Kongye 空也

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'''Kōngyě 空也 (1885-1946)''' was an important monk, based primarily in Nányuè 南嶽. He was one of the first teachers at the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary when it first opened.(Not to be confused with the Japanese, Heian 平安period Tendai 天台 monk Kūya 空也.)
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An important monk, based primarily in Nányuè 南嶽. He was one of the first teachers at the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary when it first opened.(Not to be confused with the Japanese, Heian 平安period Tendai 天台 monk Kūya 空也.)
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==Biography==
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'''Biography'''
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Once, in his youth, Kōngyě's family had a monk recite a repentance ritual. Kōngyě was able to chant along, and they sent him to be tonsured at Nányuè 南嶽, where he studied under Old Man Mòān [[默庵老人]]. Kōngyě received the full precepts at age 20, after which he began studying the scriptures in greater detail.
Once, in his youth, Kōngyě's family had a monk recite a repentance ritual. Kōngyě was able to chant along, and they sent him to be tonsured at Nányuè 南嶽, where he studied under Old Man Mòān [[默庵老人]]. Kōngyě received the full precepts at age 20, after which he began studying the scriptures in greater detail.
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Because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kōngyě fled to Chóngqìng [[重慶]] in [[1942]]. There he met Xūyún [[虛雲]], before returning to Nányuè around [[1944]].
Because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kōngyě fled to Chóngqìng [[重慶]] in [[1942]]. There he met Xūyún [[虛雲]], before returning to Nányuè around [[1944]].
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==Major Works==
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'''Major Works:'''
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* 金剛般若波羅蜜經講義
* 金剛般若波羅蜜經講義
* 首楞嚴經講義
* 首楞嚴經講義
* 盂蘭盆經講義
* 盂蘭盆經講義
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==References==
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'''References:'''
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* {{ZFJS}} P. 2.834.
* {{ZFJS}} P. 2.834.
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.698c-699c
* {{XFRC}} Pp. 1.698c-699c
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Revision as of 22:06, 31 March 2010

Kōngyě 空也 (1885-1946)
  • Lay surname: Xiàng 向
  • Born 1885 (Guāngxù 光緒 11) in Héngshān County 衡山縣, Húnán 湖南
  • Died 1946 (Mínguó 民國 35) at Nányuè 南嶽
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  • Article editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Kōngyě 空也 (1885-1946) was an important monk, based primarily in Nányuè 南嶽. He was one of the first teachers at the Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary when it first opened.(Not to be confused with the Japanese, Heian 平安period Tendai 天台 monk Kūya 空也.)

Biography

Once, in his youth, Kōngyě's family had a monk recite a repentance ritual. Kōngyě was able to chant along, and they sent him to be tonsured at Nányuè 南嶽, where he studied under Old Man Mòān 默庵老人. Kōngyě received the full precepts at age 20, after which he began studying the scriptures in greater detail.

In 1911, a Tiāntái School 天台宗學校 was started at Zhùshèng Temple 祝聖寺 on Nányuè. Kōngyě was asked to lecture there. In 1918 and 1919, he lectured at Lùshān Ancient Temple 麓山古寺 and Kāifú Temple 開福寺 in Chángshā 長沙.

In 1922, Tàixū 太虛 asked him to lead the new Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院 as dūjiǎng 都講. He taught there for two years. In 1924, he went to Běijīng 北京 to be chief lecturer at the Hóngcí Buddhist Seminary 弘慈佛學院, returning to Nányuè in 1926.

In 1927, Táng Shēngzhì 唐生志 tried to get Kōngyě to lead the Húnán Buddhicization Association 湖南佛化會, which was part of his Buddhicization Movement 佛化運動 that sought to train soldiers using Buddhism. Kōngyě refused to participate and fled to Běijīng where he became abbot of Fǎyuán Temple 法源寺. He finally returned to Nányuè in 1933 to lecture at the request of the Chángsha Lay Association 長沙居士林.

In 1934, he moved to Xiāngtán 湘潭. The following year, he held ordinations at Qīngliáng Temple 清涼寺, transmitting the precepts to over one hundred monastics and laity.

Because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kōngyě fled to Chóngqìng 重慶 in 1942. There he met Xūyún 虛雲, before returning to Nányuè around 1944.

Major Works

  • 金剛般若波羅蜜經講義
  • 首楞嚴經講義
  • 盂蘭盆經講義

References

  • Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndài shǐ 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. Taipei: Dongchu, 1974 P. 2.834.
  • 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. Pp. 1.698c-699c
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