Cizhou 慈舟 - Revision history

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	Cízhōu first realized he wanted to ordain while pursuing a traditional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].		Cízhōu first realized he wanted to ordain while pursuing a traditional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].

-	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. Cízhōu remained in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. Cízhōu immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in ~~Chángrè~~ County ~~常熱縣~~, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).	+	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. Cízhōu remained in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. Cízhōu immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in Chángshú County 常熟縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).

	In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]]. From [[1927]] to [[1933]], Cízhōu traveled around the Jiāngnán [[江南]] and Wǔhàn areas giving sūtra lectures.		In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]]. From [[1927]] to [[1933]], Cízhōu traveled around the Jiāngnán [[江南]] and Wǔhàn areas giving sūtra lectures.

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	== Cízhōu 慈舟 ==		== Cízhōu 慈舟 ==

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-	Cízhōu first ~~had the desire~~ to ordain while pursuing a ~~tradtional~~ education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].	+	Cízhōu first realized he wanted to ordain while pursuing a traditional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].

	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. Cízhōu remained in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. Cízhōu immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).		In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. Cízhōu remained in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. Cízhōu immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).

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	== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1877-1958) ==		== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1877-1958) ==

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	A student of Yuèxiá [[月霞]], Cízhōu lectured extensively on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經 from the late 1920s into the 1940s.

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	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved with to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. He lived in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. He immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).		In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved with to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. He lived in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. He immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).

-	In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]].	+	In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]]. From [[1927]] to [[1933]], Cízhōu traveled around the Jiāngnán and Wǔhàn areas giving sūtra lectures.
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		+	Between [[1933]] and [[1936]], Cízhōu set up two "franchises" of the Dharmadhatu Seminary in Fúzhōu [[福州]]. He started a branch at Yǒngquán Temple 湧泉寺 on Gǔshān 鼓山, which began classes in [[1933]]. The curriculum seemed to have consisted of Cízhōu lecturing on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經. This last until spring of [[1936]]. Later in [[1936]], Cízhōu was invited to start another lecture series under the same name that year at the nearby Fǎhǎi Temple 法海寺. Cízhōu left the course soon after it started when he received an invitation from Tánxū [[倓虛]] to come lecture on the precepts at the latter's Zhànshān Temple Buddhist Seminary [[湛山寺佛學院]] in Qīngdǎo [[青島]]. From that point the course was led by Dàoyuán 道源, a former student of the Xīngfú Temple branch of the Dharmadhatu Seminary took over.
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		+	In the winter of [[1936]], Cízhōu became abbot of Jìnglián Temple 淨蓮寺 in Běijīng [[北京]]. In February of [[1937]], he launched another Dharmadhatu Seminary, which again consisted primarily of his lectures on the ''Huáyán Sūtra''. This seminary ended in the spring of [[1939]].

	In [[1949]] he was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], but was unable to reach there because of the Civil War. He returned to Běijīng and took up residence at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍, where he died in 1958.		In [[1949]] he was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], but was unable to reach there because of the Civil War. He returned to Běijīng and took up residence at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍, where he died in 1958.
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	** 普賢行願品親聞記		** 普賢行願品親聞記
	** 心經講錄及述意		** 心經講錄及述意
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	'''Notable Students'''		'''Notable Students'''
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	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.784-786.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.784-786.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1276c-1279c.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1276c-1279c.
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	== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1915-2003) ==		== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1915-2003) ==

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	Late abbot of Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]], and a living link in the Chinese ''vianaya'' tradition from before to after the Cultural Revolution.

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	Cízhōu was tonsured by Héngjìng 恒淨 in [[1927]], but he waited for the proper age, and in [[1934]] he was ordained a monk at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. The following year he tested into the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. He graduated three years later, at which point he returned to Qīnglóng Hermitage 青龍庵 in his hometown.		Cízhōu was tonsured by Héngjìng 恒淨 in [[1927]], but he waited for the proper age, and in [[1934]] he was ordained a monk at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. The following year he tested into the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. He graduated three years later, at which point he returned to Qīnglóng Hermitage 青龍庵 in his hometown.

-	In [[1942]] he entered ~~Jiangtiān~~ Temple [[江天禪寺]] at ~~Jin1shan1~~ [[金山寺]]. He stayed there, holding various ~~ofices~~, until [[1954]]. In that year, he went to Běijīng [[北京]] and entered the Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]].	+	In [[1942]] he entered Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]] at Jīnshān [[金山寺]]. He stayed there, holding various offices, until [[1954]]. In that year, he went to Běijīng [[北京]] and entered the Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]]. After graduating, he returned to Jīnshān.

		+	During the Cultural Revolution, Cízhōu was forced to return to lay life, but in 1980, he once again returned to Jīnshān in order to reestablish the monastic center there. He became abbot in 1984. He worked tirelessly to rebuild the temple and he traveled extensively both within CHina and abroad in order to raise the funds to do so.
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		+	In 1994, Cízhōu established the Jīnshān Buddhist Seminary [[金山佛學院]] at Jiāngtiān Temple. Cízhōu became the principal, with Xīnchéng [[心澄]] acting as Vice Principal and head of curriculum, which included Indian Buddhist history, chanting, basics of Buddhism, ancient Chinese language studies, Chinese history, politics, and calligraphy. The seminary was run very strictly, and in addition to formal meals, students were required to practice meditation for at least two periods each day.
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		+	At that time, Cízhōu also served as the Principal for the Mt. Bǎohuá Vinaya Seminary [[寶華山律學院]]. The Vice Principals were Línxiáng [[林祥]] and Xīnpíng [[心平]]. At that time there were eight teachers and fifteen students. 70% of their coursework consisted of Buddhists subjects such as''vinaya'' studies, while the other 30% of their coursework was comprised of cultural classes such as English, law, history, and calligraphy.
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		+	Cízhōu died at 3:03 a.m., on February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at Jiangtiān Temple.

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== Cízhōu 慈舟 ==

There were two major Chinese monks with this name who were active in the 20th century.

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{{Bio_infobox
|name-date=Cízhōu 慈舟 (1877-1958)
|names=* Name surname 姓: Liáng 梁
* Courtesy name 字: Cízhōu 慈舟
* Dharma name 法名: Pǔhǎi 普海
|image=[[File:Cizhou.jpg|200px|center|Cízhōu]]
|birth=[[1877]] (Guāngxù 光緒 3) in Suí County 隨縣, Húběi [[湖北]]
|death=January, 1958 at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍 in Běijīng [[北京]].
|associates=Notable Associates:
*
|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
}}

== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1877-1958) ==

Short bio.

'''Biography'''

Cízhōu first had the desire to ordain while pursuing a tradtional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].

In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved with to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. He lived in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. He immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).

In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]].

In [[1949]] he was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], but was unable to reach there because of the Civil War. He returned to Běijīng and took up residence at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍, where he died in 1958.

During his life, Cízhōu lectured on all of the majors sūtra in Chinese Buddhism, and many of these lectures were recorded by students and disciples. In general, he practiced Pure Land, followed the ''vināya'', and taught Huáyán thought.

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'''Important Works'''
* His many lectures and writings are recorded in 慈舟大師法彙
** Selected Contents:
** 阿彌陀經講記
** 八大人覺經講錄
** 大乘起信論述記
** 金剛經講義
** 菩薩戒本疏
** 普賢行願品親聞記
** 心經講錄及述意
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'''Notable Students'''

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'''References:'''
* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.784-786.
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1276c-1279c.

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{{Bio_infobox
|name-date=Cízhōu 慈舟 (1915-2003)
|names=* Name surname 姓: Shi3 史
* Name 名: Yuán 源
* Courtesy name 字: Cízhōu 慈舟
* Dharma name 法號: Yuèjì 月濟
|image=[[File:Cizhou2.jpg|200px|center|Cízhōu]]
|birth=[[1915]] in Xīnghuà County 興化縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
|death=3:03 a.m., February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at Jiangtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]]
|associates=Notable Associates:
*
|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
}}

== Cízhōu 慈舟 (1915-2003) ==

Short bio.

'''Biography'''

Cízhōu was tonsured by Héngjìng 恒淨 in [[1927]], but he waited for the proper age, and in [[1934]] he was ordained a monk at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. The following year he tested into the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. He graduated three years later, at which point he returned to Qīnglóng Hermitage 青龍庵 in his hometown.

In [[1942]] he entered Jiangtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]] at Jin1shan1 [[金山寺]]. He stayed there, holding various ofices, until [[1954]]. In that year, he went to Běijīng [[北京]] and entered the Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]].

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'''Important Works'''

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'''Notable Students'''
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'''References'''
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1279c-1280c.
* [http://teabbs.zjol.com.cn/redirect.php?tid=1436&goto=lastpost 茶語清 Entry]

== Notes ==

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[[Category:Biography]]

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	Cízhōu first had the desire to ordain while pursuing a tradtional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].		Cízhōu first had the desire to ordain while pursuing a tradtional education as a youth, but due to the opposition of his parents he was not able to follow his wish. He was finally able to get his mother's permission to ordain in [[1910]] (Xuāntǒng 宣統 2) after his father passed away. He took tonsure under Yuánzhào 元照 at Fóhuán Temple 佛洹寺 in his home county. Later that year he ordained under Dàhuì 大繪 at Guīyuán Temple [[歸元寺]] in Hànyáng [[漢陽]].

-	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved ~~with~~ to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. ~~He lived~~ in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. He immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).	+	In [[1913]], Cízhōu traveled to Shànghǎi [[上海]] to enroll in the first class at Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]], run by Yuèxiá [[月霞]]. His fellow students included Chángxǐng [[常惺]] and Chísōng [[持松]]. Cízhōu moved to Hángzhōu [[杭州]] with the school in [[1914]] and graduated in [[1916]]. After graduation he became an itinerant for a year. In [[1917]], he accompanied Yuèxiá on a lecture tour in the Wǔhàn [[武漢]] area. Cízhōu remained in the area giving and attending sūtra lectures until [[1920]], when he and two of his former monastic classmates reestablished Huáyán University in Hànkǒu [[漢口]]. The University shut down with the graduation of the first class in the spring of [[1923]]. Cízhōu immediately accepted a position as the abbot of Qīyǐn Temple 棲隱寺 in Hànkǒu, but left it that summer to assist Huìzōng 惠宗 run the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]] in Chángrè County 常熱縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] (which had been established by Cízhōu's former teacher Yīngcí [[應慈]] in [[1919]]).

-	In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]]. From [[1927]] to [[1933]], Cízhōu traveled around the Jiāngnán and Wǔhàn areas giving sūtra lectures.	+	In the spring of [[1925]], Cízhōu took a break from the Seminary, and went lecturing until [[1926]]. From [[1927]] to [[1933]], Cízhōu traveled around the Jiāngnán [[江南]] and Wǔhàn areas giving sūtra lectures.

-	Between [[1933]] and [[1936]], Cízhōu set up two "franchises" of the Dharmadhatu Seminary in Fúzhōu [[福州]]. He started a branch at Yǒngquán Temple 湧泉寺 on Gǔshān 鼓山, which began classes in [[1933]]. The curriculum seemed to have consisted of Cízhōu lecturing on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經. This ~~last~~ until spring of [[1936]]. Later in [[1936]], Cízhōu was invited to start another lecture series under the same name that year at the nearby Fǎhǎi Temple 法海寺. Cízhōu left the course soon after it started when he received an invitation from Tánxū [[倓虛]] to come lecture on the precepts at the latter's Zhànshān Temple Buddhist Seminary [[湛山寺佛學院]] in Qīngdǎo [[青島]]. From that point the course was led by Dàoyuán 道源, a former student of the Xīngfú Temple branch of the Dharmadhatu Seminary ~~took over~~.	+	Between [[1933]] and [[1936]], Cízhōu set up two "franchises" of the Dharmadhatu Seminary in Fúzhōu [[福州]]. He started a branch at Yǒngquán Temple 湧泉寺 on Gǔshān 鼓山, which began classes in [[1933]]. The curriculum seemed to have consisted of Cízhōu lecturing on the ''Huáyán Sūtra'' 華嚴經. This school ran until the spring of [[1936]]. Later in [[1936]], Cízhōu was invited to start another lecture series under the same name that year at the nearby Fǎhǎi Temple 法海寺. Cízhōu left the course soon after it started when he received an invitation from Tánxū [[倓虛]] to come lecture on the precepts at the latter's Zhànshān Temple Buddhist Seminary [[湛山寺佛學院]] in Qīngdǎo [[青島]]. From that point on the course was led by Dàoyuán 道源, a former student of the Xīngfú Temple branch of the Dharmadhatu Seminary.

	In the winter of [[1936]], Cízhōu became abbot of Jìnglián Temple 淨蓮寺 in Běijīng [[北京]]. In February of [[1937]], he launched another Dharmadhatu Seminary, which again consisted primarily of his lectures on the ''Huáyán Sūtra''. This seminary ended in the spring of [[1939]].		In the winter of [[1936]], Cízhōu became abbot of Jìnglián Temple 淨蓮寺 in Běijīng [[北京]]. In February of [[1937]], he launched another Dharmadhatu Seminary, which again consisted primarily of his lectures on the ''Huáyán Sūtra''. This seminary ended in the spring of [[1939]].

-	In [[1949]] he was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], but was unable to ~~reach~~ there because of the Civil War. He returned to Běijīng and took up residence at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍, where he died in 1958.	+	In [[1949]] Cízhōu was invited to Hong Kong [[香港]], but was unable to get there because of the Civil War. He returned to Běijīng and took up residence at the Ānyǎng Hermitage 安養精舍, where he died in 1958.

-	During his life, Cízhōu lectured on all of the ~~majors sūtra~~ in Chinese Buddhism, and many of these lectures were recorded by students and disciples. In general, he practiced Pure Land, followed the ''vināya'', and taught Huáyán thought.	+	During his life, Cízhōu lectured on all of the major ''sūtras'' in Chinese Buddhism, and many of these lectures were recorded by students and disciples. In general, he practiced Pure Land, followed the ''vināya'', and taught Huáyán thought.

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	\|birth=[[1915]] in Xīnghuà County 興化縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]		\|birth=[[1915]] in Xīnghuà County 興化縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
-	\|death=3:03 a.m., February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at ~~Jiangtiān~~ Temple [[江天禪寺]]	+	\|death=3:03 a.m., February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]]
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	Cízhōu was tonsured by Héngjìng 恒淨 in [[1927]]~~, but he waited for the proper age~~, and in [[1934]] ~~he was ordained a monk~~ at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. The following year he tested into the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. He graduated three years later, at which point he returned to Qīnglóng Hermitage 青龍庵 in his hometown.	+	Cízhōu was tonsured by Héngjìng 恒淨 in [[1927]], and was ordained a monk in [[1934]] at Lóngchāng Temple [[隆昌寺]] on Mt. Bǎohuá [[寶華山]]. The following year he tested into the Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary [[焦山佛學院]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]]. He graduated three years later, at which point he returned to Qīnglóng Hermitage 青龍庵 in his hometown.

-	In [[1942]] he entered Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]] at Jīnshān [[~~金山寺~~]]. He stayed there, holding various offices, until [[1954]]. In that year, he went to Běijīng [[北京]] and entered the Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]]. After graduating, he returned to Jīnshān.	+	In [[1942]] he entered Jiāngtiān Temple [[江天禪寺]] on Jīnshān [[金山]]. He stayed there, holding various offices, until 1954. In that year, he went to Běijīng [[北京]] and entered the Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]]. After graduating, he returned to Jīnshān.

-	During the Cultural Revolution, Cízhōu was forced to return to lay life, but in 1980, he once again returned to Jīnshān in order to reestablish the monastic center there. He became abbot in 1984. He worked tirelessly to rebuild the temple and he traveled extensively both within ~~CHina~~ and abroad in order to raise the funds to do so.	+	During the Cultural Revolution, Cízhōu was forced to return to lay life, but in 1980, he once again returned to Jīnshān in order to reestablish the monastic center there. He became abbot in 1984. He worked tirelessly to rebuild the temple and he traveled extensively both within China and abroad in order to raise the funds to do so.

-	In 1994, Cízhōu established the Jīnshān Buddhist Seminary [[金山佛學院]] at Jiāngtiān Temple. Cízhōu became the principal, with Xīnchéng [[心澄]] acting as ~~Vice Principal~~ and head of curriculum, which included Indian Buddhist history, chanting, basics of Buddhism, ancient Chinese language studies, Chinese history, politics, and calligraphy. The seminary was run very strictly, and in addition to formal meals, students were required to practice meditation for at least two periods each day.	+	In 1994, Cízhōu established the Jīnshān Buddhist Seminary [[金山佛學院]] at Jiāngtiān Temple. Cízhōu became the principal, with Xīnchéng [[心澄]] acting as vice principal and head of curriculum, which included Indian Buddhist history, chanting, basics of Buddhism, ancient Chinese language studies, Chinese history, politics, and calligraphy. The seminary was run very strictly, and in addition to formal meals, students were required to practice meditation for at least two periods each day.

-	At that time, Cízhōu also served as the ~~Principal~~ for the Mt. Bǎohuá Vinaya Seminary [[寶華山律學院]]. The ~~Vice Principals~~ were Línxiáng [[林祥]] and Xīnpíng [[心平]]. At that time there were eight teachers and fifteen students. 70% of their coursework consisted of Buddhists subjects such as''vinaya'' studies, while the other 30% of their coursework was comprised of cultural classes such as English, law, history, and calligraphy.	+	At that time, Cízhōu also served as the principal for the Mt. Bǎohuá Vinaya Seminary [[寶華山律學院]]. The vice principals were Línxiáng [[林祥]] and Xīnpíng [[心平]]. At that time there were eight teachers and fifteen students. 70% of their coursework consisted of Buddhists subjects such as''vinaya'' studies, while the other 30% of their coursework was comprised of cultural classes such as English, law, history, and calligraphy.

-	Cízhōu died at 3:03 a.m., on February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at ~~Jiangtiān~~ Temple.	+	Cízhōu died at 3:03 a.m., on February 10, 2003 in the Lankāvatara Room 楞伽丈室 at Jiāngtiān Temple.

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