Zhifeng 芝峰 - Revision history

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	* Style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢		* Style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢
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	\|birth=[[1901]] (Guāngxù 光緒 27) in Wēnzhōu 溫州, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]		\|birth=[[1901]] (Guāngxù 光緒 27) in Wēnzhōu 溫州, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
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	'''Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901)''' was a monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.		'''Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901)''' was a monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.

-	==Biography==	+	== Biography ==
-		+
	Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.		Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.

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	After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].		After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].

-	==References==	+	== References ==
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.906-910.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.906-910.
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 249-255.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 249-255.

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	Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.		Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.

-	In [[1920]], Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In [[1923]] he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教聯合會]] at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June [[1924]]. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and, while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his hometown, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.	+	In [[1920]], Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In [[1923]] he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教聯合會]] at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June [[1924]]. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and, while studying Tiāntái [[天台]] and Consciousness-Only [[唯識]] though, he taught people in his hometown, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.

	In [[1925]], he was asked by Tàixū [[太虛]] to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There, Zhīfēng also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in [[1932]].		In [[1925]], he was asked by Tàixū [[太虛]] to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There, Zhīfēng also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in [[1932]].

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-	== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==	+	'''Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901)''' was a monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.

-	A monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.	+	==Biography==
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-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.		Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.
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	After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].		After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.906-910.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.906-910.
	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 249-255.		* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 249-255.

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		+	\|name-date=Zhīfēng 芝峰 (b.1901)
		+	\|names=* Lay name 俗姓名: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂
		+	* Style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢
		+	\|image=
		+	\|birth=[[1901]] (Guāngxù 光緒 27) in Wēnzhōu 溫州, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
		+	\|death=19??
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Dàxǐng [[大醒]]
		+	* Dìxián [[諦閒]]
		+	* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]
		+	* Mǎnzhì [[滿智]]
		+	* Shì Dōngchū[[釋東初]]
		+	* Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]]
		+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
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	== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==		== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==

	A monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.		A monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.
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-	* Born [[1901]] (Guāngxù 光緒 27) in Wēnzhōu 溫州, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
-	* Lay name 俗姓名: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂
-	* Style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢

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

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	== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==		== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==

-	* Lay name: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂	+	A monk and educator during the Republican period. He was closely allied with Tàixū until they had a falling out over Zhīfēng's decision to include certain materials by a Republican era lay esoteric Buddhist master in the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' 海潮音 while he was editor.
-		+
-	* Buddhist ~~style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢~~	+

		+	* Born [[1901]] (Guāngxù 光緒 27) in Wēnzhōu 溫州, Zhèjiāng [[浙江]]
		+	* Lay name 俗姓名: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂
		+	* Style name 字: Xiàngxián 象賢

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

-	~~From Wēnzhōu 溫州 in Zhejiang, his~~ family was fairly poor and he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In 1914 he was tonsured in his ~~town~~. Around 1917 he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in ~~Ningbo~~ where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In 1918, some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.	+	Zhīfēng's family was fairly poor and when he was young he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In [[1914]] he was tonsured at a temple in his hometown. Around [[1917]] he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Níngbō [[寧波]] where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In [[1918]], some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.

-	In 1920, Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In 1923 he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教聯合會]] at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June 1924. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his ~~locality~~, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.	+	In [[1920]], Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In [[1923]] he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教聯合會]] at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June [[1924]]. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and, while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his hometown, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.

-	In 1925, he was asked by Tàixū to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, ~~but~~ with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There he also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly ~~the~~ magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in 1932.	+	In [[1925]], he was asked by Tàixū [[太虛]] to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There, Zhīfēng also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in [[1932]].

-	When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to ~~Xiamen~~ in 1930 to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.	+	When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to Xiàmén [[廈門]] in [[1930]] to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.

-	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left ~~Xiamen~~ in 1932 when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of ~~Nán pǔtuó~~ Temple [[南普陀寺]]. ~~The~~ Rén hǎidēng [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to ~~Suzhou~~, but Tàixū ~~ordered~~ him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which though edited in Wuchang, was being published by Shanghai Buddhist Books [[上海佛學書局]] ~~during this period~~.	+	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left Xiàmén in [[1932]] when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of Nánpǔtuó Temple [[南普陀寺]]. ''Rén hǎidēng'' [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], but Tàixū asked him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which, though edited in Wuchang, was being published by Shanghai Buddhist Books [[上海佛學書局]] at that time.

-	Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's [[王弘願]] 1926 translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit ~~working at the ''Hǎicháo yīn''~~, handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to ~~Ningbo~~ where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.	+	Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's [[王弘願]] [[1926]] translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit, handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to Níngbō where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.

-	Tàixū tried to mend the rift between them, but each time Zhīfēng rebuffed him. In April 1935, Tàixū asked Zhīfēng to come to Wuchang to lecture, in the hope that he would stay and help Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] run World Buddhist Studies Library [[世界佛學苑圖書館]], but Zhīfeng declined. Two years later, Tàixū again asked him again to participate in a Buddhist organization, but again Zhīfēng turned him down.	+	Tàixū tried to mend the rift between them, but each time Zhīfēng rebuffed him. In April [[1935]], Tàixū asked Zhīfēng to come to Wuchang to lecture, in the hope that he would stay and help Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] run World Buddhist Studies Library [[世界佛學苑圖書館]], but Zhīfeng declined. Two years later, Tàixū again asked him again to participate in a Buddhist organization, but again Zhīfēng turned him down.

-	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Zhīfēng moved to Jìng'ān Temple [[靜安寺]] in ~~Shanghai~~. During the war, Zhīfēng he shuttled back and forth between Eastern ~~Zhejiang~~ and Jìng'ān Temple. In 1943 he accepted Dōngchū's [[釋東初]] offer to teach and translate from Japanese at the ~~Jiaoshan~~ Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng 鎮江.	+	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Zhīfēng moved to Jìng'ān Temple [[靜安寺]] in Shànghǎi. During the war, Zhīfēng shuttled back and forth between Eastern Zhèjiāng and Jìng'ān Temple. In [[1943]] he accepted Shì Dōngchū's [[釋東初]] offer to teach and translate works from Japanese at the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]].

-	In 1945, Tàixū started another organization and this time Zhīfēng accepted the invitation to join, but Tàixū died the following year.	+	In [[1945]], Tàixū started another organization and this time Zhīfēng accepted the invitation to join, but Tàixū died the following year.

	After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].		After the founding of the PRC, Zhīfēng returned to lay life, marrying the daughter of Huáng Hán 黃涵. He taught at the Beijing Buddhist Seminary [[北京佛學院]].
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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.906-910.
-	~~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:~~906-910.	+	* {{ZJFRZ}} Pp. 249-255.
-		+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.704b-707c.
-	~~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),~~ 249-255.	+
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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:~~704b-707c.	+

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-	== ~~'''~~Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901)~~'''~~ ==	+	== Zhīfēng 芝峰 (also written 芝峯) (b.1901) ==

	* Lay name: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂		* Lay name: Shí Wūkē 石嗚珂

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	From Wēnzhōu 溫州 in Zhejiang, his family was fairly poor and he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In 1914 he was tonsured in his town. Around 1917 he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Ningbo where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In 1918, some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.		From Wēnzhōu 溫州 in Zhejiang, his family was fairly poor and he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In 1914 he was tonsured in his town. Around 1917 he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Ningbo where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In 1918, some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.

-	In 1920, Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In 1923 he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[~~世界佛教會議~~]] ~~organized by Tàixū~~ at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June 1924. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his locality, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.	+	In 1920, Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In 1923 he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教聯合會]] at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June 1924. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his locality, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.

	In 1925, he was asked by Tàixū to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, but with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There he also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly the magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in 1932.		In 1925, he was asked by Tàixū to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, but with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There he also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly the magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in 1932.

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	When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to Xiamen in 1930 to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.		When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to Xiamen in 1930 to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.

-	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left Xiamen in 1932 when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of Nán pǔtuó Temple [[南普陀寺]]. The Rén hǎidēng [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to Suzhou, but Tàixū ordered him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which though edited in Wuchang, was being published ~~in Shanghai~~ by Buddhist Books [[~~佛學書局~~]] during this period.	+	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left Xiamen in 1932 when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of Nán pǔtuó Temple [[南普陀寺]]. The Rén hǎidēng [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to Suzhou, but Tàixū ordered him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which though edited in Wuchang, was being published by Shanghai Buddhist Books [[上海佛學書局]] during this period.

	Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's [[王弘願]] 1926 translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit working at the ''Hǎicháo yīn'', handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to Ningbo where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.		Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's [[王弘願]] 1926 translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit working at the ''Hǎicháo yīn'', handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to Ningbo where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.

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-	From Wēnzhōu 溫州 in Zhejiang, his family was fairly poor and he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In 1914 he was tonsured in his town. Around 1917 he went to Guānzōng [[觀宗]] ~~Temple~~ in Ningbo where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In 1918, some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.	+	From Wēnzhōu 溫州 in Zhejiang, his family was fairly poor and he could only attend a few years at traditional schooling. In 1914 he was tonsured in his town. Around 1917 he went to Guānzōng Temple [[觀宗寺]] in Ningbo where they were holding a precepts ceremony on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the abbot, Dìxián [[諦閒]]. In 1918, some laypeople from Beijing gave Dìxián money to found the Guānzōng Study Society [[觀宗學社]], where Zhīfēng and several others were the student-monks.

-	In 1920, Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó 興陀 Temple. In 1923 he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教會議]] organized by Tàixū at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June 1924. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his locality, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.	+	In 1920, Zhīfēng returned to his hometown and served in several different roles at Xìngtuó Temple [[興陀寺]]. In 1923 he matriculated at a study session at Hankou Buddhist Studies Institute [[漢口佛學講習所]], and that summer he participated in the first World Buddhist Congress [[世界佛教會議]] organized by Tàixū at Lúshān 廬山. In September he became a student at the second session of the Wuchang Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], where he graduated in June 1924. In the fall of 1924 he went home to his first temple and while studying Tiāntái 天台 and Consciousness-Only 唯識 though, he taught people in his locality, becoming one of the first monks to try to raise the educational quality of people in his locality.

-	In 1925, he was asked by Tàixū to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching ~~many~~ a variety of subjects, but with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There he also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly the magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in 1932.	+	In 1925, he was asked by Tàixū to join Dàxǐng [[大醒]] in helping Mǎnzhì [[滿智]] at the Minnan Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]], which he did, teaching a variety of subjects, but with an emphasis on Consciousness-Only. There he also helped Dàxǐng set up the semi-monthly the magazine ''Xiàndài sēngqié'' [[現代僧伽]] (''Modern Sangha''), which became ''Xiàndài fójiào'' 現代佛教 (''Modern Buddhism'') in 1932.

	When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to Xiamen in 1930 to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.		When Yú Déyuán [[虞德元]] returned to Xiamen in 1930 to study at Xiamen University, he and Zhīfēng became acquainted and arranged to have professors invited from the University to come to the Seminary, and Zhīfēng was invited to give a lecture on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論 at the University.

-	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left Xiamen in 1932 when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of Nán pǔtuó [[~~南普陀~~]] ~~Temple~~. The Rén hǎidēng [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to Suzhou, but Tàixū ordered him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which though edited in Wuchang, was being published in Shanghai by Buddhist Books [[佛學書局]] during this period.	+	Zhīfēng and Dàxǐng left Xiamen in 1932 when Tàixū retired from his position as abbot of Nán pǔtuó Temple [[南普陀寺]]. The Rén hǎidēng [[人海燈]], a Buddhist weekly associated with a local newspaper that Zhīfēng edited, collapsed. Zhīfēng first he went to Suzhou, but Tàixū ordered him to go to Wuchang to help edit the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]], which though edited in Wuchang, was being published in Shanghai by Buddhist Books [[佛學書局]] during this period.

-	Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's 王弘願 1926 translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit working at the ''Hǎicháo yīn'', handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to Ningbo where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.	+	Volume 14, number 7 of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' was a special edition dedicated to Esoteric Buddhism and was based in part on Wáng Hóngyuàn's [[王弘願]] 1926 translation from Japanese of the ''Mìzōng gāngyào'' 密宗綱要. Tàixū did not like this book, and publication of this issue of the ''Hǎicháo yīn'' led to a falling out between Zhīfēng and Tàixū. After being forced to edit the magazine for two more issues, Zhīfēng quit working at the ''Hǎicháo yīn'', handing editing duties over to Dàxǐng. Zhīfēng left Wuchang to go back to Ningbo where, with Huànfǎ 幻法, a classmate from Wuchang Buddhist Seminary, he started teaching monks.

	Tàixū tried to mend the rift between them, but each time Zhīfēng rebuffed him. In April 1935, Tàixū asked Zhīfēng to come to Wuchang to lecture, in the hope that he would stay and help Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] run World Buddhist Studies Library [[世界佛學苑圖書館]], but Zhīfeng declined. Two years later, Tàixū again asked him again to participate in a Buddhist organization, but again Zhīfēng turned him down.		Tàixū tried to mend the rift between them, but each time Zhīfēng rebuffed him. In April 1935, Tàixū asked Zhīfēng to come to Wuchang to lecture, in the hope that he would stay and help Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] run World Buddhist Studies Library [[世界佛學苑圖書館]], but Zhīfeng declined. Two years later, Tàixū again asked him again to participate in a Buddhist organization, but again Zhīfēng turned him down.

-	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Zhīfēng moved to Jìng'ān [[靜安]] ~~Temple~~ in Shanghai. During the war, Zhīfēng he shuttled back and forth between Eastern Zhejiang and Jìng'ān Temple. In 1943 he accepted Dōngchū's [[釋東初]] offer to teach and translate from Japanese at the Jiaoshan Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng 鎮江.	+	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Zhīfēng moved to Jìng'ān Temple [[靜安寺]] in Shanghai. During the war, Zhīfēng he shuttled back and forth between Eastern Zhejiang and Jìng'ān Temple. In 1943 he accepted Dōngchū's [[釋東初]] offer to teach and translate from Japanese at the Jiaoshan Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng 鎮江.

	In 1945, Tàixū started another organization and this time Zhīfēng accepted the invitation to join, but Tàixū died the following year.		In 1945, Tàixū started another organization and this time Zhīfēng accepted the invitation to join, but Tàixū died the following year.