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	* Style name 號: Zhìguāng 智光		* Style name 號: Zhìguāng 智光
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	\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]		\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
	\|death=March 14, 1963 in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]		\|death=March 14, 1963 in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]

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	* Yuèxiá [[月霞]]		* Yuèxiá [[月霞]]
	* Tàixū [[太虛]]		* Tàixū [[太虛]]
-	* ~~Zhìkāi~~ [[治開]]	+	* Yěkāi [[冶開]]
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	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911]], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán [[華嚴]] thought.		After the founding of the Republic in [[1911]], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán [[華嚴]] thought.

-	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under ~~Zhìkāi~~ [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.	+	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Yěkāi [[冶開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.

	In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).		In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).

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	Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjīng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].		Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjīng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].

-	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911]], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.	+	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911]], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán [[華嚴]] thought.

	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.		From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.

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	Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjīng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].		Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjīng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].

-	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.	+	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911]], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.

	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.		From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.

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	\|image=[[File:Zhiguang.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|center\|Zhìguāng]]		\|image=[[File:Zhiguang.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|center\|Zhìguāng]]
	\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]		\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
-	\|death=March 14, [[1963]] in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]	+	\|death=March 14, 1963 in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* Ǎitíng [[靄亭]]		* Ǎitíng [[靄亭]]
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	==Biography==		==Biography==

-	Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at ~~Lóngchang1~~ Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. ~~Bao3hua2~~ [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to ~~Nánjiāng~~ [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].	+	Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjīng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].

-	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved ~~along~~ with the ~~University~~ when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.	+	After the founding of the Republic in [[1911], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved with the university when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.

-	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement in Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and name Wénjué 文覺.	+	From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement at Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山 in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and the name Wénjué 文覺.

	In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).		In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).

-	In [[1934]], Zhìguāng became abbot of Dìnghuì Temple and transformed the temple from a private temple into a public monastery. He also immediately arranged for the opening of the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]], where he lectured. The school was closed for several years when, after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese soldiers discovered Chinese soldiers hiding at the temple and put it to the torch. The school reopened in [[1940]].	+	In [[1934]], Zhìguāng became abbot of Dìnghuì Temple and transformed the temple from a private temple into a public monastery 十方叢林. He also immediately arranged for the opening of the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]], where he lectured. The school was closed for several years when, after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese soldiers discovered Chinese soldiers hiding at the temple and put it to the torch. The school reopened in [[1940]].

-	After War, Zhìguāng classmate from the Jetavana Monastery, Tàixū [[太虛]], came to Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]] to work on a new organization he was starting. He was hosted by Zhìguāng at the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary.	+	After the War, Zhìguāng's classmate from the Jetavana Monastery, Tàixū [[太虛]], came to Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]] to work on a new organization he was starting. He was hosted by Zhìguāng at the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary.

	In the winter of [[1948]] Zhìguāng fled to strife of the Civil War by going to Shànghǎi. In May of the following year, he fled to Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]. In [[1952]] he became abbot of the Huáyán Lotus Society [[華嚴蓮社]], which had been built by his disciple Nántíng [[南亭]] on Jì'nán Street 濟南路 in Táiběi.		In the winter of [[1948]] Zhìguāng fled to strife of the Civil War by going to Shànghǎi. In May of the following year, he fled to Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]. In [[1952]] he became abbot of the Huáyán Lotus Society [[華嚴蓮社]], which had been built by his disciple Nántíng [[南亭]] on Jì'nán Street 濟南路 in Táiběi.

-	In [[1953]] he and Tàicāng [[太滄]] oversaw ordinations at Dàxiān Temple 大仙寺 in Táinán 台南.	+	In [[1953]] he and Tàicāng [[太滄]] oversaw ordinations at Dàxiān Temple 大仙寺 in Táinán [[台南]].

-	He died March 14, [[1963]] in Táiběi.	+	Zhìguāng died March 14, 1963 in Táiběi.

	==Important Works==		==Important Works==

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	\|names=* Dharma name 法名: Mǐxìng 彌性 , Wénjué 文覺		\|names=* Dharma name 法名: Mǐxìng 彌性 , Wénjué 文覺
	* Style name 號: Zhìguāng 智光		* Style name 號: Zhìguāng 智光
-	\|image=[[File:~~XXX~~.jpg\|center\|~~NAME~~]]	+	\|image=[[File:Zhiguang.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|center\|Zhìguāng]]
	\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]		\|birth=[[1889]] (5/25 Guāngxù 光緒 15) in Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
-	\|death=[[1963]] in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]	+	\|death=March 14, [[1963]] in Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* Ǎitíng [[靄亭]]		* Ǎitíng [[靄亭]]
		+	* Rénshān [[仁山]]
	* Yuèxiá [[月霞]]		* Yuèxiá [[月霞]]
		+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
	* Zhìkāi [[治開]]		* Zhìkāi [[治開]]
	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom		\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
	}}		}}

-	'''Zhìguāng 智光 (1889-1963)'''	+	'''Zhìguāng 智光 (1889-1963)''' was an important educator and abbot in Jiāngsū and Táiwān.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).		In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).

-	In [[1934]], Zhìguāng became abbot of Dìnghuì Temple, and	+	In [[1934]], Zhìguāng became abbot of Dìnghuì Temple and transformed the temple from a private temple into a public monastery. He also immediately arranged for the opening of the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]], where he lectured. The school was closed for several years when, after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese soldiers discovered Chinese soldiers hiding at the temple and put it to the torch. The school reopened in [[1940]].

		+	After War, Zhìguāng classmate from the Jetavana Monastery, Tàixū [[太虛]], came to Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]] to work on a new organization he was starting. He was hosted by Zhìguāng at the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary.

		+	In the winter of [[1948]] Zhìguāng fled to strife of the Civil War by going to Shànghǎi. In May of the following year, he fled to Táiběi [[台北]], Táiwān [[台灣]]. In [[1952]] he became abbot of the Huáyán Lotus Society [[華嚴蓮社]], which had been built by his disciple Nántíng [[南亭]] on Jì'nán Street 濟南路 in Táiběi.
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		+	In [[1953]] he and Tàicāng [[太滄]] oversaw ordinations at Dàxiān Temple 大仙寺 in Táinán 台南.
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		+	He died March 14, [[1963]] in Táiběi.

	==Important Works==		==Important Works==
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	==Notable Students==		==Notable Students==
-	*	+	* Ǎitíng [[靄亭]]
		+	* Nántíng [[南亭]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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* Yuèxiá [[月霞]]
* Zhìkāi [[治開]]
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'''Zhìguāng 智光 (1889-1963)'''

==Biography==

Zhìguāng was tonsured at age 13 ''suì'' 歲 under Dàorú 道如 at Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺 in his home area of in Tài County 泰縣. Four years later he received full ordination at Lóngchang1 Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bao3hua2 [[寶華山]]. Over the next three years Zhìguāng sought to raise his level of education, but each time the school at which he enrolled was forced to close after a year or two of operation. The year after his ordination, he enrolled at the Universal Saṇgha Study Hall [[普通僧學堂]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. When the Study Hall closed, Zhìguāng went to Nánjiāng [[南京]] where he began studying at the nascent Jetavana Monastery [[祇洹精舍]]. After the hermitage closed in [[1910]], he once again changed schools, this time to the Jiāngsū Saṇgha Normal Study Hall [[江蘇僧師範學堂]].

After the founding of the Republic in [[1911], Zhìguāng returned to Hóngkāi Temple where he was the principal of the Confucian-Buddhist Primary School [[儒釋初高小學]]. This school closed after only three terms. The following year ([[1914]]), Zhìguāng and his student Ǎitíng [[靄亭]] went to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], which was headed by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. The two monks moved along with the University when circumstances forced its relocation later the year to Hǎicháo Temple 海潮寺 in Hángzhōu [[杭州]]. Zhìguāng graduated in [[1916]] and began to follow Yuèxiá as he traveled and lectured. During this time, Zhìguāng continued his studies of Huáyán 華嚴 thought.

From the winter of [[1917]] to [[1921]], Zhìguāng studied under Zhìkāi [[治開]] at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Chángzhōu [[常州]]. From [[1921]] to [[1923]], Zhìguāng practiced in sealed confinement in Běishān Temple 北山寺 in Tài County. In [[1923]], he accepted a post at Dìnghuì Temple [[定慧寺]] on Mt. Jiāo 焦山. It was at this time that he formally took the style Zhìguāng and name Wénjué 文覺.

In [[1929]] and [[1930]], Zhìguāng accepted invitations from laymen in Hong Kong [[香港]] and went there twice to lecture. In [[1930]] he also wrote ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism).

In [[1934]], Zhìguāng became abbot of Dìnghuì Temple, and

==Important Works==
* 華嚴大綱 (written during the late [[1910s]], all copies of this work were destroyed in the Second Sino-Japanese War)
* ''Fùnǚ xuéfó yúanqǐ'' 婦女學佛緣起 (Ladies' Guide to Giving Rise to the Karma for Studying Buddhism) ([[1930]])

==Notable Students==
*

==Notes==

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==References==
* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.848-850.
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1152a-1155a.

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