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Fayun

Fayun (also romanized as Fa Yun) (Traditional Chinese: 法雲法師; Simplified Chinese: 法云法师; Pinyin: Fǎ Yún Fǎ Shī) (1933–2003) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and thirteenth generation successor in the Yunmen (雲門; Cloud Gate) lineage of the Chan (Zen) school of Chinese Buddhism.

Early life and monkhood, Coming to the West & Passing

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Coming to the West

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Born
1933 (1933) Jiangxi province, China
Died
2003 (aged 69–70)
Religion
Buddhism
School
Yunmen Ch'an
Teacher
Hsu Yun
Title
Ch'an-shih

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Early life and monkhood

Coming to the West

Passing

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Fayun

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Edges18
Triples60
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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Fayun

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related to Early life and monkhood · 21
Fayun → Buddha's Teachings, Buddhist, China, Chinese, Cloud, Communist Revolution, Dharma Cloud, Guangdong, He, His, Hsu Yun, Jiangxi, Master Fayun, Master Hsu Yun, Pinyin, Shaoguan, Xuyun, Yu Heng-sheng, Yunmen, Yunmen Monastery
related to Coming to the West · 19
Fayun → America, American Buddhist Confederation, Buddhist, Chan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhist, From, Grace Gratitude Buddhist Temple, In, Master Fayun, Meiguo Fojiao Lianhe Hui, Meiguo Niuyue Fo'en Si, New York City, Pure Land Buddhism, Shijie Fojiao Sengqie Hui, Starting, Today, United States, World Buddhist Sangha Council, Zen Buddhism
related to Passing · 14
Fayun → China, Chinese, Guangdong, Master Fayun, November, Ringsel, Sanskrit, Sarira, September, Sheli, Soon, The, Tibetan, Yunmen Monastery
Born · 1
Fayun → 1933 (1933) Jiangxi province, China
Died · 1
Fayun → 2003 (aged 69–70)
Religion · 1
Fayun → Buddhism
School · 1
Fayun → Yunmen Ch'an
Teacher · 1
Fayun → Hsu Yun
Title · 1
Fayun → Ch'an-shih

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buddhist yunmen buddhism china 2003 master chinese province yun 1933 monk school zen served also pinyin cloud chan life guangdong

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FayunBorn1933 (1933) Jiangxi province, China1.00infobox
FayunDied2003 (aged 69–70)1.00infobox
FayunReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
FayunSchoolYunmen Ch'an1.00infobox
FayunTeacherHsu Yun1.00infobox
FayunTitleCh'an-shih1.00infobox
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestIn0.60section
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestMaster Fayun0.60section
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestUnited States0.60section
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestBuddhist0.60section
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestChan Buddhism0.60section
Fayunrelated to Coming to the WestZen Buddhism0.60section

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