Hong Yi
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Hong Yi, or Yan Yin was a Chinese Buddhist monk of the Nanshan Vinaya school. He was also an artist, and a musician. Born Li Shutong, he was known by the names Wen Tao, Guang Hou, and Shu Tong, but wa
Hong in 1937
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
Li Shutong (Hong Yi)
Calligraphy of the nianfo and two gathas, by Master Hongyi
Shi Yinguang
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Shi Yinguang, or Yinguang for short, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and considered the Thirteenth Patriarch of the Pure Land tradition. Yinguang lived during the rapid societal changes of the Republic of
Hong Yi
…study and dissemination of Chinese Buddhism. He is widely recognized as one of the four eminent monks of the Republic of China, alongside Masters Taixu, Yinguang, and Xuyun. Within the Chinese Buddhist tradition, Master Hongyi is primarily known and respected as the eleventh patriarch of the Nanshan Vinaya school…
A photograph of Yinguang
Annotated photo of Yinguang