Huang Yi Master: Li Shu Tong

Author: Xu Xingping
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: A master of his life, a graceful gentleman, an ardent idealist, a versatile artist, a stern educator, a monk with strict precepts, and ultimately devoted to the Western paradise, attaining auspicious passing. Master Hongyi, whose secular name was Li Shu Tong, was a famous legendary figure in modern Chinese history. Before the May Fourth Movement, he was a cultural luminary who introduced Western theater, music, and art to China. Later, in the Buddhist scriptures, he "revitalized the Nan Shan Vinaya School" and became the 11th patriarch.
With heartfelt pen and vivid language, the author vividly summarizes the brilliant first half of the life of this extraordinary talent and his later years of renouncing worldly ties, living in solitude with books, and strictly adhering to precepts. It reveals the anecdotes and secrets of a wealthy, dashing young master who fell into the life of a. Opening the book is like unrolling a scroll of historical scenes from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, captivating and thought-provoking.