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Seven-Character Poem by Lianchi Zhuhong; Ming dynasty

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蓮池袾宏

中國

俗姓沈。字佛慧,號蓮池,世稱雲棲和尚、蓮池大師。生於一五三五年,卒於一六一二年;一說卒於一六一五年。明代(1368~1644)僧。浙江仁和(今杭州)人。自幼習儒家學說,年十七即中秀才,然志在出家,於案間書寫「生死事大」自我告誡。中年依無門性天剃髮為僧,從杭州昭慶寺無塵玉律師受具足戒,後雲遊四方參訪問法。隆慶五年(1571),入駐杭州雲棲山,創建叢林,晚年修念佛三昧,精嚴律制,並重建該寺成為淨土宗念佛道場。
 師一生惜福,生活簡樸,主張淨土,力闡禪淨兼修,道風益盛。深研各宗經論,講經說法,問道者眾,又於寺前建池植蓮放生。其教化遠近,衲子雲集,石谿、讀徹皆為其受戒弟子。與憨山德清、紫柏真可、蕅益智旭,並稱明末四大高僧。
 著有《楞嚴摸象記》、《禪關策進》、《梵網戒疏發隱》、《阿彌陀經疏鈔演義》、《華嚴經感應略記》、《皇明名僧輯略》、《往生集》等。修訂《淨土資糧全集》卷之二、《法界聖凡水陸勝會修齋儀軌》、《竹窗隨筆》。師示寂之年,由後人搜集其遺著,輯成《雲棲法彙》。擅書法,陶宗儀《書史會要》,讚曰:「書法端楷可宗」。傳世書作有草書《七言律詩》,藏臺灣臺北何創時書法藝術基金會。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 168.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Lianchi Zhuhong." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 168.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Lianchi Zhuhong" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:168.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Lianchi Zhuhong. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 168).
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title = {{Lianchi Zhuhong}},
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