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18 Facts About Xu Yun

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Xuyun or Hsu Xu Yun was a renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and an influential Buddhist teacher of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Xu Yun was the son of Xiao Yutang and his mother was surnamed Yan .

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3.

Xu Yun's father did not approve of Buddhism and had him instructed in Taoism instead.

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4.

Xu Yun's aspiration was not realized and he was caught and brought back home.

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Xu Yun visited the old master Yung Ching, who encouraged him to abandon his extreme asceticism in favor of temperance.

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Xu Yun went on to visit the Temple of King Ashoka and various Chan holy places.

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7.

Xu Yun had not repaid his parents' kindness, and so he vowed to again make a pilgrimage to Nan Hai.

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Xu Yun prayed for the rebirth of his parents in the Pure Land.

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Xu Yun visited many monasteries and holy places, including Sichuan's Mount Emei, the bodhimanda of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the Potala, the seat of the Dalai Lama, and Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama.

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10.

Xu Yun traveled through India and Ceylon, and then across the sea to Burma.

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11.

Xu Yun was carried to a nearby temple, where he was revived and treated for his injuries.

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12.

Xu Yun willingly accepted this punishment, although it worsened his condition.

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13.

Xu Yun worked throughout Asia, creating a following across Burma, Thailand, Malaya, and Vietnam, as well as Tibet and China.

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14.

Xu Yun stayed after the rise of the People's Republic of China to support the Buddhist communities rather than retreat to the safety of Hong Kong or Taiwan.

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15.

Xu Yun closed his eyes and would not talk, eat, or drink, and stayed in the samadhi for nine days with his attendants, Fayun and Kuanchun waited on him.

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16.

Xu Yun then represented the Association in receiving three gifts from a Buddhist delegation from Sri Lanka.

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17.

Hsu Xu Yun responded to the invitation of Dharma Master Nan T'ung to head another Dharma assembly at Lang Shan Monastery, where several thousand people from all over took refuge in Triple Gems.

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18.

Xu Yun returned to Shanghai in the third lunar month, and the next month received a telegram from Peking requesting his presence in the Capital.

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