Xu Weiru 徐蔚如 - Revision history

Greg at 02:01, 11 May 2011

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	* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一		* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一
	* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú 蔚如		* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú 蔚如
		+	* Dharma name 法名: Xiǎnruì 顯瑞
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	\|birth=[[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]		\|birth=[[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
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	== References ==		== References ==
		+	* [http://baike.baidu.com/view/2158251.htm Baidu article]
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.

Greg at 01:46, 11 May 2011

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	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* Dìxián [[諦閑]]		* Dìxián [[諦閑]]
		+	* Jiāng Wèinóng [[江味濃]]
		+	* Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]]
		+	* Méi Guāngxī [[梅光羲]]
	* Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]]		* Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]]
		+	* Yìnguāng [[印光]]
	* Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]		* Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]
	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom		\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
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	'''Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)''' ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán [[華嚴]] materials.		'''Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)''' ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán [[華嚴]] materials.

-	==Biography==	+	== Biography ==
-		+
	Xú received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capital. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He served as one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government and he also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, Xú left the government and spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he also visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jīnlíng Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book of his own as well.		Xú received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capital. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He served as one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government and he also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, Xú left the government and spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he also visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jīnlíng Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book of his own as well.

-	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián. Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a significant amount of money to Buddhist activities aimed at ameliorating the effects of a disastrous drought that had hit northern China.	+	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. In [[1917]] he was instrumental in publishing a series of letters and essays by Yìnguāng [[印光]], published in [[1918]] as ''Yìnguāng fǎshī wénchāo'' 印光法師文鈔 (Collected Writings of Yìnguāng). From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú, Jiǎng, and others took the five precepts under Dìxián. Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a significant amount of money to Buddhist activities aimed at ameliorating the effects of a disastrous drought that had hit northern China.

-	In [[1918]], Xú and ~~several of his friends~~ started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]]. From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes of Buddhist material. Throughout the 1920s, they printed a number of central texts related to Huáyán [[華嚴]], many of which had been lost or out of circulation.	+	In [[1918]], Xú, Jiǎng Wéiqiáo, Jiāng Wèinóng [[江味濃]], Méi Guāngxī [[梅光羲]] and others started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]]. From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes of Buddhist material. Throughout the 1920s, they printed a number of central texts related to Huáyán [[華嚴]], many of which had been lost or out of circulation.

	In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].		In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].

-	==Notes==	+	== Notes ==
-		+
	<references/>		<references/>

-	==References==	+	== References ==
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.

Erik hammerstrom at 18:59, 23 July 2010

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-	'''Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)''' ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.	+	'''Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)''' ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán [[華嚴]] materials.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián. Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a significant amount of money to Buddhist activities aimed at ameliorating the effects of a disastrous drought that had hit northern China.		In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián. Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a significant amount of money to Buddhist activities aimed at ameliorating the effects of a disastrous drought that had hit northern China.

-	In [[1918]], Xú and several of his friends started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]]. From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes of Buddhist material. Throughout the 1920s, they printed a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.	+	In [[1918]], Xú and several of his friends started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]]. From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes of Buddhist material. Throughout the 1920s, they printed a number of central texts related to Huáyán [[華嚴]], many of which had been lost or out of circulation.

	In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].		In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].

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	* Dìxián [[諦閑]]		* Dìxián [[諦閑]]
	* Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]]		* Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]]
		+	* Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]
	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom		\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
	}}		}}

Erik hammerstrom: moved 徐蔚如 to Xu Weiru 徐蔚如: To accord with new protocol

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moved 徐蔚如 to Xu Weiru 徐蔚如: To accord with new protocol

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Erik hammerstrom at 14:23, 30 March 2010

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-	== Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937) ==	+	'''Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)''' ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.

-	~~He ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.~~	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Xú received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capital. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He served as one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government and he also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, Xú left the government and spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he also visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jīnlíng Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book of his own as well.		Xú received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capital. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He served as one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government and he also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, Xú left the government and spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he also visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jīnlíng Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book of his own as well.
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	In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].		In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].

-	~~----~~	+	==Notes==
-	~~'''~~Notes~~:'''~~	+

	<references/>		<references/>

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.

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	\|names=* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨		\|names=* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨
	* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一		* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一
-	* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú ~~徐蔚如~~	+	* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú 蔚如
	\|image=		\|image=
	\|birth=[[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]		\|birth=[[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the ~~capitol~~. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He ~~was~~ one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government~~. He~~ also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] ~~Jinling~~ Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.	+	Xú received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capital. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He served as one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government and he also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, Xú left the government and spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he also visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jīnlíng Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book of his own as well.

-	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.	+	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián. Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a significant amount of money to Buddhist activities aimed at ameliorating the effects of a disastrous drought that had hit northern China.

-	~~Also in~~ [[1918]], Xú ~~donated a lot of money to Buddhist activities aimed at stemming the disastrous drought that had hit northern China. That same year, he~~ and several of his friends ~~also~~ started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]].	+	In [[1918]], Xú and several of his friends started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]]. From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes of Buddhist material. Throughout the 1920s, they printed a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.

-	From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes. Throughout the 1920s he published a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.	+	In the last years of his life Xú lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].
-		+
-	In the last years of his life he lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].	+

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		+	{{Bio_infobox
		+	\|name-date=Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937)
		+	\|names=* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨
		+	* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一
		+	* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú 徐蔚如
		+	\|image=
		+	\|birth=[[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
		+	\|death=[[1937]] (Mínguó 民國 26) in Běijīng [[北京]]
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Dìxián [[諦閑]]
		+	* Yáng Wénhuì [[楊文會]]
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
		+
	== Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937) ==		== Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937) ==

	He ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.		He ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.
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-	* Born [[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng 浙江
-	* Died [[1937]] (Mínguó 民國 26) in Běijīng [[北京]]
-	* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨
-	* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一
-	* Courtesy name 字: Wèirú 徐蔚如
-

	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi 上海. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.	+	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi [[上海]]. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.

	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.		In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.

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	== Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937) ==		== Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 (1878-1937) ==

-	He ran two major Buddhist presses in ~~Beijing~~ and ~~Tianjin~~ in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.	+	He ran two major Buddhist presses in Běijīng and Tiānjīn in the 1920s and 1930s. His presses and his own lectures and scholarship focused on Huáyán 華嚴 materials.

	* Born [[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng 浙江		* Born [[1878]] (Guāngxù 光緒 4) in Hǎiyán County 海鹽縣, Zhèjiāng 浙江
-	* Died [[1937]] (Mínguó 民國 26) in Běijīng 北京	+	* Died [[1937]] (Mínguó 民國 26) in Běijīng [[北京]]
	* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨		* Name 名: Wénwéi 文霨
	* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一		* Style name 號: Cángyì 藏一
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to ~~Shanghai~~. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.	+	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shànghǎi 上海. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.

-	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[~~191~~]]8, Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.	+	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[1918]], Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.

-	Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a lot of money to Buddhist activities aimed at stemming the disastrous drought that hit ~~Northern~~ China ~~that year~~. That year he and his friends also started the ~~Bejīing~~ Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi 上海, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]].	+	Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a lot of money to Buddhist activities aimed at stemming the disastrous drought that had hit northern China. That same year, he and several of his friends also started the Bějīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]].

	From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes. Throughout the 1920s he published a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.		From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes. Throughout the 1920s he published a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.

-	In the last years of his life he lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to ~~deal with~~ the ~~Chinese~~ people displaced by ~~the start of~~ the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in 1937.	+	In the last years of his life he lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to aid the people displaced by the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in [[1937]].

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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-	* ~~Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]]~~. ''Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. ~~Taibei: Dongchu, 1974. Pp. 2:~~730-732.	+	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.730-732.
-	* Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōnguó jìnxiàndài Fójiào rénwù zhì'' 中國近現代佛教人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''). Beijing: Zongjiao wenhua, 1995. Pp. 464-470.	+	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 464-470.
-	* ~~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. 1:836b-838a.	+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.836b-838a.

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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shanghai. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[~~金陵經刻處~~]], and published another book as well.	+	He received a classical education, learning to read from his mother, from whom he also learned to have faith in Buddhism. At 21, he scored at the top of the exams and became a functionary (部郎) at the capitol. There he taught and held a succession of posts. After the revolution of [[1911]], he moved to Shanghai. He was one of the first representative from Zhèjiāng in the new government. He also edited the Zhejiang Daily News 浙江日報. When Yuán Shìkǎi 袁世凱 took over the government the following year, he spent his time in reciting the Buddha's name 念佛 and studying Buddhist scripture. During this time he visited Dìxián [[諦閑]] at Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]]. Xú paid for printing of 西齋淨土詩 at Yáng Wénhuì’s [[楊文會]] Jinling Scriptural Press [[金陵刻經處]], and published another book as well.

	In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[191]]8, Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.		In [[1914]], Xú went back to the capital and worked with Jiǎng Wéiqiáo [[蔣維喬]] in the ministry of education. They talked about Buddhism often, and Xú studied Consciousness-Only with Zhāng Kèchéng [[張克誠]]. From March to the fall of [[191]]8, Xú helped finance Dìxián’s northern lecture tour, in which the monk focused mainly on the ''Sūtra of Perfect Awakening'' 圓覺經. During this tour, Xú took the five precepts under Dìxián.

-	Also in 1918, Xú donated a lot of money to Buddhist activities aimed at stemming the disastrous drought that hit Northern China that year. That year he and his friends also started the ~~Bejiing~~ Scriptural Press [[~~北京經刻處~~]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi 上海, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the ~~Tianjin~~ Scriptural Press [[~~天津經刻處~~]].	+	Also in [[1918]], Xú donated a lot of money to Buddhist activities aimed at stemming the disastrous drought that hit Northern China that year. That year he and his friends also started the Bejīing Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]], but after those friends left for Shànghǎi 上海, he became the sole manager. The following year he started the Tiānjīn Scriptural Press [[天津刻經處]].

-	From 1920-1937, these two presses published about 2,000 volumes. Throughout the 1920s he published a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.	+	From [[1920]] to [[1937]], these two presses published about 2,000 volumes. Throughout the 1920s he published a number of central texts related to Huáyán 華嚴, many of which had been lost or out of circulation.

-	In the last years of his life he lectured on the Huáyán Sūtra 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to deal with the Chinese people displaced by the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in 1937.	+	In the last years of his life he lectured on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 in Tiānjīn. He also established charities to deal with the Chinese people displaced by the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He apparently worked himself to death, dying in 1937.

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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]]. ''Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. Taibei: Dongchu, 1974. Pp. 2:730-732.
-	Shì Dōngchū [[釋東初]]. ''Zhōngguó ~~fójiào~~ jìndàii shǐ'' 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. (Taibei: Dongchu, 1974), 2:730-732.	+	* Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōnguó jìnxiàndài Fójiào rénwù zhì'' 中國近現代佛教人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''). Beijing: Zongjiao wenhua, 1995. Pp. 464-470.
-		+	* 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. 1:836b-838a.
-	Yú Língbō 于凌波. ''Zhōnguó jìnxiàndài ~~fójiào~~ rénwù zhì'' 中國近現代佛教人物志 (''Biographical Almanac of Early Contemporary and Modern Chinese Buddhism''). (Beijing: Zongjiao wenhua, 1995), 464-470.	+
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-	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), 1:836b-838a.	+

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