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| - | The '''Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary (Dàshèng fójiào hónghuà yuàn 大乘佛教弘化院)''' was a Buddhist seminary [[佛學院]] | + | The '''Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary (Dàshèng fójiào hónghuà yuàn 大乘佛教弘化院)''' was a Buddhist seminary [[佛學院]] founded to provide education for the monks in northern China's hereditary temples 子孫廟. |
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* Location: Běijīng [[北京]] | * Location: Běijīng [[北京]] | ||
| - | In [[1941]], Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]] was asked to become the principal of the school. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, | + | In [[1941]], Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]] was asked to become the first principal of the school. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, after which those that passed 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, but died the following year. |
The Mahāyāna Buddhism Propagation Seminary (Dàshèng fójiào hónghuà yuàn 大乘佛教弘化院) was a Buddhist seminary 佛學院 founded to provide education for the monks in northern China's hereditary temples 子孫廟.
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In 1941, Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 was asked to become the first principal of the school. Nearly one hundred monks took the entrance exam in September of that year, after which those that passed 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, but died the following year.
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