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	In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bǎilín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.		In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bǎilín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.

-	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.	+	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石)<ref>Clearly Yú is wrong on the dating here, as the publication dates of is article on this technique show that he already knew it before traveling to Mt. Wǔtái.</ref>, which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.

	In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.		In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.

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	In [[1926]], he was elected as the controller of the nascent Northern China Buddhist Lay Association [[華北佛教居士林]].<ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 1.247.</ref>		In [[1926]], he was elected as the controller of the nascent Northern China Buddhist Lay Association [[華北佛教居士林]].<ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 1.247.</ref>

-	In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the ~~Bólín~~ Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.	+	In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bǎilín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.

	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.		With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.

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	==References==		==References==
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.705-707.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.705-707.
		+	* Tuttle, Gray. ''Tibetan Buddhism in the Making of Modern China.'' New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. 82, 84, 105, 213.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.

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

Erik hammerstrom: moved 胡子笏 to Hu Zihu 胡子笏: To match with the new protocol

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-	== Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 (1864-1943) ==	+	'''Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 (1864-1943)''' was an active lay Buddhist who was instrumental in the establishment of a number of seminaries and other Buddhist institutions during the Republican period. He was also a student of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism [[西密]].

-	An active lay Buddhist who was instrumental in the establishment of a number of seminaries and other Buddhist institutions during the Republican period. He was also a student of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism [[西密]].	+	==Biography==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+

	Hú received a traditional education growing up, and traveled to Japan to study during the middle years of the Guāngxù 光緒 period (1875-1908). There he became a revolutionary and graduated from Meiji University 明治大學 in politics and economics. In the closing years of Guāngxù he returned to China, becoming a leading industrialist in Wǔhàn [[武漢]].		Hú received a traditional education growing up, and traveled to Japan to study during the middle years of the Guāngxù 光緒 period (1875-1908). There he became a revolutionary and graduated from Meiji University 明治大學 in politics and economics. In the closing years of Guāngxù he returned to China, becoming a leading industrialist in Wǔhàn [[武漢]].
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	In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.		In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.

-	~~----~~	+	==Important Works==
-	~~'''~~Important Works~~'''~~	+
	* ''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記 (Diary of the Edible Stone)		* ''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記 (Diary of the Edible Stone)
-	~~----~~
-	~~'''Notable Students'''~~

-	~~----~~	+	==Notes==
-	~~'''~~Notes~~'''~~	+

	<references/>		<references/>

-	~~----~~	+	==References==
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.705-707.		* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.705-707.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.

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

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	In [[1924]], Hú became interested in Esoteric Buddhism and was instrumental in assisting Dàyǒng [[大勇]] establish his Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]] in Běijīng, as well as in supporting the students of that school when they became in the Residing-in-Tibet Dharma Studies Group [[留藏學法團]], which left for Tibet in [[1925]]. On November 1 and 2 of that same year, Hú served as one of the leaders of the Chinese delegation to the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] held in Tōkyō.		In [[1924]], Hú became interested in Esoteric Buddhism and was instrumental in assisting Dàyǒng [[大勇]] establish his Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]] in Běijīng, as well as in supporting the students of that school when they became in the Residing-in-Tibet Dharma Studies Group [[留藏學法團]], which left for Tibet in [[1925]]. On November 1 and 2 of that same year, Hú served as one of the leaders of the Chinese delegation to the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] held in Tōkyō.
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		+	In [[1926]], he was elected as the controller of the nascent Northern China Buddhist Lay Association [[華北佛教居士林]].<ref>{{ZFJS}} Pp. 1.247.</ref>

	In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.		In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.
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	'''References:'''		'''References:'''
-		+	* {{ZFJS}} Pp. 2.705-707.
	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.		* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.780b-783b.

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

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	== Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 (1864-1943) ==		== Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 (1864-1943) ==

-	An active lay Buddhist who was instrumental in the establishment of a number of seminaries and other Buddhist institutions during the Republican period.	+	An active lay Buddhist who was instrumental in the establishment of a number of seminaries and other Buddhist institutions during the Republican period. He was also a student of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism [[西密]].

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

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	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.		With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.

-	In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation ~~Institute~~ [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.	+	In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.

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	\|death=[[1943]]		\|death=[[1943]]
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
-	\|* Dàyǒng [[大勇]]	+	* Dàyǒng [[大勇]]
-	\|* Tàixū [[太虛]]	+	* Tàixū [[太虛]]
	\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom		\|editor-name=Erik Hammerstrom
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	\|* Dharma name 法名: Miàogūan 妙觀		\|* Dharma name 法名: Miàogūan 妙觀
	\|image=[[File:Hu_Zihu.jpg\|center\|Hú Zǐhù]]		\|image=[[File:Hu_Zihu.jpg\|center\|Hú Zǐhù]]
-	\|birth=[[1864]] (Tónghzì 同治 ) in Huángpō County 黃陂縣, Jiānglíng 江陵, Húběi [[湖北]]	+	\|birth=[[1864]] (Tónghzì 同治 3) in Huángpō County 黃陂縣, Jiānglíng 江陵, Húběi [[湖北]]
	\|death=[[1943]]		\|death=[[1943]]
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	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

-	Hú received a traditional education growing up, and traveled to Japan to study during the middle years of the Guāngxù 光緒 period (1875-1908). There he became a revolutionary and graduated from Meiji University ~~明治大學in~~ politics and economics. In the closing years of Guāngxù he returned to China, becoming a leading industrialist of Wǔhàn [[武漢]].	+	Hú received a traditional education growing up, and traveled to Japan to study during the middle years of the Guāngxù 光緒 period (1875-1908). There he became a revolutionary and graduated from Meiji University 明治大學 in politics and economics. In the closing years of Guāngxù he returned to China, becoming a leading industrialist in Wǔhàn [[武漢]].

-	After the [[1911]] uprising in ~~Wu3chang1~~ [[武昌]], Hú became an officer in the newly formed government. He moved from post to post over the next eight years, taking responsibility for a number of major offices.	+	After the [[1911]] uprising in Wǔchāng [[武昌]], Hú became an officer in the newly formed government. He moved from post to post over the next eight years, taking responsibility for a number of major offices.

-	In September of [[1919]], Hú attended a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra ~~維摩詰經~~'' given in Běijīng [[北京]] by Tàixū [[太虛]]. During this lecture, Hú had an awakening experience and afterward took refuge under Tàixū. This experience had a significant effect on his life, and he became a vegetarian, and otherwise began following the moral prescripts of Buddhism. In September of the following year ([[1920]]), Hú and some associates sponsored a lecture series given by Tàixū at Guǎngjì Temple [[廣濟寺]].	+	In September of [[1919]], Hú attended a lecture on the ''Vimalakīrti Sūtra'' 維摩詰經 given in Běijīng [[北京]] by Tàixū [[太虛]]. During this lecture, Hú had an awakening experience and afterward took refuge under Tàixū. This experience had a significant effect on his life, and he became a vegetarian, and otherwise began following the moral prescripts of Buddhism. In September of the following year ([[1920]]), Hú and some associates sponsored a lecture series given by Tàixū at Guǎngjì Temple [[廣濟寺]] in Běijīng.

-	In [[1921]] Hú assisted in the establishment of the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], and later the Right Faith Society [[正信會]]. He also served as the president of the Wǔhàn Young Men's Buddhist Association [[武漢佛化青年會]], and the principle of the Běipíng Women's Buddhist Seminary [[北平女子佛學院]].	+	In [[1921]], Hú assisted in the establishment of the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary [[武昌佛學院]], and later the Right Faith Society [[正信會]]. He also served as the president of the Wǔhàn Young Men's Buddhist Association [[武漢佛化青年會]], and the principle of the Běipíng Women's Buddhist Seminary [[北平女子佛學院]].

-	In [[1924]], Hú became interested in Esoteric Buddhism and was instrumental in assisting Dàyǒng [[大勇]] establish his Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]], as well as in supporting the students of that school when ~~then~~ became in the Residing-in-Tibet Dharma Studies Group [[留藏學法團]] ~~and~~ left for Tibet in [[1925]]. On November 1 and 2 of that same year, Hú served as one of the leaders of the Chinese delegation to the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] held in Tōkyō.	+	In [[1924]], Hú became interested in Esoteric Buddhism and was instrumental in assisting Dàyǒng [[大勇]] establish his Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]] in Běijīng, as well as in supporting the students of that school when they became in the Residing-in-Tibet Dharma Studies Group [[留藏學法團]], which left for Tibet in [[1925]]. On November 1 and 2 of that same year, Hú served as one of the leaders of the Chinese delegation to the East Asian Buddhist Conference [[東亞佛教大會]] held in Tōkyō.

	In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.		In September of [[1929]], Hú provided financial assistance for the establishment of the Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]], which opened the following year.

-	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. He learned from the Tibetan lamas ~~on Mt. Wǔtái~~ an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to be full ~~from~~ eating only tiny amounts of food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記), which was published in ~~Volume 12, number 15 of~~ ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan.	+	With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in [[1937]], Hú and his family moved to Mt. Wǔtái [[五台山]]. There, Hú learned from the Tibetan lamas an esoteric technique called "the edible stone" (''cānshí'' 餐石), which allows one to use water, stones, ash, and a little milk to become full after eating only tiny amounts food. He recorded his experiences of using this technique in the "Diary of the Edible Stone (''Cānshí rìjì'' 餐石日記)," which was published in [[1934]] and [[1935]] in ''Hǎicháo yīn'' [[海潮音]] and ''Shānxī fójiào zázhì'' [[山西佛教雜誌]]. While on the mountain, Hú and his three daughters also studied Tibetan language.

	In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Institute [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.		In [[1941]], Hú was asked to become the principle of Běijīng's Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Institute [[大乘佛教弘化院]], which had been established to provide education for the monks in Northern China's hereditary temples. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, and began a four-month term as a "Buddhist Propagation Class (佛教弘化班)." Students graduated into the "Research Class (研究班)" on March of [[1942]]. Hú returned to Běiijng in the fall of [[1942]] and set up a Tibetan language class at the Institute. He died the following year.