Jushilin

Jushilin

The jushilin is a place for Buddhist monks to learn doctrines, develop wisdom, carry forward doctrines and purify body and mind. Jushilin adheres to the tenet of "loving the country and education, promoting integrity, being happy and affectionate, purifying body and mind". In addition, a sutra collection building and a Buddhist reading room have been set up for Buddhist believers to study Buddhism and purify their mind. In terms of management, jushilin has a set of strict and sound conventions and rules. It has set up 12 functional departments, including office, security and fire control group, financial group, reception group, logistics group, medical group and service department. Each department has formulated corresponding rules and regulations. The overall quality of the residents has been continuously improved.

Jushilin was founded in Shanghai in 1918. In 1923, he changed his name to the world Buddhist jushilin, and employed Dixian, Yinguang and Taixu as his tutors. In 1926, the jushilin expanded its scale and set up departments for lecturing, conversion, publishing, books, research, publicity, and health promotion, as well as various social charities, such as the publication of the World Journal of Buddhist jushilin. Under the influence of Shanghai jushilin, many jushilin have been established in various places. Among them, the famous ones are Huabei jushilin, which was founded in Beiping in 1929; Tianjin jushilin, which attaches great importance to the revival of Tantric school; Hunan jushilin, which was founded in Changsha in 1932.

Origin of organization

"Jushilin" is an organization set up by modern Buddhist intellectuals to study Buddhism and practice Buddhism at home. The origin of jushilin's name can be traced back to 1917 when Shanghai Buddhist enthusiasts such as Shen Xingshu, Wang Yuji and Chen Xian visited Shanghai Buddhist celebrities such as Wang Yiting, Master Taixu and Master Yu of Putuo Mountain at that time. They discussed the organization of Buddhist monasteries and advocated that they should participate in the work of Hongfa Lisheng. Later, Wang Yuji was invited to give a speech in Shanghai Xijin Institute buddha dharma. In November, 1918, the Buddhist hermit Lin in Shanghai was officially established, and Wang Yuji was appointed as the leader of Lin. This is the first time that the organization of Buddhist jushilin has been made public.

Continuation of development

Since Yang Renshan put forward the concept of "Buddhist monks", Ouyang did not continue to promote it. With Lu Zheng's practice, Buddhist monks became popular. It became a trend for Buddhist monks to participate in the construction of the cause of Buddhism. It also made knowledgeable Buddhist monks break away from temples and form their own learning societies, such as Buddhist Chanting society, Lotus Society and Buddhist research society. Finally, Buddhist monks also stood out.

The earliest founder of the Buddhist jushilin is the Shanghai Buddhist jushilin, which was founded in 1918. At that time, the Shanghai Buddhist jushilin gathered the elite of Shanghai culture, education, academia and business together. It was a unity to revitalize Buddhism, carry forward the Buddhist culture, restore the status of Chinese Buddhism in the cultural circle, establish a sense of religious integrity, and drive the reform of the decadent society at that time Chinese social ethos, to revive people's minds, to awaken the nation's consciousness, to resist the invasion of the European and American colonies, to revitalize China, to unite the national spirit with the Buddhist faith, to drive and stimulate the Chinese culture again with the Buddhist culture. So in the society at that time, scholars, officials and merchants, including people in the cultural, artistic and educational circles, all dabbled in Buddhism, Chinese Buddhist culture The reappearance of Buddhism also made the national consciousness of the people at that time high and developed with patriotism. The development of Buddhist culture also opened up the self-esteem of the Chinese nation.

geographical distribution

Buddhism in Shanghai

After being proposed in 1917, Shanghai Buddhist hermit forest was officially established in 1918. At that time, the club was set up in Xijin office on Haining Road, Shanghai. After reorganization in 1922, it was divided into two parts. The first part was the "World Buddhist hermit forest" organized by Wang Yuji, Zhu Shisheng and Li Jingwei. The forest office stayed in Xijin office and promoted Zhou Shunqing as the leader of the forest, In the second part, the Buddhist Jingye society of Shanghai was established by the residents of Shen Hui and Guan Tongzhi. The society is located in Hede Road, which is now Changde lujue garden. The residents of tuishi province are the president of the society. Up to 1954, the world Buddhist jushilin was renamed Shanghai Buddhist jushilin. In 1956, the jushilin and the Jingye society merged and renamed Shanghai Buddhist Jingye jushilin. In 1964, the world Buddhist jushilin and Shanghai Buddhist Jingye society merged and renamed Shanghai Buddhist Jingye jushilin After the merger of the Buddhist congregation, the original name of the Buddhist hermit Lin in Shanghai was restored, and Yu Boxian was elected as the head of the Lin. during the cultural revolution, the activities of the Buddhist hermit Lin ceased. After the end of the cultural revolution in 1983, Chinese society returned to normal, Buddhist activities resumed, and the activities of Shanghai jushilin also improved slightly. In 1987, the religious activities of Shanghai jushilin officially resumed. After the restoration, Tang Songyuan was promoted as Lin Chang by the first Lin Chang. Today, Cai Huiming, a Chinese Buddhist scholar, is deputy Lin Chang and general affairs chief, and is also the Shanghai Buddhist monthly I'm in charge.

Located in Jueyuan, 418 Changde Road, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai Buddhist community is the most important Buddhist community in Shanghai.

Founded in 1918, Wang Yuji (Xianzhou) and Shen Hui (Xinshi), the Buddhist hermit forest in Shanghai, were promoted by Wang Yuji

The first director of forest. The forest site was jingongsuo on Haining Road, and later moved to the opposite of Xinzha house on AI Wenyi Road (now Beijing West Road). According to the Provisional Regulations of Shanghai Buddhist jushilin, the society aims to "gather at home, be good at faith, practice Buddhism, do good deeds, promote Buddhism and benefit others". There are ten kinds of undertakings in the plan, including Yanfa hall, book circulation department, Lotus Society, free association, missionary group, library, compiler society, charity charity group, museum and club. In 1922, all organizations except libraries, translation clubs, museums and clubs were established. It was reorganized through consultation in that year, and the Buddhist hermit forest in Shanghai was divided into two parts. Shen Hui and Xi Zhi reorganized the site of Lin AI Wenyi road as "Shanghai Buddhist Jingye society". Wang Yuji, Zhu Shisheng and others set up a "World Buddhist hermit forest" and moved back to Xijin residence on Haining Road. From 1922 to 1937, the world Buddhist hermit forest devoted itself to the development of Buddhist culture, publishing popular Buddhist books, establishing a Buddhist Library (with a total collection of up to 5000 books and more than 10000 volumes), establishing the world Buddhist hermit forest journal, organizing Buddhist research associations, carrying out preaching activities, establishing social primary schools, and setting up medical schools, teaching materials, releasing students and borrowing books Various charities such as Ben and disaster relief strongly promoted the revival of Buddhism in modern Shanghai and had a great influence. In 1926, Xinlin station was built at the intersection of Xinmin Road and Guoqing road in Zhabei. Since then, it has been expanded several times. After 1937, when the Japanese invaded Shanghai, Lin was destroyed by the war, and Lin, a Buddhist Buddhist monk in the world, gradually declined.

After the establishment of Shanghai Buddhist Jingye society, Buddhists were also widely promoted, and the number of members increased day by day. In 1926, Chien Yu Chieh, a resident, gave up the South Garden (now lujue garden in Changde) as the community site. The Buddhist hall, assembly hall, rockery, stone pool, pavilion and pavilion are owned by Jingye society. In addition, a two-story lecture hall and two magic libraries with three floors were built. The society has set up several Buddhist publications, such as Jingye monthly, Buddhist Library, Jingye Lianchi sea Association, refugee rehabilitation center, Jingye reformatory, charity, grand Dharma Association and preaching activities. Although its influence on the scale is a little less than that of the world's Buddhist monasteries, because of its location in Jueyuan, spacious houses and beautiful environment, it has become the venue for many grand monasteries. Famous Buddhist circles at home and abroad also take it as a welcome place and residence to give lectures in Shanghai. For example, when the ninth Panchen Lama came to Shanghai, he often used it as a place to promote Buddhism and stay in Wuxi. After his death, he set up a memorial hall and a Vajra dojo. Therefore, it plays an important role in the development of modern Buddhism in Shanghai.

After the "Cultural Revolution", the Buddhist hermit forest in Shanghai resumed its religious activities and took Jue yuan as its site. After more than ten years of renovation and construction, the temple has become one of the most influential Buddhist groups in China. At present, the main buildings in the forest include lecture hall, Xiangguang hall, etc., and the Buddhist Library has been reopened to believers.

Address: No. 418, Changde Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai

Buddhism in Beijing

Founded in 1926, the founder of Beijing Buddhist Jushi Lin, Hu Ruilin, studied politics and economics in Japan in his early years. At the beginning of the Republic of China, he worked in Daoyi of Xiangjiang, Hunan Province, governor of Fujian Province, and adviser to President Li Yuanhong. He was close to Master Taixu and was influenced by him. Then he gave up his political reform to study Buddhism. He followed Master Taixu and helped Master Taixu establish "Wuchang Buddhist College" ”After that, he moved to Beijing and founded the "Institute of Tibetan language" in Beijing. After that, he changed it to "study in Tibet law group". He sent more than 20 Han monks, including master Fazun, to Tibet to study Tibetan secrets. Hu Jushi was responsible for the expenses.

The former name of Beijing Buddhist hermit forest is North China Buddhist hermit forest. Since the forest was founded in 1926, the eminent monks and great virtues of all dynasties have been listed in the forest to promote Dharma, preach precepts and guanding, and the forest has held regular Dharma meetings, chanting sutras, fasting monks and releasing life. At that time, Zhou Shujia, a famous Buddhist figure, managed the forest in 1937. In 1958, during the cultural revolution, Beijing Jushi Lin stopped his activities because of this, and Lin was used as a factory and office dormitory. After the end of the cultural revolution, Guangji in Beijing was temporarily used to resume its activities in 1980. After many aspects of coordination, the real estate at 129 Xi'anmen street in Beijing was successfully returned to the Buddhist Jushi forest in Beijing. At present, the reconstruction work is under way. At present, the forest leaders are Deputy forest leaders Yang de Neng and Hu ji'ou (ji'ou is the daughter of Hu Ruilin). Yang de Neng is also the general manager of the forest. Yang's aim of Buddhism is very high. In his early years, he was close to many masters, followed master Fazun, and had a deep research on Tibetan Buddhism.

The original name of Beijing Buddhist jushilin was North China jushilin, which was at home with Hu gongruilin (Zi Hu, also known as miaoguan) who was a well-known social figure and Buddhist leader at that time

Chinese PinYin : Ju Shi Lin