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Hsuan Hua 宣化
Hsuan Hua in Ukiah, California
Title
Chan Master, Founder and abbot of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, President of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association, Rector of the Dharma Realm Buddhist University, the ninth patriarch of guiyang school.
Personal
Born
Bai Yushu 白玉书
(1918-04-26)April 26, 1918
Jilin, China
Died
June 7, 1995(1995-06-07) (aged 77)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Religion
Chan Buddhism
School
Guyiang School
Lineage
9th generation
Dharma names
An Tzu Tu Lun
Senior posting
Teacher
Hsu Yun
Students
Heng Sure, Heng Lyu, Heng Chau, Heng Lai
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Hsuan Hua meditating in the lotus position. Hong Kong, 1953.
Hsuan Hua (Chinese: 宣化; pinyin: Xuānhuà; lit. 'proclaim and transform'; April 26, 1918 – June 7, 1995), also known as An Tzu, Tu Lun and Master Hua by his Western disciples, was a Chinese monk of Chan Buddhism and a contributing figure in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the late 20th century.
Hsuan Hua founded several institutions in the US. The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA) is a Buddhist organization with chapters in North America, Australia and Asia. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) in Ukiah, California, is one of the first Chan Buddhist monasteries in America. Hsuan Hua founded Dharma Realm Buddhist University at CTTB. The Buddhist Text Translation Society works on the phonetics and translation of Buddhist scriptures from Chinese into English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and many other languages.[1]
^"About DRBA". Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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teachers of Chinese Chán, Korean Seon, and Vietnamese Thien. In 1962, HsuanHua moved to San Francisco's Chinatown, where, in addition to Zen, he taught...
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