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	\|birth=[[1891]] (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea		\|birth=[[1891]] (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
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-	== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==	+	'''Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933)''' was a Korean-born Chinese businessman, politician, and lay Buddhist.

-	~~A Korean-born Chinese businessman, politician, and lay Buddhist.~~	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng [[昆明]], but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied in Korea at a college started by the Japanese colonial government. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. Eventually he was imprisoned at age 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.		Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng [[昆明]], but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied in Korea at a college started by the Japanese colonial government. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. Eventually he was imprisoned at age 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.
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	In [[1930]], Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine. This venture included both the factory and a clinic for treating the poor. Yù became a representative in the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, [[1931]]. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the operation of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] <ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shànghǎi on August 1, [[1933]].		In [[1930]], Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine. This venture included both the factory and a clinic for treating the poor. Yù became a representative in the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, [[1931]]. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the operation of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] <ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shànghǎi on August 1, [[1933]].

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 578-581.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 578-581.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.261b-6a.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.261b-6a.

	[[Category:Biography]]		[[Category:Biography]]

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

-	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied in Korea at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. Eventually he was imprisoned at age 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.	+	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng [[昆明]], but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied in Korea at a college started by the Japanese colonial government. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. Eventually he was imprisoned at age 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.

-	Yù moved to China in [[1919]]. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he eventually went to work in Shànghǎi at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.	+	Yù moved to China in [[1919]]. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he eventually went to work in Shànghǎi [[上海]] at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.

-	In November of [[1926]], Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] ~~(at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]])~~. The lecture was titled "How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Christian creationism, that he converted from Christianity to Buddhism, taking the refuges under Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.	+	In November of [[1926]], at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]] Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]]. The lecture was titled "How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern World (''Fófǎ yīng rúhé pǔjí jīnshì'' 佛法應如何普及今世)". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Christian creationism, that he converted from Christianity to Buddhism, taking the refuges under Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.

-	In [[1928]], Tàixū returned to Shànghǎi and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library in Shànghǎi (such a library was constructed several years later in ~~Wuchang~~ at the World Buddhist Institute [[世界佛學苑]]). The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He also joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.	+	In [[1928]], Tàixū returned to Shànghǎi and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library in Shànghǎi (such a library was constructed several years later in Wǔchāng at the World Buddhist Institute [[世界佛學苑]]). The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He also joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.

-	In [[1930]], Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine. This venture included both the factory and a clinic for treating ~~people~~. Yù became a representative in the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, [[1931]]. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the operation of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] <ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shànghǎi on August 1, [[1933]].	+	In [[1930]], Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine. This venture included both the factory and a clinic for treating the poor. Yù became a representative in the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, [[1931]]. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the operation of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] <ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shànghǎi on August 1, [[1933]].

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		+	{{Bio_infobox
		+	\|name-date=Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933)
		+	\|names=* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 觀彬
		+	\|image=
		+	\|birth=[[1891]] (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
		+	\|death=at the hands of robbers on August 1, [[1933]] (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi [[上海]]
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
		+	* Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]
		+	* Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
		+
	== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==		== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==

	A Korean-born Chinese businessman, politician, and lay Buddhist.		A Korean-born Chinese businessman, politician, and lay Buddhist.
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-	* Born [[1891]] (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
-	* Died August 1, [[1933]] (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海, killed by robbers
-	* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 觀彬

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

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	== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==		== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==

-	* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea	+	A Korean-born Chinese businessman, politician, and lay Buddhist.
-	* ~~Killed on~~ August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海	+
		+	* Born [[1891]] (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
		+	* Died August 1, [[1933]] (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海, killed by robbers
	* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 觀彬		* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 觀彬

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

-	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. He was imprisoned at 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.	+	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied in Korea at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. Eventually he was imprisoned at age 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.

-	Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in ~~Shanghai~~ at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.	+	Yù moved to China in [[1919]]. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he eventually went to work in Shànghǎi at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.

-	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on ~~Christianity’s~~ creationism, that he converted from Christianity ~~and took~~ refuges under ~~with~~ Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.	+	In November of [[1926]], Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]). The lecture was titled "How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Christian creationism, that he converted from Christianity to Buddhism, taking the refuges under Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.

-	In 1928, Tàixū ~~came back~~ to ~~Shanghai~~ and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.	+	In [[1928]], Tàixū returned to Shànghǎi and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library in Shànghǎi (such a library was constructed several years later in Wuchang at the World Buddhist Institute [[世界佛學苑]]). The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He also joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.
-		+
-	In 1930, Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine and included both the factory and a clinic for treating people. Yù became a representative at the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, 1931. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] <ref>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), 2:895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shanghai on August 1, 1933.	+

		+	In [[1930]], Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine. This venture included both the factory and a clinic for treating people. Yù became a representative in the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, [[1931]]. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the operation of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] <ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shànghǎi on August 1, [[1933]].

	----		----
	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 578-581.
-	~~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),~~ 578-581.	+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.261b-6a.
-		+
-	~~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:~~261b-6a.	+

	[[Category:Biography]]		[[Category:Biography]]

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	* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea		* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
	* Killed on August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海		* Killed on August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海
-	* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn ~~玉觀彬~~	+	* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 觀彬

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

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	* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea		* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
	* Killed on August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海		* Killed on August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海
-	* Lay name: Guānbīn 玉觀彬	+	* Lay name 俗名: Guānbīn 玉觀彬

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

-	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang for business reasons. He studied at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. He was imprisoned at 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.	+	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang 平壤 for business reasons. He studied at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. He was imprisoned at 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.

	Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in Shanghai at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.		Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in Shanghai at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.

-	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on ~~Xnty’s~~ creationism, that he converted from Christianity and took refuges under with Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.	+	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Christianity’s creationism, that he converted from Christianity and took refuges under with Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.

	In 1928, Tàixū came back to Shanghai and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.		In 1928, Tàixū came back to Shanghai and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.

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	Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in Shanghai at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.		Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in Shanghai at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.

-	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳]]白). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Xnty’s creationism, that he converted from Christianity and took refuges under with Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.	+	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳白]]). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Xnty’s creationism, that he converted from Christianity and took refuges under with Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.

	In 1928, Tàixū came back to Shanghai and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.		In 1928, Tàixū came back to Shanghai and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.

-	In 1930, Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine and included both the factory and a clinic for treating people. Yù became a representative at the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, 1931. That year he and Dù 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] <ref>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), 2:895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shanghai on August 1, 1933.	+	In 1930, Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine and included both the factory and a clinic for treating people. Yù became a representative at the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, 1931. That year he and Dù Dǒng 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] <ref>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), 2:895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shanghai on August 1, 1933.

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-		+	== Yù Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==
-	== ~~Yu4~~ Huìguān 玉慧觀 (1891-1933) ==	+

	* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea		* Born 1891 (Guāngxù 光緒 17) in Pyongyang 平壤, Korea
-	* Killed on August 1, 1933 (~~Min2guo2~~ 民國 22) in ~~Shang4hai3~~ 上海	+	* Killed on August 1, 1933 (Mínguó 民國 22) in Shànghǎi 上海
-	* Lay name: ~~Guan1bin1~~ 玉觀彬	+	* Lay name: Guānbīn 玉觀彬

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

		+	Yù's family originally came from Kūnmíng 昆明, but his parents had moved to Pyongyang for business reasons. He studied at a college started by the Japanese. He engaged in some kind of revolutionary activity while in school. He was imprisoned at 19 for starting a revolutionary newspaper with an Englishman. In prison he studied politics, economics, and literature. When he got out of prison, he gave up radical activities and through family connections became assistant manager at a bank. Then he went on to start his own lumber company, but owing to his past activities he had difficulty with the the Japanese authorities.
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		+	Yù moved to China in 1919. Never severing his connection with Korean-born Chinese radicals, he went to work in Shanghai at the American-founded Sāndé 三德 Bank.
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		+	In November of 1926, Yù attended a lecture given by Tàixū [[太虛]] (at the invitation of Lǐ Guībái [[李佳]]白). The lecture as titled "''How the Buddha-dharma Should be Spread in the Modern Modern'' 佛法應如何普及今世". Yù was so impressed with the talk and with Tàixū’s attack on Xnty’s creationism, that he converted from Christianity and took refuges under with Tàixū. Subsequently he began reading extensively in Buddhism.
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		+	In 1928, Tàixū came back to Shanghai and introduced Yù to certain Japanese Buddhists (such as Japanese literary scholar Yamada Kenkichi 山田謙吉) hoping they would make a world Buddhist library. The following year, Yù became a member of the domestic government as a representative for Kūnmíng. He joined the Kūnmíng Association, as well as the Overseas Chinese Mutual Support Association, he also contributed articles to the magazine ''Guómín gōnglùn'' 國民公論.
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		+	In 1930, Yù and two friends opened the Buddha's Compassion Pharmaceuticals Factory 佛慈藥廠 which sought to use scientific methods to make medicine and included both the factory and a clinic for treating people. Yù became a representative at the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]] in April, 1931. That year he and Dù 杜董 provided the entire funds of 400 yuan for the Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] <ref>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), 2:895.</ref> Yù was killed by robbers in Shanghai on August 1, 1933.


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	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), 578-581.		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), 578-581.

-	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), 1:261b-~~263a~~.	+	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), 1:261b-6a.

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