Cihang 慈航 (1869-1919)

Cíháng 慈航 (1869-1919)

Lay Name 俗名: Lín Yǔn 林允 Style name 號: Cíháng 慈航 Dharma name 法名: Ruìzhēng 瑞徵 Born 1869 in Jīnhuá County 金華縣, Zhèjiāng 浙江 Died 1919

Disambiguation Note: Another monastic of this name was Cíháng 慈航 (1895-1954).

Cíháng 慈航 (1869-1919) ordained at the age of 17 suì 歲 (1885) at Qīngcháo Temple 清潮寺. He was known as Cíháng "Compassionate Boat" because he worked hard for the people around his temple, this work including running a ferry for them to get across the lake upon which the town was located.

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References

• Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed. Xiàndài Fójiào rénwù cídiǎn 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols. Taipei: Foguang, 2004. Pp. 2.1284b-1285a.