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Xuyun or Hsu Yun ( simplified Chinese: 虚云; traditional Chinese: 虛雲; pinyin: Xūyún; 5 September 1840? – 13 October 1959) [1] was a renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and an influential Buddhist teacher of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Associate Professor Susan Xu Yun. Head, Translation and Interpretation Programme. School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences. Tel: +65 6248 9360. Email: c3VzYW54dXlAc3Vzcy5lZHUuc2c= Find me on: Educational Qualifications. 2015. Ph.D. in English Language and Literature (with a focus on Translation Studies), National University of Singapore (NUS)
Teaching, poems and stories of the late Buddhist Chinese Chan Master Xu Yun.| Pilgrimages and retreats in China and the UK. Read our articles on Chan Meditation, Master Xu Yun’s Story and Poetry | Watch documentaries and chanting videos.
Xu-yun was born in 1840 around the time of the Opium Wars and by 1843 the Treaty of Nanjing had been signed with the ceding of Hong Kong to Great Britain, the thin end of a wedge of foreign intervention in hinas affairs that was to have fateful and long - lasting repercussions. Xu-yun lived to see the last five reigns of the
Master Empty Cloud, or Xu Yun, was born in China on 26th August 1840 during the Qing dynasty. This was at the time of the first Opium War when Hong Kong was ceded to the British Government.
Mar 6, 2015 · Xu Yun was the Dharma heir to all five Chan schools in China. During his life, he led many Chan meditation retreats at which people experienced awakening; he taught Pure Land Buddhism and lectured on the sutras; and he restored six great Chan monasteries and many smaller temples.
Aug 1, 2013 · Xu Yun studied the Daoist teachings but did not agree with them – as he much preferred the Buddha’s teachings and yearned from an early age to seek further instruction in the Dharma, and to become a Buddhist monk.
