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Xuyun

Shi Xuyun or Hsu Yun (simplified Chinese: 释虚云; traditional Chinese: 釋虛雲; pinyin: Xūyún; 5 September 1840? – 13 October 1959) was a renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and an influential Buddhist teacher of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Middle age and enlightenment

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Born
(1840-09-05)5 September 1840 (reputedly) Quanzhou, Fujian, Qing China
Chinese
德清
Dharma name
Xuyun
Died
(1959-10-13)13 October 1959 (Aged 119 years, 48 days) Zhenru Temple, Jiangxi, China
Hanyu Pinyin
Xūyún · Xiāo Gǔyán or Xiāo Yǎnchè · Déqīng · Huànyóu Lǎorén
Hokkien POJ
Hu-Ûn · Siau Kó͘-gâm

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Middle age and enlightenment

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Xuyun

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Triples214
Avg. degree1.97
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related to References · 64
Xuyun → An Inquiry Into Master, An Interpretation, Autobiography, Bhiksu, Biography, Buddhist, Buddhist Text Translation Society, Burlingame, Calif, Campo, Ch'an, Chan Master Xuyun, Chan-Pure Land, Charles Luk, Chinese Zen Master Hsu, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, Damian, Daniela, Dharma Realm Buddhist Univ, Element Books
related to Later life · 38
Xuyun → Asia, Buddhist, Burma, China, Chinese, Chongqing, Disaster, During, Fayun, Guangdong, He, Hong Kong, In, Kuanchun, Li Jishen, Mahākaruṇā Dharma Assembly, Malaya, Nation, People's Republic, PRC
related to Middle age and enlightenment · 34
Xuyun → After, Along, Avalokiteśvara, Buddhists, Burma, By, Ceylon, Chan, Dalai Lama, During, From Fa Hua Temple, Having, He, Hua Tou, In, India, King Ashoka, Manjushri, Mount Putuo, Mount Wutai
related to Early life · 21
Xuyun → Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Chinese, Fujian, He, His, In, Mount Heng, Qing China, September, Soon, Tan, Tian, Xiao Guyan, Xiao Yutang, Xiāo Gǔyán, Xiāo Yùtáng, Xuyun's, Yan
related to External links · 13
Xuyun → Archived, Chan, Hsu Yun, Huatou, Master Hsu Yun Archived, Master Xu Yun, Memorial Photographic LibraryTeachings, Practice, Testimonies, There, Wayback Machine, Wayback Machine虛雲和尚年譜 Master Xuyun, Zen Buddhist Order
related to Significance · 8
Xuyun → Beijing, Chinese Buddhist Association, Dalai Lama, Grand Lama, In, Inner Mongolia, Panchen Lama, The
Hanyu Pinyin · 4
Xuyun → Déqīng, Huànyóu Lǎorén, Xiāo Gǔyán or Xiāo Yǎnchè, Xūyún
Transcriptions · 4
Xuyun → TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDéqīng, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHuànyóu Lǎorén, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiāo Gǔyán or Xiāo YǎnchèWade–GilesHsiāo KǔyénYale RomanizationSyāu GǔyánYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationSīu GúngàahmJyutpingSiu1 Gu2ng…, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXūyúnWade–GilesHsǖ YǘnYale RomanizationSyūyúnYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationHeuīwàhnJyutpingHeoi1wan4Southern MinHokkien POJHu-ÛnTâi-l…
Yale Romanization · 4
Xuyun → Heuīwàhn, Syāu Gǔyán, Syūyún, Sīu Gúngàahm
Simplified Chinese · 3
Xuyun → 幻游老人, 萧古岩 or 萧演彻, 释虚云

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chinese master buddhist china dharma monastery yun pinyin life simplified traditional chan mount hsu monk temple buddhism three age association

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XuyunBorn(1840-09-05)5 September 1840 (reputedly) Quanzhou, Fujian, Qing China1.00infobox
XuyunChinese德清1.00infobox
XuyunDharma nameXuyun1.00infobox
XuyunDied(1959-10-13)13 October 1959 (Aged 119 years, 48 days) Zhenru Temple, Jiangxi, China1.00infobox
XuyunHanyu PinyinXūyún1.00infobox
XuyunHanyu PinyinXiāo Gǔyán or Xiāo Yǎnchè1.00infobox
XuyunHanyu PinyinDéqīng1.00infobox
XuyunHanyu PinyinHuànyóu Lǎorén1.00infobox
XuyunHokkien POJHu-Ûn1.00infobox
XuyunHokkien POJSiau Kó͘-gâm1.00infobox
XuyunJyutpingHeoi1wan41.00infobox
XuyunJyutpingSiu1 Gu2ngaam41.00infobox
XuyunLineage8th generation of Weiyang school 43rd generation of Linji school 8th generation of Fayan school 47th generation of Caodong school 12th generation of Yunmen school1.00infobox
XuyunReligionChan Buddhism1.00infobox
XuyunSchoolWeiyang school Linji school Caodong school Yunmen school Fayan school1.00infobox
XuyunSimplified Chinese释虚云1.00infobox
XuyunSimplified Chinese萧古岩 or 萧演彻1.00infobox
XuyunSimplified Chinese幻游老人1.00infobox
XuyunTeacherChangkai Yung Ching Miaolian1.00infobox
XuyunTempleZhenru Temple (Jiangxi)1.00infobox
XuyunTitleHonorary President of the Buddhist Association of China1.00infobox
XuyunTraditional Chinese釋虛雲1.00infobox
XuyunTraditional Chinese蕭古巖 or 蕭演彻1.00infobox
XuyunTraditional Chinese幻遊老人1.00infobox
XuyunTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXūyúnWade–GilesHsǖ YǘnYale RomanizationSyūyúnYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationHeuīwàhnJyutpingHeoi1wan4Southern MinHokkien POJHu-ÛnTâi-l…1.00infobox
XuyunTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiāo Gǔyán or Xiāo YǎnchèWade–GilesHsiāo KǔyénYale RomanizationSyāu GǔyánYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationSīu GúngàahmJyutpingSiu1 Gu2ng…1.00infobox
XuyunTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDéqīng1.00infobox
XuyunTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHuànyóu Lǎorén1.00infobox
XuyunTâi-lôHu7hun71.00infobox
XuyunWade–GilesHsǖ Yǘn1.00infobox

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