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QQ spaceAbortion really pays offNanjing Qixia Ancient Temple teaches lay monks and preceptsEntertainJiang Weinong, named Zhongye, Dharma name Miaoxu. In his books, he sometimes signs illusions, while others sign scenic spots. A native of Lingge Village, Jiangning, Jiangsu Province. His grandfather, Le Feng, served in Ezhou and settled there. When he was young, he recited the Diamond Sutra with his grandfather and never stopped for the rest of his life. His father, Zhang Wu, served as an official for decades, traveling through Jiangxi to Shu, and the farmers accompanied him to assist Zanxiang. In the year of Guangxu, the agricultural promotion was held in the township, and the aspirations were joyful, and he was unwilling to enter the officialdom. In the autumn of the twenty-ninth year, he arrived in Shanghai After his father's death, amidst his grief, he took the opportunity to persuade his mother, Guo, to fast and chant Buddhist scriptures for a long time. At that time, the five northern provinces were suffering from severe drought, and the farmers were entrusted by Jian Zhaonan to go north with money to participate in the Buddhist Relief Conference, lending 100,000 yuan and saving many lives. On the twenty-ninth day, he returned to Shanghai, where his mother feigned illness. The farmer recited the Great Compassion Mantra for him and ordered his family to recite the Buddha's name to bless her. On her deathbed, her mother sat up, clasped her palms to the west, recited the Buddha's name, and then passed away. Farmers became even stronger in this belief. Together with Jian Zhaonan and Yujie brothers, he founded the Gongdelin Buddhist Scripture Circulation Office in Shanghai, collecting scriptures from the north and south and various famous mountains, circulating them throughout the country, and spreading Buddhism. In the summer of the twenty-ninth year, the laymen in the South Garden of Shanghai initiated a lecture meeting, and the farmers proposed to invite Master Dixian to teach the Mahayana View. Farmers' daily notes, in the deep and subtle, twists and metaphors to illustrate it, is called 'narrative'. In the summer of Yichou, Venerable Bai Puren came south to preside over the Golden Light Puja, and publicly promoted Nongxiang to help publicize, so he traveled thousands of miles from Shanghai to Hangzhou and Xiang to Hubei and Ning, and personally attended the meeting, in an orderly manner. In the autumn of the sixteenth year, at the request of the good faith in Fujian, he went to Fuzhou to preach Buddhism, returning only three months later. In the autumn of Gengwu, he gave a lecture on 'Mahayana Zhi Guan Shu Ji' in Shanghai, which took more than a year to complete. The Lotus Society was established and was elected as the president. Therefore, he often lectures on Mahayana scriptures in the society and leads the members to chant Buddhist rituals. In the summer of Jiaxu, lectures on the Diamond Sutra were held, and the puja was completed, resulting in three thick volumes of lectures. In the first summer of 1938, he showed illness and had stomach discomfort. A friend inquired about the illness, and the farmer said, "Once you pass through Huangmei, you will be very serious." His disciples were in the Buddhist hall next door, chanting Buddha for him, and the Buddha's name was continuous all day long. The farmer also lay peacefully in meditation, his spirit very clear. By mid-May of the old calendar, his illness had slightly increased, and he was bedridden, but his spirit became clearer. On the night of the eighteenth, he said to himself: 'The golden light shines everywhere, and the Buddha comes to guide me. So he invited all the Taoist friends, but Cai Jiping did not arrive until twelve o'clock because of business, and the farmer still edicted him: 'The practice is based on 'universal virtue and vows'. Then he clasped his hands together and said nothing, sitting upright amidst the cries of his friends and family members, and passed away. He lived to be sixty-seven.Jiangwei AgricultureLayman
Site mapPrint this articleFan Gunong, known as Jidong, is a native of Yuehe, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. His father, Mr. Wenzhi, had been farming and studying for generations. Gu Nong was intelligent from a young age. At the age of fifteen, he entered the university as a champion. At eighteen, he studied at Nanyang Public School in Shanghai, where he was always among his peers. He once carried a book to Qiushi Academy in Hangzhou. Among his classmates was Jiang Baiqi, whose father was Zhiyou, who ran a daily newspaper in Tianlu and often taught Baiqi the philosophies of the East and the West, praising the unique victory of Buddhism. From then on, Gu Nong began to understand Buddhism. The first time I read the 'Direct Explanation of the Yuanjue Sutra', although I couldn't fully understand its meaning, I liked it very much. At that time, he studied the 'original geometry', and the book said: 'Those who learn this book should solve problems according to the established principles, and must not doubt or fabricate.' 'Because I understand that reading Buddhist scriptures should be the same. Believe in the Buddha's words, do not interpret them arbitrarily, and do not doubt them. At the age of twenty, he married Qi Jinliang. Soon founded Yuxiu Girls' School, a precedent for Jiaxing Girls' School. At the age of twenty-seven, he went to Japan to study in Tokyo. He traveled with Mr. Gui Bohua and Zhang Taiyan, and learned about Lenga and Wei Zhi. I found "Mahayana Theory of Faith Theory" and "Righteousness" in the bookstore and read it, and my faith became stronger. He returned to China at the age of 29 and served as the principal of Zhejiang Provincial No. 2 Middle School, reading Buddhist books after class. The following year, he went to Pinghu to report to the temple and listened to Master Huashan preach the Amitabha Sutra. In the first year of the Republic of China, he set up a Buddhist research association in his hometown and served as a lecturer. Young students are very popular. Every winter and summer vacation, he would spread the Dharma in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Songjiang, and Shaoxing. The sound of the Dharma spread far and wide, and the scenery of all directions followed, and the Buddhist groups of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were numerous. In 1917, he was ordained by Master Dixian of Ningbo Guanzong Temple, and his Dharma name was Huanxiu. In January 1929, he was hired as the editor-in-chief of the Shanghai Buddhist Studies Book Company, and also presided over the 'Buddhist Questions and Answers' column of the Buddhist semi-monthly magazine. Whenever there were questions, he responded like a drum to the drum, and his analysis was precise and fair, and the questioners were all impressed. From then on, the Dharma was spread all over the world. In April 1935, Shanghai Zhisu organized the Buddhist Daily and promoted Gu Nong's pen government, which lasted for three years. Soon after, due to the anti-Japanese war, the daily newspaper ceased publication. He went to Tianmu Mountain and stayed at Zenyuan Temple for seven months. He lived in the woods and valleys, focusing on purity. He returned to Shanghai and lectured on the Mahayana theory of faith at the Lotus Society of the Provincial Heart, held Buddhist seminars, and gave lectures on the Three Sutras of the Pure Land and the theory of rebirth. Succession to the Dharma phase, preaching the thirty verses of only knowledge, the theory of only knowledge, etc. The ancient farmer understands the patriarchal law and returns to the Pure Land. In the thirty-fourth year, he returned to Jiaxing, already sixty-five years old, and was on the verge of old age. However, he still tired of his efforts and repeatedly went to Pinghu, Songjiang, and Suzhou to preach the Dharma. Out of compassion for the out-of-school children in his hometown, he specially donated his residence to establish Fan's Primary School to nurture them. In the thirty-seventh year, the Taoists in Shanghai missed the ancient farmers, like a son who lost milk, and admired him to the extreme, so they welcomed him to Shanghai and stopped at the Lotus Society. At that time, Gu Nong's hair and beard had turned white, but his spirit was exceptionally strong, and his ambition to promote Buddhism became even more urgent with old age. He also founded the 'Dharma Physiognomy Society' to explain the theories of Dharma and Physiognomy. The world Buddhist lay forest was reorganized and was elected as the sixth forest chief. In the spring of 1951, after finishing the lecture on "Manifesting the Holy Teachings", the next day, on March 22, he showed a slight illness. On April 12 (the seventh day of the third lunar month), he died in the hospital. At the end of his life, he was clear and unstoppable, chanting Buddha without stopping, and disappeared with a smile. After ten days of tea, the remains of the spirit were placed on Lingyan Mountain. He was born on October 10, the seventh year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, at the age of seventy-one. Gu Nong Bo Tong Tripitaka has been committed to promoting the Dharma for 40 years. He rewarded and supported the younger generation, as if he feared he would not be able to do so. The sorrow is deep, and it is rare for the world. He is the author of the Biography of Buddha, the Collection of Mahayana Empty Meanings, the Eight Consciousness Rules and Interpretations, the Textbook of Dharma Physiognomy, the Judgment of Chengwei Consciousness, the Commentary on the Theory of Rebirth, the Birthday Commemoration, the Answer to Buddhist Questions, and the Anthology of the Illusion.
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