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Jue
Xing, only over twenty years old,
is profound in Buddhist knowledge,
attracting the Buddhist disciples
overseas. They asked surprisingly:
who says the mainland of China suppressed
the religious freedom?
His global visits
in exchange with world Buddhist disciples
enlightened Jue Xing to have a new
understanding of Buddhism in the present
China and the advantageous conditions
for the development of Buddhism in
Shanghai. Chinese Buddhism grew in
the very long feudal society. By the
end of the 19th century, Buddhism
had developed for about 1800 or 1900
years, once a brilliant page in the
history of Chinese culture. However,
from the beginning of the 20th century,
the tangled warfare of the warlords,
the Japanese invasion, and the civil
war in succession plunged the whole
China and Chinese Buddhism into sufferings.
The estates of monasteries were encroached
or deprived, the monks and nuns became
homeless,and the Buddhist sutras scattered
overseas, etc. It is in the new era
of the opening and reform that Chinese
Buddhism began truly to prosper.
Under the guidance
of Master Zhen Chan,Master Jue Xing
made constant progress in Buddhist
knowledge and disciplines. At the
same time, he began to take some duties
in the management of the monastery.
He was once the director of storehouse,
superintendent, and vice director
of the monastic affairs office.Master
Jue Xing, who dedicated himself to
people and Buddhism only for expression
of his gratitude to Buddha, won the
praise widely from the monks. And
he traveled widely throughout the
country to the Wutai Mountain, the
Putuo Mountain, the Jiuhua Mountain,
Lhasa, Xigaze and Labrabg Lamasery
in Gansu Province to learn more about
Buddhism.
At the beginning
of 1990s, Jue Xing attracted attention
of several eminent Buddhist masters
in China. Up to now, Master Jue Xing
still has a clear memory of that evening,
when Master Zhen Chan asked him: ¡°Do
you truly treat Buddhism as your cause
or as a spring board? I give you two
choices: one is to serve the Buddha
all your life, one is to return to
your secular life immediately, and
perhaps you can have a bright future.¡±Master
Jue Xing¡¯s answered: ¡°life could only
exist in the world and in the net
of human life. I will break away from
all the secular life, such as interests,
money, ethical principles, ultimately
I will break away from the net of
life existence. With your care and
help, I will not let you disappointed
for I have learned and understood
more comprehensively about the Buddhist
predecessors.¡± |