1. Nenghai was a Vajrayana Buddhist monk of the Gelug school and religious leader in modern China.
11 Facts About Nenghai
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Nenghai is considered one of the key figures of the "Movement of Tantric Rebirth" which sought to revitalize Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.
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Nenghai was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a delegate to the 1st and 2nd National People's Congress.
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Nenghai was born Gong Xueguang in Hanwang Town of Mianzhu city, in Sichuan province, to Gong Changyi, a peddler.
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In 1910, Nenghai went to Japan on a political and industrial investigation.
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In 1917, Nenghai moved to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, founded the Shaocheng Society of Buddhist Studies.
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Nenghai became the main Chinese disciple of Khangsar Rinpoche at Drepung monastery and was initiated into the tantric deities of Yellow Manjusri and Yamantaka-Vajrabhairava.
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Nenghai was a member of the Permanent Committee and vice-president of the Chinese Buddhist Association from 1953 to 1966.
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Nenghai joined a Chinese delegation in Delhi for the Conference of Asian Nations.
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On January 1,1967, Nenghai died in Shancaidong Temple, aged 81.
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Nenghai's relics are preserved on Mount Wutai in a stupa that was built in 1981 in the Tibeto-Chinese style.