1922 (in the 11th year of the Republic of China), Wuchang Buddhist College founded by Master Taixu was opened. Under the introduction of the layman Wang of Beijing Military Department, Fang Fang went south to Wuchang and entered the Buddhist College as the first batch of students. Wang, a layman, resigned from the army in the autumn of 2008 and became a monk at Wuchang Buddhist College with a strict law number. During his two years in the Buddhist College, the French side studied solemnly and diligently, was highly valued by teachers and friends, and was also appreciated by Master Taixu. The Wushu Academy was scheduled to graduate in three years. At the beginning of the second academic year, Master Tai Xu felt that the students' level was uneven and the teaching was difficult, so he decided to graduate the first class ahead of schedule and concentrate the courses in the second and third academic years on the second academic year. Therefore, Fafang graduated in June of 13.
Before graduating from France, Master Dayong established the Tibetan Language Institute in Beijing Ciyin Temple, specializing in Tibetan language. Among the graduates of Wuchang Buddhist College, many people, such as Dagang, Chaoyi, Fazun, Guan Kong, Ding Yan, and Fafang, all transferred to Beijing Tibetan Language Institute to study Tibetan. The following year, the Tibetan Language Institute was changed to a "Tibetan learning group", specializing in Tibetan secrets and preparing to learn Tibetan law.
1in the autumn of 925 (Republic of China 14), a study abroad delegation led by Dayong set off from Beijing, with more than 20 members including Fazun, Ding Yan, Dagang and Guan Kong, and the French side was one of them. The legion entered Xikang from Sichuan and arrived in Ganzi, but it could not move forward for some reason. The French returned to Wuchang Buddhist College because they had no chance to study law. Wuchang Buddhist College originally had three departments: primary department, undergraduate department and research department. Later, during the Northern Expedition, the Buddhist College was occupied by the army, and the teachers and students were scattered. The French side went back to the martial arts school and stayed in the yard with Master Dajing. During this period, he devoted himself to self-study, specializing in epistemology, and gave up learning. After several years, his academic ability has made great progress. 1929 (Republic of China 18), Master Taixu returned from Honghua, Europe and America, and set up the "World Buddhist Academy Research Department" in the former site of the Buddhist Academy established by the French side. 1in the summer of 930 (in the 19th year of the Republic of China), the master cooperated with the Berlin Institute of Education set up by the abbot Taiyuan in Beijing, and ordered the French boat to move the Wuchang Preparatory Office of the World Buddhist Academy and the Ceylon Study Group to the Berlin Temple in Beijing. At the same time, the students in the Education Department changed to the Chinese and Japanese Department of the World Expo, and the Ceylon study group moved from Wuchang changed to the Chinese and English Department of the World Expo, with Master Chang Xing still as the dean. The French side served as the secretary of the preparatory office of the World Buddhist Academy, and served as a teacher and inspector at the Berlin Institute of Education, assisting Master Changxing. He gave a lecture on "giving up everything" in the Institute of Education, which was well received by the students.
In the autumn of that year, the September 18th Incident occurred in Northeast China, and the Japanese people flocked to us, causing tension and economic depression in North China. 1932 (in the 21st year of the Republic of China), the Methodist School in Berlin was closed for lack of funds. At the end of the year, the French side was ordered by Master Taixu to move the World Garden Association back to Wuchang, and set up the World Buddhist College Library in Wuchang Buddhist College, with the French side as the librarian. The World Garden Library was originally reorganized from Wuchang Buddhist College. Among them, the original books of the Buddhist College and the complete collections of Master Taixu are concentrated here. There are more than 24,200 books in the library, and more than11000 books, including Japanese Taisho Collection, Continued Collection of Wanzi, Baga Collection, Bali Collection, and other ordinary books. It took the master two years to sort it out. Since then, it has increased year by year, and the collection of books has exceeded10,000 volumes, making it a very large library.
During the period of sorting out the library, the Methodist restored the research department of the early martial arts school in the library, focusing on outstanding young monks engaged in Buddhist research. Most of the researchers are graduates of Buddhist colleges in southern Fujian, Berlin, Jiuhua and other places, or young wizards who have served as teachers in Buddhist colleges in various places. For example, Tan Xuan, Ben Guang, Wei Fang, Chen Kong, Yin Shun, Ji 'an, Qing Xu, Zhi Min and Shou Zhi all studied here.
While presiding over the library, he took over editing the monthly magazine Tide, and engaged in the propaganda work of Master Taixu's Buddhist ideal of life. He edited the thirteenth volume. Later, he took over as editor-in-chief twice, first editing the volumes 16, 17 and 18, and then editing the volume 2 1. The last two editions were edited and published in Chongqing during the "Eight-year Anti-Japanese War". The five years (1933- 1937) from 22 to 26 years of the Republic of China were the heyday of the library of Buddhist colleges in the world. During this period, Fafang did her best for the library. In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression started and Wuhan became a military center. 1938 (in the 27th year of the Republic of China), at the request of Master Taixu and Master Fazun of Chongqing Institute of Sino-Tibetan Religious Sciences, the Master went to Sichuan from the west to serve as the academic director of the Institute of Sino-Tibetan Religious Sciences. Master Fang stayed in Hanyuan for three years, assisted Fazun in handling the affairs outside the hospital, and taught "Give Up Everything", which was well received by Hanyuan students. Later, the shipowner was silent, and Master Pei recalled the situation of the shipowner in the Han Dynasty in the article Mourning the Shipowner.
Mr. Fang's understanding of Buddhism is various, but he is especially good at understanding and giving up everything. When I was in Han Academy, he taught our classmates. Whenever he comes to class, the students are all ears. His heuristic teaching method and eloquence attracted the interest of monks. In particular, his analysis of everything is very clear, and the subtle analysis of every topic can control the emotions of monks. Gong Fang presided over Hanyuan academic affairs for three years, and really spent a lot of effort on school reform. Hanyuan gained today's reputation, although it was due to the hospitalization guidance of the master during the Anti-Japanese War and the concentrated teaching of famous masters, but Gong Fang's many efforts and hard leadership in painting were especially important. After the captain arrived in India with Bai Hui, he entered a famous "international university" and studied Sanskrit, Pali and English. At this time, Tan Yunshan, a layman who went to India as the dean of China College of an international university before the war, took good care of the French boat. France studied in an international university for three years, and then transferred to Ceylon Zhiyan College to study the theravada teaching method in Pali and Sanskrit. Fafang studies hard and makes rapid progress. In just four years, he was barely able to teach in English, and tried to translate the Pali Buddhist scripture "On the Interpretation of Nanyi".
1947 (thirty-six years of the Republic of China), I was shocked to learn that Master Taixu passed away in Shanghai and was extremely sad. On the other hand, in Shanghai, Master Taixu's disciples met with the dharma-keeper to discuss that the master died, Xuedou Temple in Fenghua and the library of Wuchang Teachers' College were unattended, and that Master French was the most ideal candidate. So everyone jointly urged him to return to China as soon as possible. The French side believed that it was the disciple's responsibility to support the master's career, but refused to return to China. Passing through Malaysia and Hong Kong, I was educated everywhere and was highly praised by four people. In the thirty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1948), he arrived in Shanghai in May and went to the Xuedou Temple in Fenghua to worship the Taixu Pagoda. After Master Daxing, he became the abbot of Xuedou Temple. At the end of autumn, he went to Wuchang to take over as the dean of Wuchang Buddhist College, and built a stupa for Master Taixu in the hospital. As early as after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Master Taixu ordered Master Wei Fang to go to Wuchang to negotiate to take back the former site of the martial arts school, carry out repairs and plan to resume work. 1947 (thirty-six years of the Republic of China) renovated, enrolled students, and started school in the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948), when Master Fang arrived in Wuchang, Wei Fang, acting president of the Academy of Military Sciences, had taken over as the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai. Master wants to do something after he takes over as dean.
Carry forward Master Taixu's Buddhist cause. Only with the civil war raging day by day, people are restless and the college is also affected. 1949 (thirty-eight years of the Republic of China) was invited to give lectures in Changsha, Hunan. The lecture was successful and the war situation changed dramatically, so he could not return to Wuhan. I had to go south to Guangzhou and live in Liurong Temple in Xili. At this time, Long Gen, a student of the Academy of Military Sciences, also visited Liu Rong Temple in Guangzhou and told the Academy of Military Sciences that the students were dispersed by the war. Long Gen sold his books and went to Guangzhou. The host was frustrated with the whole situation. He told Long Gen that he would rest in Liu Rong Temple for a while, then go to Hong Kong and transfer to Ceylon to teach at Ceylon University. He sent two silver dollars to Longgen, hoping that Longgen would leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong.
1at the end of 949 (thirty-eight years of the Republic of China), the boatman arrived in Hong Kong and was invited by the good faith of Buddhism to give a lecture at the fifth session, which was known as legalization and prosperity. 1950 Leave Hong Kong and arrive in Singapore at the end of January. He will talk about the Prajna Heart Sutra for three days, and at the request of the Buddhist Association of Singapore, he will talk about the Pharmacist Sutra in Yuantong Temple for ten days, and then he will go to Ceylon. In May of that year, he attended the World Buddhist Friendship Association Conference held in Ceylon. After the meeting, I applied to Ceylon National University as a professor of Buddhist literature and Mahayana Buddhism in China. He teaches Mahayana in fluent English and is very popular with students. In his spare time, he traveled to Malaya and Siam, but returned to Ceylon.
He has high blood pressure, but it doesn't affect his work. After teaching at Ceylon University 195 1 month, she died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. He is 48 years old and has been a monk for 30 years.