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Although the Tianzhou Ancient Tower is a tower with long history, many well-known masters, like Weixiu,Hancong, Xuzao, Zhanzhao, etc. But, because of various reasons,the materials about these well known masters in the towers are very little. Even a photograph is hard to find.Accoran ancient cook-ing vessel to remained data, we tidied up the biography of the five masters. |
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The Weixiu Master |
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In Qing Dynasty during the reign of Qianlong, the Weixiu is a Tianzhou Ancient Tower.In the lunar calendar is Pingluo Countyon November 24 in 1739 the region strong earthquake happen, Pingluo County and ancient tower neighborhood of new dike county city, all earthquakes ruin and the Tianzhou Tower escaped by luck. The Weixiu monk manages the reconstruction of Tianzhou Ancient Tower, now ancient tower
south door the stone Bian of "the Tianzhou Ancient Tower"of the door lintel up,engrave certain context of have"Qianlong 48 June, years Weixiu the monk raise money to rebuild",
explain Wei a show the monk is in the Tianzhou Ancient Tower at that time. |
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The Hanzong Master |
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During Tongzhi years in Qing Danasty, revolution against Qing dynasty in Ningxia Jinji Mahualong starts, the battle fire
continue Pingluo. Huangzhi Temple and Tianzhou Ancient Tower are destroyed by fire. In the 15th year of Guangxu, the Tianzhou Ancient Tower is rebuilt. The monk Hanzong presides Tianzhou Ancient Tower of monk abbot. |
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The Xuzao Master |
Master Xuzao, with vulgar name Li Guozhi, was born in July, 1918, and passes away on July 28, 1987.
Once allowed province Buddhism in Ningxia meeting director, accept for a day, temple know the guest, generation square Zhang; The fifth director of Chinese Buddhism Association; A senior clerk of Ning-xia Buddhism Association; As member of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomy political committee, he makes great contribution to Buddhism business in Ningxia, is an sainted elder in Buddhism field.
Master Xuzao was born in a farmer famil in Pingluo County in Ningxia。In 1938,Li Guozhi goes into Buddhism to learn regardless of the vulgar enjoyment. He goes to Buddhist temple of Bei Wudang Moun-tain in Pingluo County. His uncle Hanzong Master lets him cook in the kitchen. In addition to reaan ancient cooking vessel to classics, he also does chores labor. For testing his aspiration further, Hanzong point the dead monk Shangmiao as his teacher. He takes hard labor and bitterness to practice in order to fix big Buddhist temple. Xuzao concentrates on engraving, because of use eye excessive labor, his eyes become blind.
From 1940. The master Xuzao leaves life Buddhist temple,go to the big and cheerful mountain temple of the outside of the south door in Xian,is had foot to greatly quit at heart way the master's bottom and the heart way master Xuzao is very big to the exaltation influence of master's Buddhish. Since 1941, Xuzao Master is in charge of presian ancient cooking vessel Buddhism churchoutside Shandan County.
From now on he starts the study-abroad trip of whole life and manages the career of Buddhist doctrine conference, successively goes to Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Zheji ang, Qinghai, Anhui etc. In 1945 he returns to Ningxia because of mother’s disease.
In 1953, the master Xuzao becomes the Master of Tianzhou Ancient Tower. During land reform, Tianzhou Ancient Tower gives him 3 Mu farmland to plant untile changing into commune. During Cultural Revolution period, all facilities inside and outside the tower are sacked, incluan ancient cooking vessel monastery data and the important cultural object of the monastery history. The monastery, hall, statue of Buddha are thoroughly destroyed. The tower base is also dig 2 meter wide to tower bottom. The ancient tower has been tottering.The master Xuzao is also compelled to leave monastery to Pingji fortress farm. For he sees at meat hian ancient cooking vessel at the bottom of the vegetarian food, he desires fast, almost to death. For his firmly greatness of justice,he lives on.Left rampant is the blackness before dawn.He believes religious policy must come soon. So he decrees and nenefit myriad living things. Under the very difficult condition, he still benefits livings. After The Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee,the religious policy of the party comes back, Xuzao master again returns to monastery to practice moral teachings. In 1980, the county government allocates funds RMB 28,000 Yuan to support. Carried on to maintain to the Tianzhou Tower, with a base of 4 meter height, 45 meter long south to north, 35 meter wide east to west, and carve by stone pack, bound to one meter green brick fence, provided for people to look. The Tianzhou Tower recovered its solemn grand view of looks.
In 1972, the master Xuzao sees Buddhism generations in Ningxia declining. Many precious Buddhism inheritances disappear with them, the master Xuzao starts rushing about for saving Buddhism cultural inheritance.
In 1979, after religious policy after carrying out, the master Xuzao becoems member of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomy political committee and attends Chinese Buddhism association representative meeting in the next year, being the fourth director fo China Buddhism Association. In February, 1986, he is elected as a senior clerk for Buddhism association in Ningxia; In March, 1987 the fifth director of China Buddhism Association. In 1983, he presides Shoufo Temple of Pingluo County; and in 1985 he lives in Baota temple in Yinchuan City. During this period, more than 20,000 persons are under his guide into priesthood. For expanan ancient cooking vessel the new situation of Buddhism business in Ningxia, he stabilizes corporate good situation, makes every effort to promote the Buddhism. The crowds are led to clearly distinguish right and wrong and to establish and lay solid foundation for Ningxia Buddhism. With degrees of benefiting living things, he diligently fixes to Buddhism life, and receives unimaginablely respond.
The master is Xuzao simple to have no Hua from cradle to the grave and never pay attention to ostentatious, also don't show oneself, teach with skill and patience, he never from great ruin him, extensive incorporation, to follower of a religions, such as way, Yi, day and Ji...etc. as well never hostile opinion, to have immoral conduct of person, also don't hate, just advise it to change bad from kind. But oneself practice moral teachings diligently, have another in the nighttime, sit in silence to think however, practise meditation to meditate. Once in three years in night not pour a list, Xie not seat, when Beijing attended Buddhism association, many directors and representative were benignly called his "old practice moral teachings" and up to now four many pupils in Ningxia all thought of a master very much.
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The Master Zhanzhao |
The Master Zhanzhao was born in 1924 lunar calendar February 22, vulgar Xing4 Jie3, country Ao. Master the astute Hui learned so much since childhood and followed behind parents a Ru vegetable to say prayer to Buddha. After become adult, at Xuzao under the door,the master converts to Buddhism and follow behind a master to learn by heart Fo.
11 three after winning whole meetingses, the religious policy of party gets implementation, temples Fo matter 100 discard to treat an interest, the master wins public support country Lin to recommend and organize to raise to set up a Cultural Revolution in is broken almost exhausted of week set temple with ancient city.
Spring in
1986,his knot wife's die,
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affairs be impermanent and the opportunity is mature.In May,hence go toward
the Helan Mountain north Wu Dang Ban Shou's Buddhist
temple, throw at continuously early old under, the master joins monastery a house, take a method Zhan to shine on, number circle Wu.
With master the house still includes a teacher with super Zhan in
the meantime. In the Cultural Revolution,the monasteries are all
break,the silver is north the Buddhist temple peace of the Helan
Mountain life only lately set up lead the way a temple.Numerous recluses all recovered letter Fo,but had no movable rite, the master Xuzao said Pingluo Countyshould have one more rite by
south. Immediately after, the Zun teacher life returns to Ningxia to continue to manage for a week,build of the city ancient set temple,at one ruins on,insta-uration rite.Go to 1990,have already
covered to have for a day,three saint palaces of Wang Dian, west
and Daxiong Treasure Palace palace, there are also 30 set of roomses, monastery already early have scale.
In 1990, the master teaches the invitation of Fo Tu in response to Yaofu many kind letters again and leave for the Huangzhi Temple Tianzhou Ancient Tower to manage to build,instauration rite.The monastery has already been dismantle to the set of rooms when 1953 move a school, is broken again almost exhausted in the Cultural Revolution, only save
one gu tower, the pagoda crack is layer after layer, danger may come any time. The master spares no effort, rush about everywhere and cantillate after say prayer to Buddha, imprecation Fo dint, leaan ancient cooking vessel many kind letter Tus simultaneously solicitting contributions to raise capital, part Hang mat soil square, reinforcing ancient tower foundation, combine in tower raise to set up a Daxiong Treasure Palace,the condition is very hard. In this year, the big palace finish construction, inside the Su be three a life time Fos, text extremely the Pu be wise, the ground hide view sound four greatest bodhisattvas, and 18 Han.
The both sides set of rooms also finishes construction in the meantime. The statue after color complete held to grandly open light ceremony in August, this year. The ancient tower also protects to hold because of the master and many devotions of kind letters, dragon day respond, the crack is heavy to match, the ancient temple recovered former days again of magnificent posture. To attend everywhere believe of the Bud dhist doctrine conference many, several thousand odd persons smell the Xun come to look forward a gift to worship, all happy eager, call that the Yang praise highly.
However through this method meeting show monastery more narrow and small, the space is very not enough to use and normally have a preface of the religious ctivity be hard to carry on. Master in many ways rushes about to appeal again, this problem got the value of the Yaofu town government and support strongly, the party had letter of credence to record to attend personally Tianzhou Ancient Tower an inspection, transact on the scene,the conductor moves a work, is monastery again open widely some use ground, betterly protected the Tianzhou Ancient Tower is this important cultural object.
The master starts raise to set up again for a Tianwang Palace in 1999 and the funds is still very missing. Master exhausted, appeal in many ways, take pains, work hard, appoint craftsman,and partici-pate in programming and design in person, oversee workers an inspection. He gets support. Finally, in the summer of 2001, it is completed. At this time, the monastery has already been renovated. Master is excessive, the body isn't quite right, at the temple peaceful caring, particularly through saying prayer to Buddha; connect to turn to decree by destiny.
In 2007, the master eventually becomes weak. The physical strength can not stand up, once twice is hospitalized. But he only stays for several days each time, then again insist returning to monastery accomplishment. On August 22, 2007, the old master predicts to show a disease coming. At 2:00 A.M. August 28, he dies peacefully in bed.
The year of the life is 83. Monk year is 22, quit La for 21 summers. The master once is the Buddhism association director while living, Pingluo County Buddhism association managing director, Pingluo County ancient set temple abbot.
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The Master Ruguan |
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Master Ruguan was Born in Pingluo County in 1982, he devotes to Fo since childhood. Such as view again such as Cheng master, the method number is clear empty. After finishing senior high school, in autumn of 2003, Old monk Zhanzhao joins monastery in the Tianzhou Ancient Tower, and leaves for Buddhish hospital in Hangzhou at the same year. In spring of 2004, In 2005, he graduates from the Buddhish hospital in Hangzhou, and enters into the Chinese Buddhish Institute, studys in China Buddhish hospital in Beijing now. He does parttime in Huangzhi Temple Tianzhou Ancient Tower, manages some clerk's data of towers with ancient, arranges the Tianzhou Ancient Tower of Buddhism method matter, connects to turn to decree by destiny a person,builds up a "fresh and cool boy", publicizees the Tianzhou Ancient Tower and even, concentrates on the Tianzhou Ancient Tower to develop.
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On the 49th day of Zhanzhao Master death, Ruguan writes such as the view《Fobodhisattva》to present master: The wish returns with this contribution to the boon teacher; Receive the Fo golden light lead-ing, and turn to living in a very happy country; The Hua open see Fo, hear a wonderful method sound; Get the certificate wonderful bodhi, never lose to back to turn; To realize wishes of boon teacher:The lotus opens the flower of nine articles and the Fo teaches the whole life to record. |
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