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Greg at 11:13, 8 April 2011

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	There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks and nuns who went by this name in the 20th century.		There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks and nuns who went by this name in the 20th century.

-	~~{{Biography Editor}}~~
	== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (18??-1935) ==		== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (18??-1935) ==

Erik hammerstrom at 18:06, 23 July 2010

Erik hammerstrom — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:06:18 GMT

Erik hammerstrom at 12:14, 20 June 2010

Erik hammerstrom — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:14:22 GMT

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	===Biography===		===Biography===

-	Miàoshàn's father died when he was 3 ''suì'' 歲 and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended a private school, when young, working at a shop from the age of 16 ''suì'' in order to pay for it. He was tonsured under Jíkuān 寂寬 at Dìzàng Temple 地藏寺 in Dānyáng County 丹陽縣 in [[1932]], and received full ordination at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. Thereupon, he went to train in Chán at Gāomín Temple [[高旻寺]] for a year before becoming n itinerant.	+	Miàoshàn's father died when he was 3 ''suì'' 歲 and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended a private school, when young, working at a shop from the age of 16 ''suì'' in order to pay for it. He was tonsured under Jíkuān 寂寬 at Dìzàng Temple 地藏寺 in Dānyáng County 丹陽縣 in [[1932]], and received full ordination at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. Thereupon, he went to train in Chán at Gāomín Temple [[高旻寺]] for a year before becoming an itinerant.

	He traveled around, visiting at many of the major monasteries of the day, before returning to Gāomín Temple where he became a dharma heir of abbot Láiguǒ [[來果]]. This made him a 47th-generation lineage holder in the Línjì 臨濟 line. In [[1942]], Miàoshàn became abbot of Gāomín Temple, but resigned two years later due to illness. Miàoshàn went to Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] to convalesce. There, he went into ''bìguān'' 閉關 for three years. While in seculsion, he focused his studies on Tiāntái 天臺 thought.		He traveled around, visiting at many of the major monasteries of the day, before returning to Gāomín Temple where he became a dharma heir of abbot Láiguǒ [[來果]]. This made him a 47th-generation lineage holder in the Línjì 臨濟 line. In [[1942]], Miàoshàn became abbot of Gāomín Temple, but resigned two years later due to illness. Miàoshàn went to Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] to convalesce. There, he went into ''bìguān'' 閉關 for three years. While in seculsion, he focused his studies on Tiāntái 天臺 thought.

Greg at 23:42, 10 May 2010

Greg — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:42:50 GMT

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	\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Lǐ 李		\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Lǐ 李
-	\|image=~~[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]~~	+	\|image=
-	\|birth=[[1827]] in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣, Fújiàn [[福建]]	+	\|birth=1827 in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣, Fújiàn [[福建]]
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	\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Sū 蘇		\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Sū 蘇
	* Name 名: Chūntáo 春桃		* Name 名: Chūntáo 春桃
-	\|image=~~[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]~~	+	\|image=
	\|birth=[[1901]] in Xīnzhú County 新竹縣, Táiwān [[台灣]]		\|birth=[[1901]] in Xīnzhú County 新竹縣, Táiwān [[台灣]]
-	\|death=~~DATE and PLACE~~	+	\|death=
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
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Erik hammerstrom at 13:39, 7 April 2010

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	* Courtesy name 字: Miàoshàn 妙善		* Courtesy name 字: Miàoshàn 妙善
	* Dharma name 法名: Xīncí 心慈		* Dharma name 法名: Xīncí 心慈
-	\|image=[[File:~~XXX~~.jpg\|center\|~~NAME~~]]	+	\|image=[[File:Miaoshan.jpg\|200px\|center\|Miaoshan]]
	\|birth=6/30 Xuāntǒng 宣統 1 ([[1909]]) in Rúgāo County 如皋縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]		\|birth=6/30 Xuāntǒng 宣統 1 ([[1909]]) in Rúgāo County 如皋縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
	\|death=February 26, 2000 at Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]]		\|death=February 26, 2000 at Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]]

Erik hammerstrom at 13:33, 7 April 2010

Erik hammerstrom — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:33:31 GMT

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-	There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks who went by this name in the 20th century.	+	There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks and nuns who went by this name in the 20th century.

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	\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (1827-1923)		\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (1827-1923)
-	\|names=* ~~Name 名:~~	+	\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Lǐ 李
-	* Style name 號:	+
-	* Courtesy name 字:	+
-	* Dharma name 法名:	+
	\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]		\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]
-	\|birth=~~DATE and PLACE (Provide as much information as possible~~, ~~e.g. 18??)~~	+	\|birth=[[1827]] in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣, Fújiàn [[福建]]
	\|death=DATE and PLACE		\|death=DATE and PLACE
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* }}		* }}

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	'''Miàoshàn 妙善 (1827-1923)''' was abbess of Qīngzhēn Hermitage 清真庵 in Fújiàn [[福建]].

	===Biography===		===Biography===

-	~~===Important Works===~~	+	Miàoshàn began eating a vegetarian diet at a young age, and at the age of 12 ''suì'' 歲 she ordained under the nun Huìzhēn 慧貞 at Qīngzhēn Hermitage 清真庵, which was located on Cóngzhū shān 叢珠山 in her home county. When her teacher died in [[1904]] (Guāngxù 光緒 30), Miàoshàn became abbess. She held this position for the rest of her life. Under her guidance, the nuns at the hermitage were able to be completely self-supporting, growing their own food and making their own robes.
-		+
-	~~===Notable Students===~~	+
-		+
-	~~===Notes===~~	+
-		+
-	~~<references/>~~	+

	===References===		===References===
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-	== Miàoshàn (2) 妙善 (~~1901~~-??) ==	+	== Miàoshàn (2) 妙善 (1909-2000) ==

	{{Bio_infobox		{{Bio_infobox
-	\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (~~1901~~-??)	+	\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (1909-2000)
-	\|names=* ~~Name 名~~:	+	\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Wú 吳
-	* ~~Style name 號~~:	+	* Name 名: Jìngtíng 敬亭
-	* Courtesy name 字:	+	* Courtesy name 字: Miàoshàn 妙善
-	* Dharma name 法名:	+	* Dharma name 法名: Xīncí 心慈
	\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]		\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]
-	\|birth=~~DATE and PLACE~~ (~~Provide as much information as possible, e.g. 18??~~)	+	\|birth=6/30 Xuāntǒng 宣統 1 ([[1909]]) in Rúgāo County 如皋縣, Jiāngsū [[江蘇]]
-	\|death=~~DATE and PLACE~~	+	\|death=February 26, 2000 at Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]]
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
-	* }}	+	* Láiguǒ [[來果]]}}

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	'''Miàoshàn 妙善 (1909-2000)''' was a living link in the Chinese Buddhist tradition through the Cultural Revolution, and was the driving force behind much of the Buddhist reconstruction that occurred on Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] in the 1980s and 1990s.

	===Biography===		===Biography===

-	~~===Important Works===~~	+	Miàoshàn's father died when he was 3 ''suì'' 歲 and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended a private school, when young, working at a shop from the age of 16 ''suì'' in order to pay for it. He was tonsured under Jíkuān 寂寬 at Dìzàng Temple 地藏寺 in Dānyáng County 丹陽縣 in [[1932]], and received full ordination at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. Thereupon, he went to train in Chán at Gāomín Temple [[高旻寺]] for a year before becoming n itinerant.

-	~~===Notable Students===~~	+	He traveled around, visiting at many of the major monasteries of the day, before returning to Gāomín Temple where he became a dharma heir of abbot Láiguǒ [[來果]]. This made him a 47th-generation lineage holder in the Línjì 臨濟 line. In [[1942]], Miàoshàn became abbot of Gāomín Temple, but resigned two years later due to illness. Miàoshàn went to Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] to convalesce. There, he went into ''bìguān'' 閉關 for three years. While in seculsion, he focused his studies on Tiāntái 天臺 thought.
		+
		+	In 1953, Miàoshàn became abbot of Fǎyǔ Temple [[法雨寺]] on Pǔtuó shān island. There he tightened up the observance of the monastic rule, and worked to expand the temple's structures. In 1960, the 107 monastics at the temple were sent to work in the country (下放) at Lúshān 蘆山 in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]].
		+
		+	After liberalization in 1979, Miàoshàn once again took up his monastic robes and returned to Pǔtuó shān. Because of his seniority, he served as the abbot for the entire island during the first phases of reconstruction. He oversaw the rebuilding of the three major temples on the island–Fǎyǔ Temple, Pǔjì Temple 普濟寺, Huìjì Chán Temple 慧濟禪寺–as well as around two dozen smaller temples and hermitages. In 1990, he helped establish the Pǔtuó shān Buddhist Seminary [[普陀山佛學院]].
		+
		+	Miàoshàn passed away at Pǔtuó shān on February 26, 2000.

	===Notes===		===Notes===
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-	== Miàoshàn (3) 妙善 (~~1909~~-~~2000~~) ==	+	== Miàoshàn (3) 妙善 (1901-????) ==

	{{Bio_infobox		{{Bio_infobox
-	\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (~~1909~~-~~2000~~)	+	\|name-date=Miàoshàn 妙善 (1901-????)
-	\|names=* ~~Name 名~~:	+	\|names=* Lay surname 姓: Sū 蘇
-	* ~~Style name 號:~~	+	* Name 名: Chūntáo 春桃
-	* Courtesy name 字:	+
-	* Dharma name 法名:	+
	\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]		\|image=[[File:XXX.jpg\|center\|NAME]]
-	\|birth=~~DATE and PLACE (Provide as much information as possible~~, ~~e.g. 18??)~~	+	\|birth=[[1901]] in Xīnzhú County 新竹縣, Táiwān [[台灣]]
	\|death=DATE and PLACE		\|death=DATE and PLACE
	\|associates=Notable Associates:		\|associates=Notable Associates:
	* }}		* }}

-	~~Short bio~~.	+	'''Miàoshàn 妙善 (1901-????)''' was the founder of Yuánguāng Temple 圓光寺 in Xīnzhú County 新竹縣, Táiwān [[台灣]].

	===Biography===		===Biography===

-	~~===Important Works===~~	+	Miàoshàn began living as a nun at the age of 18 ''suì'' 歲. She had Yuánguāng Temple 圓光寺 built in Xīnzhú, and it was completed on April 8, [[1946]]. In 1955 she took tonsure under Yìnshùn [[印順]], and received full ordination the following year at Bǎojué Temple 寶覺寺 in Táizhōng 台中. Due to her increasing number of followers, and the need for more space, throughout the entire year of 1962 Yuánguāng Temple was renovated and expanded. Buildings continued to be added until 1968.
-		+
-	~~===Notable Students===~~	+

	===Notes===		===Notes===

Erik hammerstrom at 15:14, 31 March 2010

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	There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks who went by this name in the 20th century.		There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks who went by this name in the 20th century.

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-	== (1) ~~Miàoshàn~~ 妙善 (1827-1923) ==	+	== Miàoshàn (1) 妙善 (1827-1923) ==

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-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+	===Biography===

-	~~----~~	+	===Important Works===
-	~~'''~~Important Works~~'''~~	+

-	~~----~~	+	===Notable Students===
-	~~'''~~Notable Students~~'''~~	+

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

	<references/>		<references/>

-	-~~---~~	+	===References===
-	~~'''References:'''~~	+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441a-c.

-	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441a-c.
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-	== (2) ~~Miàoshàn~~ 妙善 (1901-??) ==	+	== Miàoshàn (2) 妙善 (1901-??) ==

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-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+	===Biography===

-	~~----~~	+	===Important Works===
-	~~'''~~Important Works~~'''~~	+

-	~~----~~	+	===Notable Students===
-	~~'''~~Notable Students~~'''~~	+

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

	<references/>		<references/>

-	-~~---~~	+	===References===
-	~~'''References:'''~~	+	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441c-443a.

-	* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441c-443a.
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-	== (3) ~~Miàoshàn~~ 妙善 (1909-2000) ==	+	== Miàoshàn (3) 妙善 (1909-2000) ==

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-	~~'''~~Biography~~'''~~	+	===Biography===

-	~~----~~	+	===Important Works===
-	~~'''~~Important Works~~'''~~	+

-	~~----~~	+	===Notable Students===
-	~~'''~~Notable Students~~'''~~	+

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

	<references/>		<references/>

-	~~----~~	+	===References===
-	~~'''~~References~~:'''~~	+
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	* {{XFRC}} P. 1.443a-c.		* {{XFRC}} P. 1.443a-c.

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

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'''Miàoshàn 妙善'''

There are at least '''four''' Chinese monks who went by this name in the 20th century.

{{Biography Editor}}
== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (18??-1935) ==

A famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the 1920s to his death.

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== (1) Miàoshàn 妙善 (1827-1923) ==

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'''Biography'''

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'''Important Works'''

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'''Notable Students'''

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'''Notes'''

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* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441a-c.
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== (2) Miàoshàn 妙善 (1901-??) ==

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Short bio.

'''Biography'''

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'''Important Works'''

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'''Notable Students'''

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'''Notes'''

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* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.441c-443a.
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== (3) Miàoshàn 妙善 (1909-2000) ==

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* Style name 號:
* Courtesy name 字:
* Dharma name 法名:
|image=[[File:XXX.jpg|center|NAME]]
|birth=DATE and PLACE (Provide as much information as possible, e.g. 18??)
|death=DATE and PLACE
|associates=Notable Associates:
* }}

Short bio.

'''Biography'''

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'''Important Works'''

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* {{XFRC}} P. 1.443a-c.

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	== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (18??-1935) ==		== The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (18??-1935) ==

-	A famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the 1920s to his death.	+	A famous meditation master and ascetic who was known for his miraculous powers. Active from the [[1920s]] to his death.

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	\|birth=1827 in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣, Fújiàn [[福建]]		\|birth=1827 in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣, Fújiàn [[福建]]
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	Miàoshàn's father died when he was 3 ''suì'' 歲 and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended a private school, when young, working at a shop from the age of 16 ''suì'' in order to pay for it. He was tonsured under Jíkuān 寂寬 at Dìzàng Temple 地藏寺 in Dānyáng County 丹陽縣 in [[1932]], and received full ordination at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. Thereupon, he went to train in Chán at Gāomín Temple [[高旻寺]] for a year before becoming an itinerant.		Miàoshàn's father died when he was 3 ''suì'' 歲 and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended a private school, when young, working at a shop from the age of 16 ''suì'' in order to pay for it. He was tonsured under Jíkuān 寂寬 at Dìzàng Temple 地藏寺 in Dānyáng County 丹陽縣 in [[1932]], and received full ordination at Tiānníng Temple [[天寧寺]] in Yángzhōu [[揚州]]. Thereupon, he went to train in Chán at Gāomín Temple [[高旻寺]] for a year before becoming an itinerant.

-	He traveled around, visiting at many of the major monasteries of the day, before returning to Gāomín Temple where he became a dharma heir of abbot Láiguǒ [[來果]]. This made him a 47th-generation lineage holder in the Línjì 臨濟 line. In [[1942]], Miàoshàn became abbot of Gāomín Temple, but resigned two years later due to illness. Miàoshàn went to Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] to convalesce. There, he went into ''bìguān'' 閉關 for three years. While in ~~seculsion~~, he focused his studies on Tiāntái 天臺 thought.	+	He traveled around, visiting many of the major monasteries of the day, before returning to Gāomín Temple where he became a dharma heir of abbot Láiguǒ [[來果]]. This made him a 47th-generation lineage holder in the Línjì 臨濟 line. In [[1942]], Miàoshàn became abbot of Gāomín Temple, but resigned two years later due to illness. Miàoshàn went to Pǔtuó shān [[普陀山]] to convalesce. There, he went into ''bìguān'' 閉關 for three years. While in seclusion, he focused his studies on Tiāntái 天臺 thought.

-	In 1953, Miàoshàn became abbot of Fǎyǔ Temple [[法雨寺]] on Pǔtuó shān island. There he tightened up the observance of the monastic rule, and worked to expand the temple's structures. In 1960, the 107 monastics at the temple were sent to work in the country (下放) at Lúshān 蘆山 in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]].	+	In 1953, Miàoshàn became abbot of Fǎyǔ Temple [[法雨寺]] on Pǔtuó shān island. There he tightened up the observance of the monastic rule, and worked to expand the temple's structures. In 1960, the 107 monastics at the temple were sent to work in the country (下放) at Lúshān [[廬山]] in Zhèjiāng [[浙江]].

-	After liberalization in 1979, Miàoshàn once again took up his monastic robes and returned to Pǔtuó shān. Because of his seniority, he served as the abbot for the entire island during the first phases of reconstruction. He oversaw the rebuilding of the three major temples on the island–Fǎyǔ Temple, Pǔjì Temple 普濟寺, Huìjì Chán Temple ~~慧濟禪寺–as~~ well as around two dozen smaller temples and hermitages. In 1990, he helped establish the Pǔtuó shān Buddhist Seminary [[普陀山佛學院]].	+	After liberalization in 1979, Miàoshàn once again took up his monastic robes and returned to Pǔtuó shān. Because of his seniority, he served as the abbot for the entire island during the first phases of reconstruction. He oversaw the rebuilding of the three major temples on the island–Fǎyǔ Temple [[法雨寺]], Pǔjì Temple [[普濟寺]], Huìjì Chán Temple [[慧濟禪寺]]–as well as around two dozen smaller temples and hermitages. In 1990, he helped establish the Pǔtuó shān Buddhist Seminary [[普陀山佛學院]].

	Miàoshàn passed away at Pǔtuó shān on February 26, 2000.		Miàoshàn passed away at Pǔtuó shān on February 26, 2000.