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== The Invasion of Jinshan: Dànào Jīnshān 大鬧金山 ==
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'''The Invasion of Jinshan (Dànào Jīnshān<ref>The Chinese name for this affair alludes to the 52nd chapter of the ''Journey to the West'', which is titled: 悟空大鬧金山兜洞 如來暗示主人公 </ref> 大鬧金山)''' was a conflict between reformist and conservative factions over the proper use of Jīnshān monastic property.
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In January of [[1912]], Rénshān [[仁山]] went to Nanjing to petition the government to change Jīnshān Monastery [[金山寺]] into a modern monastic school 僧學堂. In Nánjīng [[南京]], he met with Tàixū [[太虛]], who had come to Nánjing  to work on setting up an Association for the Advancement of Buddhism [[佛教協進會]]. Tàixū was working out of Pílú Temple [[毘盧寺]].
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==History==
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Rénshān and Tàixū joined forces and went to Jīnshān together. There, they stayed at Guānyīn Pavilion [[觀音閣]] (located on Jīnshān 金山), where Rénshān had taken tonsure. A conference was held at the principal monastery on Jīnshan, Jiāngtián Temple [[江天寺]], and the two announced to an audience of two to three-hundred monks and four hundred lay people that they planned to use the Monastery's resources to run the new school. This met with fierce opposition from the officers of the monastery, including the abbot, Qīngshú [[青权]] and the guest prefect, Shuāngtíng [[霜亭]]. The reformers won, and the next day they began going over the monastery's accounts and drawing up plans for the new school.
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In January [[1912]], Rénshān [[仁山]] went to Nánjīng [[南京]] to petition the government to change Jīnshān Monastery [[金山寺]] in Zhènjiāng [[鎮江]] into a modern monastic school 僧學堂. In Nánjīng he met with his former classmate Tàixū [[太虛]] and they began to work together to set up the Association for the Advancement of Buddhism [[佛教協進會]]. Tàixū was based at Pílú Temple [[毘盧寺]] at this time.
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The officers did not back down, and in mid-February they led a group of workmen in storming the new School's headquarters. Rénshān and others were injured. Ultimately, although the former officers were sentenced to prison terms after Rénshān  appealed to the authorities, the school did not materialize. Tàixū's reputation a reformer was, in large part, made by this incident. The results of which were not good for him. Somewhat disgraced, he retreated from the public scene for a number of years after this.
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Rénshān and Tàixū joined forces and went to Jīnshān. There, they stayed at Guānyīn Pavilion 觀音閣 (located at the Jīnshān Monastery), where Rénshān had taken tonsure. A conference was held at the principal monastery on Jīnshan, Jiāngtián Temple [[江天寺]], and the two announced to an audience of two to three hundred monks and four hundred lay people that they planned to use the Monastery's resources to run a new school for monastics. This met with fierce opposition from the officers of the monastery, including the abbot, Qīngshú 青权 and the guest prefect, Shuāngtíng 霜亭. The reformers won, and the next day they began going over the monastery's accounts and drawing up plans for the school.
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The officers did not back down, and in mid-February they led a group of workmen and stormed the nascent school's headquarters. Rénshān and others were injured. Although the former officers were sentenced to prison terms after Rénshān appealed to the authorities, the school did not ultimately materialize. Tàixū's reputation as a reformer of Buddhism was established by this incident, but the results of this were not immediately good for his reputation. Somewhat disgraced, he was forced to retreat from the public scene for a number of years.
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The title of this affair alludes to the 52nd chapter of the ''Journey to the West'', which is titled: 悟空大鬧金山兜洞 如來暗示主人公
 
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Section Editor: {{Ideology Editor}}
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'''References:'''
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* Pittman, Donald. ''Towards a Modern Chinese Buddhism: Taixu's Reforms''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 74-77.
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==Notes==
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* Pittman, Donald. ''Towards a Modern Chinese Buddhism: Taixu's Reforms''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 74-77.
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* {{BRC}} Pp. 28-33.
* [http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8A%E5%A4%AA%E8%99%9A 维基百科 释太虚]
* [http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8A%E5%A4%AA%E8%99%9A 维基百科 释太虚]
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Current revision as of 07:14, 16 July 2010

The Invasion of Jinshan (Dànào Jīnshān[1] 大鬧金山) was a conflict between reformist and conservative factions over the proper use of Jīnshān monastic property.

History

In January 1912, Rénshān 仁山 went to Nánjīng 南京 to petition the government to change Jīnshān Monastery 金山寺 in Zhènjiāng 鎮江 into a modern monastic school 僧學堂. In Nánjīng he met with his former classmate Tàixū 太虛 and they began to work together to set up the Association for the Advancement of Buddhism 佛教協進會. Tàixū was based at Pílú Temple 毘盧寺 at this time.

Rénshān and Tàixū joined forces and went to Jīnshān. There, they stayed at Guānyīn Pavilion 觀音閣 (located at the Jīnshān Monastery), where Rénshān had taken tonsure. A conference was held at the principal monastery on Jīnshan, Jiāngtián Temple 江天寺, and the two announced to an audience of two to three hundred monks and four hundred lay people that they planned to use the Monastery's resources to run a new school for monastics. This met with fierce opposition from the officers of the monastery, including the abbot, Qīngshú 青权 and the guest prefect, Shuāngtíng 霜亭. The reformers won, and the next day they began going over the monastery's accounts and drawing up plans for the school.

The officers did not back down, and in mid-February they led a group of workmen and stormed the nascent school's headquarters. Rénshān and others were injured. Although the former officers were sentenced to prison terms after Rénshān appealed to the authorities, the school did not ultimately materialize. Tàixū's reputation as a reformer of Buddhism was established by this incident, but the results of this were not immediately good for his reputation. Somewhat disgraced, he was forced to retreat from the public scene for a number of years.


Section Editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Notes

  1. The Chinese name for this affair alludes to the 52nd chapter of the Journey to the West, which is titled: 悟空大鬧金山兜洞 如來暗示主人公

References

  • Pittman, Donald. Towards a Modern Chinese Buddhism: Taixu's Reforms. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 74-77.
  • Welch, Holmes. The Buddhist Revival in China. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. Pp. 28-33.
  • 维基百科 释太虚
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