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| Q: |
Since
you entered into the Buddhist
College, you had become the acolyte
of Master Zhen Chan. When Master
Zhen Chan passed away suddenly,
there appeared some complex circumstance
and rumors in the monastery, and
how did you face it? |
| A: |
 After
my entering the college, Master
Zhen Chan showed passionate love
for me. Besides strict demands
to me in different aspects, he
let me be his acolyte. The respectable
old man taught me in words and
deeds, and I learned a lot from
him. After my graduation from
the college, I was assigned to
be the director of storehouse
and gained some experiences of
management. At that time, besides
my study, my greatest wish was
to serve whole-heartedly Master
Zhen Chan. When the old master
suddenly passed away, I was struck
with grief. For a period, same
as many monks in the monastery,
I was in deep sorrow. People in
the monastery at that time were
a bit loose, there were many rumors
and gossips, and the monastic
management seemed in a mass to
a certain degree. All were at
a loss, they were waiting and
expecting, and did not know whom
to follow. Therefore, the situation
was somewhat complex. Many disciples
in Taiwan and Singapore were worried
about me and persuaded me to go
abroad, they said they had created
for me good conditions, I declined
all these good-will offers without
hesitation. On one hand, Master
Zhen Chan reard me, while I had
not made any contribution to the
monastery; on the other hand,
the old masters Ming Ru and Ai
Pu, and elder lay Buddhist Yin
Bo showed great concern about
me. Those made me determined to
overcome any difficulty and strive
for the monastery. Therefore,
I, with the help of Master Ming
Ru, Master Ai Pu, the lay Buddhist
Yin Bo, formed a temporal leading
group of the monastic affairs
at the critical juncture. We united
the masters of the monastery,
encouraged the free airing of
views and drew on all useful opinions.
I assisted the two old masters
in their work, and soon the Jade
Buddha Monastery got into normal
order. Even so, we still followed
the way of Master Zhen Chan in
seeking truth and dealing with
basic tasks. On the 8th August
1997, the leading group of the
monastic office made a readjustment,
and I became the director of the
office. With the concerted efforts
of the young masters of the monastic
affairs office, some new changes
appeared in the Jade Buddha Monastery.
We renovated the vegetarian restaurant,
the shop of Buddhist articles
and souvenirs and toilets, etc,
and improved the housing conditions
of the masters. In order to regularize
our management and operations,
we had the staff in uniform and
masters in the same yellow long
gown. The spirit of the monastery
took a new look, and staff and
masters were united and active
in their work, especially some
young masters and workers. Seeing
their hard working, I was full
of confidence, and our monastic
affairs were improved with great
progresses.
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