【Master Di Xian (1858―1932)】

Master Di Xian (1858―1932) was from Huangyan, Zhejiang Province, and his surname is Zhu, first name Guxu, style Zhuosan. He is never tired of explaining dharma and teaching all his life. Master Di Xian, the leading scholar of Tiantai Sect. He is an expert of Buddhist scriptures. He made great contribution to the development of modern Chinese Buddhism. Noble-minded as he was, he had a large number of disciples. He is, too, a very productive writer, many of his works have been published, such as Comments on the Explanation of the Foreword of Surangama Samadhi Sutra, Explanation to Sutra of Perfect Mind, Brief Comment on Bodhisattva Universal Worth's Vow, A Detailed Study of the Comments on the Amitayus Sutra, A Brief Explanation on the Buddhist Essence, A Simplified Version of the Universal Gateway, the Instant Notes on the Mahayana Samadhi, Lecture Notes on the Main Doctrines of Teaching and Meditation, Notes on the Observation of the Royal Confession, Comments on the Explanation of the Confession with Samadhi Water, and so on.

In 1931, he was invited to explain Surangamasutra and Sutra of Sixteen Meditations (Aparimitayus-sutra) in the Jade Buddha Monastery, which caused extensive prosperity for a time.