Name/Title
A pictorial biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun / composed by the Venerable Master Hsuan HuaEntry/Object ID
BQ962 .S74 1983Description
Summary: During his almost 120 year life span (1840-1959), Master Xu Yun (Empty Cloud), saw the end of imperial China, the short lived rise of the democratic republic, two world wars and the eventual rule of the Chinese Communist Party. Master Xu Yun, a true sage of the 19th and early 20th centuries, valiantly and almost single handedly kept orthodox Buddhism alive for the Asian people. He can be considered one of the last Buddhist patriarchs of China. His main disciples, took the mind-to-mind seal, passed down from patriarch to patriarch from the original master Shakyamuni Buddha, across the Pacific Ocean to America.
Volume One covers the Master's birth and education through his enlightenment.
Bilingual Chinese/English with black and white line drawings.Collection
Jotidhammo CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
2 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cmBook Details
Author
Hsuan HuaPublication Translator
International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts, Dharma Realm Buddhist UniversityVolume/Number/Issue
OnePublisher
Buddhist Text Translation SocietyPlace Published
City
TalmageState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1983Publication Subjects
Xuyun, -1959
Buddhist priests -- China -- BiographyCall No.
BQ962 .S74 1983ISBN
881390089