eighty bhikkhus will arouse the mind of bodhisattva, and in the future, we will practice bodhisattva's deeds. , all belong to virtuous and famous scholars, ministers of the country, so there are many inscriptions on the stele. Tianxi died on the 12th day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Tianxi (AD 1020), and his life was sixty-two. 8. Master Yunqi Youhong (1535-1615 A.D.), born in Renhe, Hangzhou, with the word Fohui and the name Lianchi, was born at the age of seventeen and was known for his learning and practice.I asked the old woman next door why she recited the name of the Buddha every day, and she answered that her husband passed away without illness because of the inconceivable merits of reciting the name of the Buddha.Because of his words, he sent his heart to the pure land, and wrote the four words "Life and death are major matters" on the desk to warn himself.He lost his father at the age of twenty-seven, his mother at the age of thirty-two, and Jiajing forty-five years, so he decided to become a monk.After being sent to Xishan Xingtian Temple to become a monk, Zhaoqing Wuchen received full precepts, and visited Lushan Bianrong for the next time.Later, he visited Yan Debao Liu'an, and on the way to Dongchang, he heard the sound of drums in the woodcutter tower. Fighting for right and wrong." In the fifth year of Longqing, he entered Yunqi Mountain in Hangzhou, lived in the mountain, and began to practice Buddhist samadhi.In the twelfth year of Wanli, "The Collection of Past Lives" was compiled, which records the deeds of the past and present.In the past 20 years, he opened the precepts at Jingci Temple in Hangzhou, and established the system of precept altars, and practiced the law of swearing to accept precepts.Build life-release pools in the mountains and inside and outside the city, prohibiting killing and releasing life, and admonishing the lives of living beings.He often advocates the Pure Land, and wrote the "Amitabha Sutra" and so on.He also reprimanded the Zen disciples for their fasting and high-mindedness, and recorded the urgent words in such opportunities as Yongming's longevity extension and Gaofeng's original beauty, so as to show the key points of investigation.In July of the 43rd year of Wanli, he became ill and became a policeman with "three regrets and ten regrets".Known as Zen Master Yunqi in the world, also known as Master Lianchi, he is honored as the eighth ancestor of Lianshe.The leftovers are: Four Volumes of Amitabha Sutra Past Life Collection Three Volumes Pure Land Doubts Volume 1 Zen Guan Cejin Volume Two Five Volumes of the Brahma Net Sutra Shurangama Sutra Touching the Elephant Volume 1 Zongmen Chongxinglu Volume 1 Shanfang Miscellaneous Volume Three Bamboo Window Essays Volume Two Thirty-two volumes of Yunqi Fahui Master Hong also said that the practice of faith and vows is a necessary condition for the cultivation of pure karma, because if the accumulation of the pure land is not sufficient, one cannot advance.1. Faith: Believe that the Buddha is the same as life, and all living beings who recite the Buddha will be reborn and eventually become a Buddha.The Amitabha Sutra's "All of you should believe and accept my words" is to mark this letter.2. Vow: Not only empty faith, but also seeking rebirth according to its teachings. The Amitabha Sutra "should make a wish to be born in that land".Three, action: not only make empty vows, but also strive to be diligent, and the thoughts are continuous and uninterrupted, which is the Amitabha Sutra's "holding the name without confusion". 9. Master Lingfeng Xieyi (1599-1655 A.D.), born in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, studied Confucianism when he was young, vowed to destroy Buddhist monks, and wrote dozens of treatises to attack it.At the age of seventeen, I occasionally read Su Hong's "Zhizhilu" and "Bamboo Window Essays", and I had a lot of introspection, and burned my writings on Buddhism.In the first year of Tianqi (AD 1621), at the age of 23, he made 48 vows and named himself Dalang Upasai.In January of the following year, I dreamed of Hanshan Deqing three times.At that time, Deqing lived in Caoxi, and he was not allowed to follow him. He was shaved on the basis of his disciple Xueling.The next time I went to Yunqi to listen to Master Gude's "Consciousness Only Theory", and went to Jingshan to sit in meditation, received the Bodhisattva precepts, and read the Vinaya.At the age of twenty-eight, he became ill and decided to seek a pure land.Take Tiantai as the sect and study its chapters.In the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631 A.D.), he entered Lingfeng. In the sixth year of the same year, the West Lake Temple was built and traveled everywhere.In the summer of the eighth year of Yongli, he was sick in Lingfeng. In December, he built a pure shrine, made a vow, and wrote a verse for survival in the Pure Land. In January of the following year, he passed away at the age of fifty-seven.He is known as Master Lingfeng Xieyi in the world.He disliked fame and wealth all his life, and took reading and collecting writings as his career. He never left his pen and inkstone all his life, so he wrote a lot.There are one volume of "Amitabha Sutra Essentials", one volume of "Brahma Net Sutra Xuanyi", one volume "Bodhisattva Precepts Notes", two volumes of "Fahua Sutra Xuanyi Jieyao", and "Fahua Sutra Huiyi" Sixteen volumes, two volumes of Xuanyi of the Shurangama Sutra, ten volumes of Texts and Sentences of the Shurangama Sutra, forty-four volumes of Reading Zang Zhijin, five volumes of Fahai Guanlan, ten volumes of Zen Explanation of Zhouyi, etc. More than ten departments.There are also ten volumes of "Lingfeng Yiyi Master Zonglun". Xie Yi advocates that there are three types of Buddha-recitation, namely, recitation of other Buddhas, recitation of one's own Buddha, and recitation of self-other Buddhas; the Buddhist recitation of the Lushan School of Pure Land is called recitation of other Buddhas, and the Chan taught by Bodhidharma and the Guanxin taught by Nanyue Tiantai are called Mindfulness of Self-Buddha, Yongming School's double cultivation of matter and principle is called Mindfulness of Self-Other Buddha.In addition, all the four teachings of Zangtong Bieyuan are not the method of reciting Buddha's name.If each of the four religions has three kinds of Buddha-recitation, then there are twelve kinds of Buddha-recitation.In addition, the four kinds of samadhis in "Maha Zhiguan" can also be named Buddha-recitation. If these four kinds of samadhis have the present twelve kinds of recitation of Buddha-recitation, then there are always forty-eight kinds of recitation of Buddha-recitation.And multiplying the three kinds of mindfulness, mindfulness, and mindfulness in mindfulness of other Buddhas, there are a total of one hundred and forty-four mindfulness of Buddha Samadhi.In addition, there is the method of holding names mentioned in the "Amitabha Sutra", and the two sects of preaching and teaching Zen are both the method of reciting Buddha.Those who uphold the precepts and single-mindedly recite the Buddha's name must stop evil and prevent wrongdoing and study Vinaya diligently. Scholars who are diligent in Vinaya must also decide to reborn with one-hearted recitation of Buddha's name.And upholding the precepts is the cause, and the pure land is the result. Upholding the precepts and chanting Buddha's name are originally the only door.In this way, reciting the Buddha's name unifies the three studies of Zen, teaching, and discipline, and at the same time it is the conclusion of the three studies, and advocates the theory of reciting the Buddha's name in a broad sense.He also believed that the name of holding the "Amitabha Sutra" is the simplest and most peculiar method, and clarified that this method is universally covered by the three roots of the upper, middle and lower, and it is an inconceivable skill and convenience to take care of things. Said to have the three merits of faith, vow and deed, and expect to be reborn. (2) The Thirteen Patriarchs of the Pure Land In modern times, there are four people in the early Qing Dynasty, including the great virtues of the Pure Land School, Shi Xian, Ji Xing, and modern Yin Guang.Together with the aforementioned nine ancestors, they are also called the thirteen ancestors of the Lianzong. Master Xingce, named Juliu, surnamed Jiang, father Quanchang, an old Confucian in Yixing, was a friend of Hanshan Qinggong, in the sixth year of Tianqi (AD 1626), Quanchang Menghan entered the house, and gave birth to Xingce, because the name is Meng silly.When he grew up, his parents passed away and his ambition was born.On the twenty-third year, he went to Wulin Li'an Temple to ask the public to become a monk, but he refused to attend.Five years later, he dug through the source of Dharma, asked Gonghua to go, and lived in Baoen Temple.When I met Master Ying, who was visiting Xi'an, he advised me to practice pure karma.In the second year of Kangxi, he established a nunnery in Xixihe, Fahua Mountain, Hangzhou, during which he specialized in pure karma.For nine years, he lived in Pu Ren Yuan in Yushan Mountain and advocated Xing Lian Society, and scholars Xi Ranzong.He is the author of "Persuading the True Letter".Xingce lived in Puren for thirteen years, and died on July 9th in the twenty-first year of Kangxi (AD 1682), fifty-five years old. Master Shixian, styled Siqi, nicknamed Sheng'an, was born in Changshu, son of the Shi family.Born in the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi, he has been abstaining from meat since he was young. He became a monk at the age of fifteen and received full precepts at the age of twenty-four.Strictly study Vini, study various scriptures, and study of physiognomy, all of which are comprehensive.Covered for three years, read the Tibetan scriptures in the daytime, and taught the Buddha's name in the evening.Burning fingers before the Buddha, made forty-eight great vows, and felt that the relics were shining.Composed "Encouraging Bodhicitta" to inspire the four groups.Stayed at Xianlin Temple in Hangzhou for the night.In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, he established the Lianshe Society as a civilian police force, with a term of life.The daily class is divided into 20 points, 10 points for holding the name, 9 points for meditation, and 1 point for ritual repentance.On April 14th, the twelfth year of Yongzheng, he clasped his palms together and proclaimed the Buddha's name. He faced west and was silent. He was forty-nine years old. Master Jixing, named Chewu, nicknamed Mengdong, was born in Fengrun County, during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods.The Dharma pillar of the pure land is treed, and the young masters of classics and history.After becoming a monk, he traversed the lecture halls, integrated the two sects of nature and nature, and then participated in Guangtong and Cuiru, worked brightly, received Zhengyin, and became the seventh generation of Panshan.Succeeding from Xi Guangtong, Chan Master Mu Yongming Yanshou is the master of Zen, and he still returns to the pure land of his heart. In this last generation, it should be followed.So he specialized in pure karma, advocated the lotus sect, and retreated to Zifu Temple in Hongluo Mountain. Nazi followed the Japanese people and became a big forest.The master is never tired of the Dharma and the man, but he is dedicated to the Pure Land.The fifteenth day of Jiaqing was silent, and the year was seventy. Master Yinguang taboo Shengliang, whose common surname is Zhao, was born on December 3rd in the eleventh year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (AD 1861).He was born in Chichengdong Village, Heyang County, Shaanxi Province. He was taught by the court when he was young. He first read Cheng Zhu's book, and was influenced by his Buddhism.Gradually study the inner scriptures, and you will know the breadth and depth of Buddhism.Then in the spring of the seventh year of Guangxu, at the age of 21, he resolutely voted for the end of the Lianhua Cave in Wutai, Nanshan, and became a monk of Li Daochun.He studied his homework diligently, read the vows and the Pure Land texts, and knew the difficulty of achieving Zen and purification, so he decided to specialize in the Pure Land. Later, he occasionally read the "Longshu Pure Land Texts" at the Lianhua Temple in Zhuxi, Hubei, and learned the pure land. Going, taking pictures of all the people, so he took promoting the pure land as his ambition all his life.The next year, he went to Shuangxi Temple in Xing'an, Shaanxi Province, and received full precepts from Yinhai Dinggong lawyer.In the twelfth year of the Guangxu reign, he worked at Zifu Temple in Hongluo Mountain and was able to read the Dazang, so he was destined to add important books such as "Ten Essentials of the Pure Land".After that, he went back and forth between Longquan Temple and Yuanguang Temple in Beijing, Fayu Temple in Mount Putuo, and Toutuo Temple in Wenzhou.And retreat for two periods of six years. In 1918, Xu Weiru published more than 20 articles by Master Yinguang called "Master Yinguang Wenchao".In the next few years, "Zengguang Wenchao" was printed successively, including "Pure Land Causation" and other works.Since it is spread by the wind of Taoism, it is famous far and near, and its legalization is widely known. In 1930, when he was 70, he went to Baoguo Temple in Suzhou to cover up customs, and then founded Honghua Society to circulate Pure Land books, sparing no effort. In 1940, at the age of eighty, he was appointed as the abbot of Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou, a pure land ashram.It was the third day of the eleventh month of that year, and I predicted the time would come, and I went west peacefully amidst the sound of the Buddha's chanting.