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	==Biography==		==Biography==

-	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in ~~Húnán~~. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19 he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], one of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.	+	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Hú'nán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19 he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng [[衡陽]]. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple [[報恩寺]] in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán [[禪]]. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], one of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.

-	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hú'nán's Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. He also went to Běijīng [[北京]] to request a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏). In [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of ~~Beijing~~'s Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].	+	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hú'nán's Jīnqián Mountain Temple [[金錢山寺]]. He also went to Běijīng [[北京]] to request a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏). In [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ [[智果]], the abbot of Běijīng's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].

	At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese Buddhist General Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back to Hú'nán, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán Temple in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].		At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese Buddhist General Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back to Hú'nán, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán Temple in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].
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	Dàojiē died on March 15, [[1934]] in Malaysia. His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple in Běijīng.		Dàojiē died on March 15, [[1934]] in Malaysia. His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple in Běijīng.
		+
		+	==Notable Students==
		+	* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]
		+	* Fǎzūn [[法尊]]
		+	* Xiànmíng [[現明]]

	==References==		==References==

Erik hammerstrom at 23:19, 15 July 2010

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	==Biography==		==Biography==

-	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.	+	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19 he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], one of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.

-	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of ~~Hunan~~'s Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. ~~While in Beijing requesting~~ a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏) in [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].	+	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hú'nán's Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. He also went to Běijīng [[北京]] to request a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏). In [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].

-	At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese ~~General~~ Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back ~~from Beijing~~ to ~~Hunan~~, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].	+	At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese Buddhist General Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back to Hú'nán, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán Temple in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].

-	In [[1925]], Dàojiē was on the delegation ~~that attended~~ the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] in Japan~~, along with~~ Tàixū [[太虛]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], and Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]]. In Japan, he was named ~~was Vice~~-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the Chinese mainland.	+	In [[1925]], Dàojiē was part of the Chinese delegation to the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] in Japan. The delegation also included Tàixū [[太虛]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], and Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]]. In Japan, Dàojiē was named vice-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the Chinese mainland.

	During the chaos of the Northern Expedition, Dàojiē was forced to leave the country. In [[1928]] he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. After this, he traveled to India again, where he visited the stūpa built by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society] in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened thanks to donations made by a Singaporean lay man named Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承.		During the chaos of the Northern Expedition, Dàojiē was forced to leave the country. In [[1928]] he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. After this, he traveled to India again, where he visited the stūpa built by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society] in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened thanks to donations made by a Singaporean lay man named Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承.

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	\|names=* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (Bā bù tóutuó 八不頭陀)		\|names=* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (Bā bù tóutuó 八不頭陀)
-	\|image=	+	\|image=[[File:Daojie.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|center\|Dàojiē]]
	\|birth=[[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]		\|birth=[[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]
	\|death=March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia		\|death=March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia

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Erik hammerstrom — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:22:17 GMT

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-	== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==	+	'''Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934)''' was one of the first great international monks of the modern period.

-	~~Dàojiē was one of the first great international monks of the modern period.~~	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.		Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.
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	Dàojiē died on March 15, [[1934]] in Malaysia. His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple in Běijīng.		Dàojiē died on March 15, [[1934]] in Malaysia. His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple in Běijīng.

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.825-828.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.825-828.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.

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

Greg: typo

Greg — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:29:55 GMT

typo

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	* Tàixū [[太虛]]		* Tàixū [[太虛]]
	* Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]]		* Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]]
-	\|editor-name=~~Erik Hammerstrom~~	+	\|editor-name=
	}}		}}

	== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==		== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==

-	Dàojiē was one of the first great ~~internationals monk~~ of the modern period.	+	Dàojiē was one of the first great international monks of the modern period.

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

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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
		+	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.825-828.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.

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

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	* Fǎzūn [[法尊]]		* Fǎzūn [[法尊]]
	* Jìchán [[寄禪]]		* Jìchán [[寄禪]]
-	* Hú ~~Ruìlín~~ [[~~胡瑞霖~~]]	+	* Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]]
	* Tàixū [[太虛]]		* Tàixū [[太虛]]
	* Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]]		* Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]]
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	At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back from Beijing to Hunan, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].		At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back from Beijing to Hunan, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].

-	In [[1925]], Dàojiē was on the delegation that attended the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] in Japan, along with Tàixū [[太虛]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], and Hú ~~Ruìlín~~ [[~~胡瑞霖~~]]. In Japan, he was named was Vice-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the Chinese mainland.	+	In [[1925]], Dàojiē was on the delegation that attended the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] in Japan, along with Tàixū [[太虛]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], and Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]]. In Japan, he was named was Vice-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the Chinese mainland.

	During the chaos of the Northern Expedition, Dàojiē was forced to leave the country. In [[1928]] he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. After this, he traveled to India again, where he visited the stūpa built by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society] in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened thanks to donations made by a Singaporean lay man named Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承.		During the chaos of the Northern Expedition, Dàojiē was forced to leave the country. In [[1928]] he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. After this, he traveled to India again, where he visited the stūpa built by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society] in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened thanks to donations made by a Singaporean lay man named Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承.

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		+	{{Bio_infobox
		+	\|name-date=Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934)
		+	\|names=* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (Bā bù tóutuó 八不頭陀)
		+	\|image=
		+	\|birth=[[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]
		+	\|death=March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Fǎfǎng [[法舫]]
		+	* Fǎzūn [[法尊]]
		+	* Jìchán [[寄禪]]
		+	* Hú Ruìlín [[胡瑞霖]]
		+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
		+	* Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]]
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
		+
	== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==		== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==

	Dàojiē was one of the first great internationals monk of the modern period.		Dàojiē was one of the first great internationals monk of the modern period.
-
-	* Born [[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]
-	* Died March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia
-	* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (Bā bù tóutuó 八不頭陀)

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

-	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán Śūraṃgama Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.	+	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán (Śūraṃgama) Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.

	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hunan's Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. While in Beijing requesting a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏) in [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].		In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hunan's Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. While in Beijing requesting a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏) in [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].

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	== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==		== Dàojiē 道階 (1866-1934) ==

-		+	Dàojiē was one of the first great internationals monk of the modern period.
-	Dàojiē was the first great ~~international~~ monk of the modern period.	+

	* Born [[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]		* Born [[1866]] (Tóngzhì 同治 5) in Héngshān Township 衡山縣, Húnán [[湖南]]
	* Died March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia		* Died March 15, [[1934]] (Mínguó 民國 23) in Malaysia
-	* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (~~Bābù~~ tóutuó 八不頭陀)	+	* Other names: "The Ascetic of the Eight Abstensions" (Bā bù tóutuó 八不頭陀)
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	~~From~~ Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in ~~Hunan~~. As a youth he studied at a private academy and ~~liked~~ stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian~~. He took tonsure~~ at ~~age~~ 19 under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the ~~acquiantance~~ of Jìchán [[寄禪]]. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''~~Fǎhuá jīng~~'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán ~~jīng~~'' 楞嚴經.	+	Dàojiē was from Héngshān Township 衡山縣 in Húnán. As a youth he studied at a private academy and was quite fond of stories about divine transcendents 神仙. At age 14 he became a vegetarian and at 19, he took tonsure under Zhēnjì 真際 at Zhìshèng Temple 智勝寺 in Héngyáng 衡陽. He was fully ordained the following year at Bàoēn Temple 報恩寺 in Lěihéng 耒衡. After ordination, he went into seclusion at Èrduān Temple 二端寺 on Mt. Shǎn 陝山 for three years to practice Chán. During this time he made the acquaintance of Jìchán [[寄禪]], of the most important Chán masters of the late Qing. In the following years, Dàojiē lectured on a variety of scriptures at a number of different temples. In [[1901]], he accepted an invitation from Jìchán to lecture at Tiāntóng Temple [[天童寺]] in Níngbō where Jìchán had recently become abbot. There, Dàojiē lectured on the ''Chéng wéishì lùn'' 成唯識論, ''Lotus Sūtra'' 法華經, and ''Léngyán Śūraṃgama Sūtra'' 楞嚴經.

-	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became on of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues~~, relics~~, a ~~Buddha~~ tooth, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hunan's ~~Jīnqiánshān~~ Temple 金錢山寺. While in Beijing requesting a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏) in [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]]. When the Republic started, Jìchán asked him to participate in the short-lived Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back from Beijing to Hunan, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]], ordinands included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].	+	In [[1907]], Dàojiē became one of the first Chinese monks of the modern period to travel to Buddhist sites in South and Southeast Asia. He went to Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. In these places he gathered jade Buddha statues, a tooth of the Buddha and other relics, and palm leaf manuscripts. When he returned to China, he became abbot of Hunan's Jīnqián Mountain Temple 金錢山寺. While in Beijing requesting a copy of the Qianlong Buddhist Canon (''Lóng zàng'' 龍藏) in [[1909]], he became a Dharma heir of Zhìguǒ 智果, the abbot of Beijing's Fǎyuán Temple [[法源寺]].

-	In [[~~1925~~]], ~~Dàojiē was on~~ the ~~delegation that attended the East Asian Buddhist Conference~~ [[~~東亞佛教大會~~]] in ~~Japan, along with Tàixū~~ [[太虛]]~~, Wáng Yìtíng~~ [[~~王一亭~~]], and ~~Hú Ruìlín~~ [[~~胡瑞霖~~]]~~. In Japan, he was named was Vice-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the mainland~~.	+	At the start of the Republic, Jìchán asked Dàojiē to participate in the short-lived Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]. In [[1915]], he went back from Beijing to Hunan, where he served as the abbot of a number of different temples. He returned to be abbot of Fǎyuán in [[1920]]. He held ordinations there in [[1921]]. Ordinands at that ceremony who went on to have distinguished careers included Fǎfǎng [[法舫]] and Fǎzūn [[法尊]].

-	~~During the chaos of the~~ [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Expedition_(1926%E2%80%931927) Northern Expedition~~], Dàojiē was ~~forced to leave~~ the ~~country. In~~ [[~~1928~~]] ~~he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association~~ [[~~中國佛教會~~]]~~. After this he traveled to India again~~, ~~where he visited the stūpa built by the~~ [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society~~] ~~in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened with the funds of Singaporean lay man Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承. Dàojiē died on March 15~~, [[~~1934~~]] ~~in Malaysia~~. ~~His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple~~ in ~~Běijīng~~.	+	In [[1925]], Dàojiē was on the delegation that attended the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] in Japan, along with Tàixū [[太虛]], Wáng Yìtíng [[王一亭]], and Hú Ruìlín [[胡瑞霖]]. In Japan, he was named was Vice-chief of the conference. After the conference, Dàojiē toured various Buddhist sites in Japan and Taiwan before returning to the Chinese mainland.

		+	During the chaos of the Northern Expedition, Dàojiē was forced to leave the country. In [[1928]] he went to Myanmar as a representative of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教會]]. After this, he traveled to India again, where he visited the stūpa built by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Society Maha Bodhi Society] in Deer Park. Dàojiē made a vow to build a Chinese temple at that location, which eventually happened thanks to donations made by a Singaporean lay man named Lǐ Jùnchéng 李俊承.
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		+	Dàojiē died on March 15, [[1934]] in Malaysia. His relics are housed at Fǎyuán Temple in Běijīng.

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	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 2.1386b-1388a.

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