Yiguang 怡光 - Revision history

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
-	Yíguāng was born into a very poor family, and was ~~sent~~ by his parents ~~gave him~~ in adoption to another family. He learned skills as a craftsman while growing up. Although he was not able to study as much as he would have liked, he still learned to read and enjoyed books that dealt with morality ~~and cause~~ and karma. By [[1894]] both of his adopted parents had died. Yíguāng began pursuing Daoist cultivation techniques, as he sought to become a transcendent 仙. Before long, however, he encountered Buddhism, which he felt to be superior to his Daoist practices.	+	Yíguāng was born into a very poor family, and was given by his parents in adoption to another family. He learned skills as a craftsman while growing up. Although he was not able to study as much as he would have liked, he still learned to read and enjoyed books that dealt with morality and karma. By [[1894]] both of his adopted parents had died. Yíguāng began pursuing Daoist cultivation techniques, as he sought to become a transcendent 仙. Before long, however, he encountered Buddhism, which he felt to be superior to his Daoist practices.

-	Yíguāng was tonsured by Liánbāng 蓮邦 at Diéshí Cliff Hermitage 疊石巖 in Nán'ào County 南澳縣. Yíguāng was 30 ''suì'' 歲 (so this likely occurred in [[1903]] or [[1904]]). Four years later, Yíguāng received full ordination at Guóqīng Temple [[國清寺]] on Tiāntáishān [[天台山]] in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]. After studying and traveling to hear lectures by famous monks, such as Dìxián [[諦閑]], he returned to Diéshí Cliff in [[1908]]. He accepted the position of abbot of Kāiyuán Temple [[開元寺]] and set about restoring the physical plants and the reputations of both of those broken down institutions.	+	Yíguāng was tonsured by Liánbāng 蓮邦 at Diéshí Cliff Hermitage 疊石巖 in Nán'ào County 南澳縣. (Yíguāng was 30 ''suì'' 歲 so this likely occurred in [[1903]] or [[1904]]). Four years later, Yíguāng received full ordination at Guóqīng Temple [[國清寺]] on Tiāntáishān [[天台山]] in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]. After studying and traveling to hear lectures by famous monks, such as Dìxián [[諦閑]], he returned to Diéshí Cliff in [[1908]]. He accepted the position of abbot of Kāiyuán Temple [[開元寺]] and set about restoring the physical plants and the reputations of both of those broken down institutions.

	Later in life, he became ill and retired to Diéshí Cliff where he practiced ''niànfó'' 念佛. He died there on 2/18 Mínguó 民國 19 ([[1930]]).		Later in life, he became ill and retired to Diéshí Cliff where he practiced ''niànfó'' 念佛. He died there on 2/18 Mínguó 民國 19 ([[1930]]).

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|name-date=Yíguāng 怡光 (1874-1930)
|names=* Lay surname 姓: Yú 余
* Name 名: Zōngyào 宗耀
* Style name 號:
* Courtesy name 字:
* Dharma name 法名:
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|birth=[[1874]] (Tónghzì 同治 13) in Ráopíng County 饒平縣, Gaung3dong1 [[廣東]]
|death=2/18 (according to the lunar calendar), [[1930]] at Diéshí Cliff Hermitage 疊石巖 in Nán'ào County 南澳縣
|associates=Notable Associates:
* Chúnmì [[純密]]
* Wáng Hóngyuàn [[王弘願]]
|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
}}

Abbot '''Yíguāng 怡光 (1874-1930)''' rebuilt Kāiyuán Temple [[開元寺]] in Cháozhōu [[潮州]] in the early 20th century.

==Biography==
Yíguāng was born into a very poor family, and was sent by his parents gave him in adoption to another family. He learned skills as a craftsman while growing up. Although he was not able to study as much as he would have liked, he still learned to read and enjoyed books that dealt with morality and cause and karma. By [[1894]] both of his adopted parents had died. Yíguāng began pursuing Daoist cultivation techniques, as he sought to become a transcendent 仙. Before long, however, he encountered Buddhism, which he felt to be superior to his Daoist practices.

Yíguāng was tonsured by Liánbāng 蓮邦 at Diéshí Cliff Hermitage 疊石巖 in Nán'ào County 南澳縣. Yíguāng was 30 ''suì'' 歲 (so this likely occurred in [[1903]] or [[1904]]). Four years later, Yíguāng received full ordination at Guóqīng Temple [[國清寺]] on Tiāntáishān [[天台山]] in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]. After studying and traveling to hear lectures by famous monks, such as Dìxián [[諦閑]], he returned to Diéshí Cliff in [[1908]]. He accepted the position of abbot of Kāiyuán Temple [[開元寺]] and set about restoring the physical plants and the reputations of both of those broken down institutions.

Later in life, he became ill and retired to Diéshí Cliff where he practiced ''niànfó'' 念佛. He died there on 2/18 Mínguó 民國 19 ([[1930]]).

==Notable Students==
* Chúnmì [[純密]]
* Wáng Hóngyuàn [[王弘願]]

==Notes==

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==References==
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.593b-594a.

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