Master Hong Yi

Author: Xu Xingping
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: A master of his time, he was a charming gentleman, an ardent idealist, a versatile artist, a stern educator, and a disciplined monk who ultimately devoted himself to the Western paradise, achieving a auspicious and peaceful passing. Hongyi Master, whose secular name was Li Shu Tong, was a renowned 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, becoming the 11th patriarch. With heartfelt penmanship and vivid language, the author vividly captures the brilliant first half of the life of this extraordinary talent, as well as his later years of renouncing worldly ties, living in solitude with books, and strictly adhering to discipline. The book reveals the anecdotes and secrets of a wealthy and dashing young master who fell into the life of an ascetic monk. Opening the book is like unrolling a scroll depicting the historical traces of the late Qing and early Republican era, making it captivating and thought-provoking to read.