Jinshan huofo 金山活佛 - Revision history

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-	The '''Living Buddha of Jīnshān (Jīnshān huófó 金山活佛)''' (18??<ref>Major sources disagree on how old he was when he died. Some claim he was born in 1852, others in 1882.</ref>-1935) was a famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. ~~Active~~ from the 1920s to [[1935]].	+	The '''Living Buddha of Jīnshān (Jīnshān huófó 金山活佛)''' (18??<ref>Major sources disagree on how old he was when he died. Some claim he was born in 1852, others in 1882.</ref>-1935) was a famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. He was active from the [[1920s]] to [[1935]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

-	As a youth, Miàoshàn would sometimes visit the thatched hut of Xūyún [[虛雲]] on Zhōngnán shān [[終南山]], which was near where the former lived. At 20 ''suì'' 歲 he requested that Xūyún tonsure him, but Xūyún knew that ~~Jīnshān huófó~~'s family only had one son, and thus refused. Eventually Miàoshàn took tonsure, and was ordained at Bǎohuá ~~shān~~ [[寶華山]]. After this, he and Xūyún traveled together to Wǔtái ~~shān~~ [[五台山]], where they lived together for a while before gong their separate ways.	+	As a youth, Miàoshàn would sometimes visit the thatched hut of Xūyún [[虛雲]] on Zhōngnán shān [[終南山]], which was near where the former lived. At 20 ''suì'' 歲 he requested that Xūyún tonsure him, but Xūyún knew that Miàoshàn's family only had one son, and thus refused. Eventually Miàoshàn took tonsure under someone else, and was ordained on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. After this, he and Xūyún traveled together to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]], where they lived together for a while before gong their separate ways.

	Other than the previous paragraph (which Yú draws from statements made by Xūyún) there is no information about Miàoshàn's life prior to [[1917]]. In that year, he arrived at Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天寺]] on Jīnshān [[金山]] to study Chán 禪.		Other than the previous paragraph (which Yú draws from statements made by Xūyún) there is no information about Miàoshàn's life prior to [[1917]]. In that year, he arrived at Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天寺]] on Jīnshān [[金山]] to study Chán 禪.
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	"The Living Buddha of Jīnshān" was known for his asceticism and his meditational prowess. He lived in a small room off of the temple's library. There he did not have a desk or a bed, only a small square stone with a cushion upon it. He meditated night and day, seemed oblivious to heat and cold and refused even basic donations of clothing from his supporters. There are also a number of stories about the extended periods of time he spent in ''samādhi'' while at Jiāngtiān Temple, many of which were recorded by Tàicāng [[太滄]].		"The Living Buddha of Jīnshān" was known for his asceticism and his meditational prowess. He lived in a small room off of the temple's library. There he did not have a desk or a bed, only a small square stone with a cushion upon it. He meditated night and day, seemed oblivious to heat and cold and refused even basic donations of clothing from his supporters. There are also a number of stories about the extended periods of time he spent in ''samādhi'' while at Jiāngtiān Temple, many of which were recorded by Tàicāng [[太滄]].

-	There are other stories about his miraculous powers as well. He cured ~~the~~ sick, and his saliva cured ~~a number of~~ people of different illnesses. He also summoned food donations through his psychic powers 神通 ~~once~~ when the temple did not have enough food owing to a flood in the area.	+	There are other stories about his miraculous powers as well. He personally cured a number of sick people, and his saliva cured people of different illnesses. He also once summoned food donations through his psychic powers 神通 when the temple did not have enough food owing to a flood in the area.

-	In [[1928]], the Living Buddha was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], ~~From~~ there he went to Burma~~. There~~ he lived near the 大金塔 and begged for his food daily.	+	In [[1928]], the Living Buddha was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], from there he went to Burma where he lived near the 大金塔 and begged for his food daily.

	He died of heat stroke. According to the lunar calendar, this was on the 8th day of the fifth month in [[1935]].		He died of heat stroke. According to the lunar calendar, this was on the 8th day of the fifth month in [[1935]].

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-	== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān: Jīnshān huófó 金山活佛 (18??<ref>Major sources disagree on how old he was when he died. Some claim he was born in 1852, others in 1882.</ref>-1935) ==	+	The '''Living Buddha of Jīnshān (Jīnshān huófó 金山活佛)''' (18??<ref>Major sources disagree on how old he was when he died. Some claim he was born in 1852, others in 1882.</ref>-1935) was a famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the 1920s to [[1935]].

-	~~A famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the 1920s to [[1935]].~~	+	==Biography==
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-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	As a youth, Miàoshàn would sometimes visit the thatched hut of Xūyún [[虛雲]] on Zhōngnán shān [[終南山]], which was near where the former lived. At 20 ''suì'' 歲 he requested that Xūyún tonsure him, but Xūyún knew that Jīnshān huófó's family only had one son, and thus refused. Eventually Miàoshàn took tonsure, and was ordained at Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]]. After this, he and Xūyún traveled together to Wǔtái shān [[五台山]], where they lived together for a while before gong their separate ways.		As a youth, Miàoshàn would sometimes visit the thatched hut of Xūyún [[虛雲]] on Zhōngnán shān [[終南山]], which was near where the former lived. At 20 ''suì'' 歲 he requested that Xūyún tonsure him, but Xūyún knew that Jīnshān huófó's family only had one son, and thus refused. Eventually Miàoshàn took tonsure, and was ordained at Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]]. After this, he and Xūyún traveled together to Wǔtái shān [[五台山]], where they lived together for a while before gong their separate ways.
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	He died of heat stroke. According to the lunar calendar, this was on the 8th day of the fifth month in [[1935]].		He died of heat stroke. According to the lunar calendar, this was on the 8th day of the fifth month in [[1935]].

-	~~----~~	+	==Notes==
-	~~'''Important Works'''~~	+
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-	~~'''Notable Students'''~~	+
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-	~~----~~	+
-	~~'''~~Notes~~'''~~	+

	<references/>		<references/>

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
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	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.712a-715c.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.712a-715c.
	* Zhǔyún 煮雲. ''Jīnshān huófó'' 金山活佛 (The Living Buddha of Jīnshān). Taipei: Foguang, 1959.		* Zhǔyún 煮雲. ''Jīnshān huófó'' 金山活佛 (The Living Buddha of Jīnshān). Taipei: Foguang, 1959.

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	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.712a-715c.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.712a-715c.
		+	* Zhǔyún 煮雲. ''Jīnshān huófó'' 金山活佛 (The Living Buddha of Jīnshān). Taipei: Foguang, 1959.

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== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān: Jīnshān huófó 金山活佛 (18??<ref>Major sources disagree on how old he was when he died. Some claim he was born in 1852, others in 1882.</ref>-1935) ==

A famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the 1920s to [[1935]].

'''Biography'''

As a youth, Miàoshàn would sometimes visit the thatched hut of Xūyún [[虛雲]] on Zhōngnán shān [[終南山]], which was near where the former lived. At 20 ''suì'' 歲 he requested that Xūyún tonsure him, but Xūyún knew that Jīnshān huófó's family only had one son, and thus refused. Eventually Miàoshàn took tonsure, and was ordained at Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]]. After this, he and Xūyún traveled together to Wǔtái shān [[五台山]], where they lived together for a while before gong their separate ways.

Other than the previous paragraph (which Yú draws from statements made by Xūyún) there is no information about Miàoshàn's life prior to [[1917]]. In that year, he arrived at Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天寺]] on Jīnshān [[金山]] to study Chán 禪.

Miàoshàn was given the name "the Living Buddha of Jīnshān" in [[1919]]. In that year, the head of the Mongolian branch of the Gelug school, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changkya_Khutukhtu Changkya Khutukhtu] [[章嘉活佛]], stopped in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]] on his way from Běijīng [[北京]] to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He was greeted in Zhènjiāng by government officials. At the event, someone in the crowd, unimpressed by the young Mongolian, who was wearing lay clothing, said that he was not a real living Buddha, not like Miàoshàn at Jiāngtiān Temple. From this point on, Miàoshàn was known primarily by the name "the Living Buddha of Jīnshān."

"The Living Buddha of Jīnshān" was known for his asceticism and his meditational prowess. He lived in a small room off of the temple's library. There he did not have a desk or a bed, only a small square stone with a cushion upon it. He meditated night and day, seemed oblivious to heat and cold and refused even basic donations of clothing from his supporters. There are also a number of stories about the extended periods of time he spent in ''samādhi'' while at Jiāngtiān Temple, many of which were recorded by Tàicāng [[太滄]].

There are other stories about his miraculous powers as well. He cured the sick, and his saliva cured a number of people of different illnesses. He also summoned food donations through his psychic powers 神通 once when the temple did not have enough food owing to a flood in the area.

In [[1928]], the Living Buddha was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], From there he went to Burma. There he lived near the 大金塔 and begged for his food daily.

He died of heat stroke. According to the lunar calendar, this was on the 8th day of the fifth month in [[1935]].

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'''Important Works'''

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'''Notable Students'''

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'''Notes'''

<references/>

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'''References:'''

* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.712a-715c.

[[Category:Biography]]