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	''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:		''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:
-	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Húběi [[湖北]]. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wǔhàn, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú ~~大愚，~~ Dàzhì ~~大智，Dàyuàn~~ 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ''samādhi'' technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.	+	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Húběi [[湖北]]. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wǔhàn, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚, Dàzhì 大智, Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ''samādhi'' technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.

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

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		+	'''Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.)''' was the founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China.

-	== ~~Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.)~~ ==	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~The founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China.~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''Biography'''~~	+

	Yú Língbō cites two sources for information on Dàyú, which do not agree. The first is by one of his most prominent disciples.		Yú Língbō cites two sources for information on Dàyú, which do not agree. The first is by one of his most prominent disciples.
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	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Húběi [[湖北]]. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wǔhàn, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ''samādhi'' technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.		Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Húběi [[湖北]]. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wǔhàn, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ''samādhi'' technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.

-	~~----~~	+	==Important Works==
-	~~''''~~Important Works~~:'''~~	+
	* Dàyú left behind almost no written works. His most famous piece is the [http://www.chudu.net/hait/fjgs/cb/200806/9992.html 解脫歌]		* Dàyú left behind almost no written works. His most famous piece is the [http://www.chudu.net/hait/fjgs/cb/200806/9992.html 解脫歌]

-	~~----~~	+	==Notable Students==
-	~~'''~~Notable Students~~:'''~~	+
	* Wáng Xiāngliù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School		* Wáng Xiāngliù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
	* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]		* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.52b-54ba.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.52b-54ba.
	* [http://www.yxjs.org/big5/zushi.htm 印心精舍]		* [http://www.yxjs.org/big5/zushi.htm 印心精舍]

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

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	* Given names: Shūbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐		* Given names: Shūbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐
-	\|image=[[File:Dayu.jpg\|center\|Dayu]]	+	\|image=[[File:Dayu.jpg\|200px\|center\|Dayu]]
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	''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:		''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:
-	Dàyú was from ~~Wuhan~~. He first practiced Pure Land Buddhism, but later, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi''. In this practice, the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for 70 or 90 days. While performing this practice, the Bodhisattva Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this encounter Dàyú became the first patriarch of the Seal-Mind School [[印心宗]]. It said that he caused 50 to 60 thousand people to have faith in Buddhism, and his room-entering 入室 disciples totaled around 200 people.	+	Dàyú was from Wǔhàn [[武漢]]. He first practiced Pure Land Buddhism, but later, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi''. (In this practice, the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for 70 or 90 days.) While performing this practice, the Bodhisattva Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this encounter Dàyú became the first patriarch of the Seal-Mind School [[印心宗]]. It said that he caused 50 to 60 thousand people to have faith in Buddhism, and his direct ("room-entering" 入室) disciples totaled around 200 people.

	''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:		''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:
-	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from ~~Hubei~~. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in ~~Wuchang~~ in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in ~~Wuhan~~, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ~~ordaination~~, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ~~Samādhi~~ technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.	+	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Húběi [[湖北]]. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wǔchāng [[武昌]] in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wǔhàn, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special ''samādhi'' technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.

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	* Given names: Shūbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐		* Given names: Shūbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐
-	\|image=[[File:Dayu.jpg\|~~right~~\|Dayu]]	+	\|image=[[File:Dayu.jpg\|center\|Dayu]]
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		+	\|name-date=Dàyú 大愚
		+	\|names=* Surname: Lǐ 李
		+	* Given names: Shūbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐
		+	\|image=[[File:Dayu.jpg\|right\|Dayu]]
		+	\|birth=??
		+	\|death=19??
		+	\|associates=Notable Associates:
		+	* Wáng Xiāngliù [[王驤陸]]
		+	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
		+	}}
		+

	== Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.) ==		== Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.) ==

	The founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China.		The founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China.
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-	* Surname: Lǐ 李
-	* Given names: Shúbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐

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

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-	== ~~'''~~Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.)~~'''~~ ==	+	== Dàyú 大愚 (N.d.) ==

-		+	The founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican China.
-	The founder of an immensely popular lineage of Esoteric Buddhism in Republican ~~Buddhism~~.	+

	* Surname: Lǐ 李		* Surname: Lǐ 李
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	* Given names: Shúbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐		* Given names: Shúbèi 叔倍, Zōngtáng 宗唐

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	''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:		''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:
-	~~From~~ Wuhan. ~~Dàyú~~ first practiced Pure Land~~. Later~~, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi'', ~~in which~~ the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for ~~seven~~ or 90 days. While performing this practice, Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this he became the first patriarch of the Seal-Mind School [[印心宗]]. It said that he caused 50-60 thousand people have faith in Buddhism, and his room-entering 入室 disciples totaled around 200 people.	+	Dàyú was from Wuhan. He first practiced Pure Land Buddhism, but later, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi''. In this practice, the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for 70 or 90 days. While performing this practice, the Bodhisattva Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this encounter Dàyú became the first patriarch of the Seal-Mind School [[印心宗]]. It said that he caused 50 to 60 thousand people to have faith in Buddhism, and his room-entering 入室 disciples totaled around 200 people.

	''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:		''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:
-	He had worked in the government as a representative from Hubei. ~~Dàyú~~ heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in 1919, which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wuchang in 1920, ~~where~~ he helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In 1923, he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wuhan, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After ~~ordaining he did~~ went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special Samādhi technique. Starting in 1926 he sought to get supernatural powers (shéntōng 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from 1927. When Tàixū came back from America in 1929, Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in 1931 he went into hiding.	+	Dàyú had worked in the government as a representative from Hubei. He heard Tàixū [[太虛]] give a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' in Beijing in [[1919]], which caused him to have faith in Buddhism. He took refuge under Tàixū in Wuchang in [[1920]], during which time he also helped Tàixū with some of his Buddhist activities. In [[1923]], he secretly changed into monk’s robes and went to Bǎohuá shān [[寶華山]] to ordain. Dàyú did not know that when you are tonsured (which he had not been at that point) you are given a lineage name. Because he had no lineage name, he had to write to Tàixū for one. Two representatives from a local Buddhist organization in Wuhan, along with Dàyú's parents, went to Bǎohuá shān to bring him back, but he would not come back to Wuhan. Dàyú was able to get one of the monks at Bǎohuá shān to tonsure him and he went ahead with his ordination. He and three friends changed their names to Dàyú 大愚， Dàzhì 大智，Dàyuàn 大願, and Dàbēi 大悲. After his ordaination, Dàyú went into seclusion and practiced reciting the name of the Buddha. While in the depth of this practice he learned a special Samādhi technique. Starting in [[1926]] he sought to get supernatural powers (''shéntōng'' 神通) in order to protect people from soldiers. There are some stories about his success in this regard dating from [[1927]]. When Tàixū came back from a trip to America in [[1929]], Dàyú was making a sensation all over the country with his teaching of Esoteric Buddhism, but in [[1931]] he went into hiding.

	----		----
	''''Important Works:'''		''''Important Works:'''
-		+	* Dàyú left behind almost no written works. His most famous piece is the [http://www.chudu.net/hait/fjgs/cb/200806/9992.html 解脫歌]
-	* [http://www.chudu.net/hait/fjgs/cb/200806/9992.html 解脫歌]	+

	----		----
	'''Notable Students:'''		'''Notable Students:'''
-	* Wáng ~~Xiānglù~~ [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School	+	* Wáng Xiāngliù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
	* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]		* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]

	----		----
	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.52b-54ba.
-	[http://www.yxjs.org/big5/zushi.htm 印心精舍]	+	* [http://www.yxjs.org/big5/zushi.htm 印心精舍]
-		+
-	~~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), 1:52b-54ba.~~	+

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

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	'''Notable Students:'''		'''Notable Students:'''
	* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School		* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
-	* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]], third patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
	* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]		* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]

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	''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:		''Wáng Xiānglù jūshì quánjí'' 王驤陸居士全集:
-	From Wuhan. Dàyú first practiced Pure Land. Later, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi'', in which the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for seven or 90 days. While performing this practice, Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this he became the first patriarch of the 印心宗. It said that he caused 50-60 thousand people have faith in Buddhism, and his room-entering 入室 disciples totaled around 200 people.	+	From Wuhan. Dàyú first practiced Pure Land. Later, while ill, he despaired at the difficulty of Buddhism and did the ''Pánzhōu sānmèi'' 般舟三昧, or ''pratyutpanna-samādhi'', in which the practitioner recites the name of Amitabha Buddha nonstop for seven or 90 days. While performing this practice, Samantabhdra appeared before Dàyú and transmitted to him the 'Esoteric Method of the Inner Heart' (''xīnzhōng mìfǎ'' 心中密法). From this he became the first patriarch of the Seal-Mind School [[印心宗]]. It said that he caused 50-60 thousand people have faith in Buddhism, and his room-entering 入室 disciples totaled around 200 people.

	''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:		''Tàixū dàshī zìzhuàn'' 太虛大師自傳:
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	'''Notable Students:'''		'''Notable Students:'''
-	* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the ~~Mind~~ Seal School	+	* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
-	* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]], third patriarch of the ~~Mind~~ Seal School	+	* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]], third patriarch of the Seal-Mind School
		+	* Hú Chāowǔ [[胡超伍]]

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Erik hammerstrom at 23:46, 1 June 2009

Erik hammerstrom — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:46:26 GMT

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	'''Notable Students:'''		'''Notable Students:'''
	* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Mind Seal School		* Wáng Xiānglù [[王驤陸]], second patriarch of the Mind Seal School
-	* Yuányīn ~~lǎorén~~ [[~~元音老人~~]], third patriarch of the Mind Seal School	+	* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]], third patriarch of the Mind Seal School

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