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Dān began attending private school at age 7. At 17 ([[1934]]), he studied Chinese medicine with Chén Zhòngnán 陳仲南, at which point he changed his name to [Francis] “Bacon (Péigēn 培根).” After completing his studies, he began practicing medicine in his hometown, while also writing a major treatise on medicine. In [[1943]] he studied Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought with Fàn Gǔ'nóng [[范古農]]. Around hat time he took refuge under Désēn 德森 at Língyán Temple [[靈岩寺]] in Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], taking the dharma name Huìběn 慧本. Dān served as a representative for his hometown in the National Chinese Medicine Organization, and also worked with the local branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]]. | Dān began attending private school at age 7. At 17 ([[1934]]), he studied Chinese medicine with Chén Zhòngnán 陳仲南, at which point he changed his name to [Francis] “Bacon (Péigēn 培根).” After completing his studies, he began practicing medicine in his hometown, while also writing a major treatise on medicine. In [[1943]] he studied Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought with Fàn Gǔ'nóng [[范古農]]. Around hat time he took refuge under Désēn 德森 at Língyán Temple [[靈岩寺]] in Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], taking the dharma name Huìběn 慧本. Dān served as a representative for his hometown in the National Chinese Medicine Organization, and also worked with the local branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]]. | ||
| - | After the reforms of 1979, Dān resumed his Buddhist | + | After the reforms of 1979, Dān resumed his Buddhist scholarship and did a lot of research on Buddhist sūtras after 1980. He also gave lectures (primarily on Consciousness-Only and Buddhist logic 因明 at Mínnán Buddhist Seminary [[閩南佛學院]] in the 1980s. |
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Dān Péigēn 單培根 (1917-1995)
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Dān Péigēn 單培根 (1917-1995) was a student of consciousness-only and Chinese medicine.
Dān began attending private school at age 7. At 17 (1934), he studied Chinese medicine with Chén Zhòngnán 陳仲南, at which point he changed his name to [Francis] “Bacon (Péigēn 培根).” After completing his studies, he began practicing medicine in his hometown, while also writing a major treatise on medicine. In 1943 he studied Consciousness-Only 唯識 thought with Fàn Gǔ'nóng 范古農. Around hat time he took refuge under Désēn 德森 at Língyán Temple 靈岩寺 in Sūzhōu 蘇州, taking the dharma name Huìběn 慧本. Dān served as a representative for his hometown in the National Chinese Medicine Organization, and also worked with the local branch of the Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教協會.
After the reforms of 1979, Dān resumed his Buddhist scholarship and did a lot of research on Buddhist sūtras after 1980. He also gave lectures (primarily on Consciousness-Only and Buddhist logic 因明 at Mínnán Buddhist Seminary 閩南佛學院 in the 1980s.