Fǎfǎng 法舫 (1904-1950)
Fǎfǎng was a close disciple of Tàixū 太虛, and was involved with many of the Buddhist seminaries and organizations associated with him. He edited and wrote a large number of articles for the Hǎcháo yīn 海潮音 as well.
Fǎfǎng was born in farming family in Hubei. He was orphaned by a severe drought there in his youth, and as a result he went to live at a charity school run by Fǎuán 法源 Temple in Beijing.
References:
1. Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. Zhōngguó fójiào jìndàii 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. (Taibei: Dongchu, 1974), 2:898-900.
2. Yìnshùn 印順, “Fǎfǎng fǎshī xíngzhuàn 法舫法師行傳 (Record of the Actions of Master Fǎfǎng),” in Fǎfǎng 法舫, Wéishì shǐguān jí qí zhéxué 唯識史觀及其哲學 (Consciousness-Only: Its Historical Viewpoint and Philosophy). (Taipei: Tianhua, 1998, reprint (n.p.: 1950)), 1-3.
3. 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), 1:680a-683a.