Editor's note: master miao-xin foyuan (1923-2009) was one of the successors of the shushan Buddhism and the 13th patriarch of the yunmen sect.In his life, the old monk had a firm moral integrity, kept strict precepts, and promoted the style of Buddhism, which made the cloud gate zen scenery famous both at home and abroad, and had a profound impact on the future of zen and Buddhism in China.In 2019, it will be the 10th anniversary of the death of the old monk, and ifeng.com Buddhism will launch a special commemorative theme "cloud gate true iron man" to commemorate the life of the old monk.This article is written by yicheng, the former chairman of the buddhist association of China.

        In October 2002, old monk Buddha source and elder yicheng presided over the foundation laying ceremony at the xixin temple.(photo: yunmen temple, shaoguan)

        I in 1956 to the cloud in the hills, November 27 ordained, virtual cloud is a old monk monk, the shine is the old monk said the monk, monks, nanjing cloud elders is karma fo source the old monk is my professor monk, we are mentoring relationship, he is the way (virtual cloud), the old monk, I am a (virtual cloud) method of the old sun, a very close relationship.

        After the initiation of the fellowship, I went to yunmen temple to meditate seven times and play three times.He is very honest and upright.After jie qi, he said to me, "stay in yunmen temple."I said, "no, I'm going back to yunju mountain."He said, "good, old monk xu yun there good!"

        Five or three years, he old people do virtual old waiter, accompanied to Beijing to set up the buddhist association of China, then li jishen to virtual old monk when the President, virtual old refused, said he was old, to master yuan ying when the President, virtual old when the honorary President.

        Xu old later back to yunju mountain to build, to give other people to manage yunmen temple.At that time, there were many people in yunmen temple. Who would be the abbot?No way, xu Lao said, "the masses cast lots in front of wei tuo, twisting the lot when the abbot.

        He suffered a lot during the cultural revolution. When he was in nanhua temple, he also took me to see zhenzhishi (the place where the six ancestors took refuge).

        He was very protective and respectful to the patriarch, very respectful to the elder, and kept records when he was a waiter.His dharma brother, dharma master fayun, was in America and told him, "in the future, my ashes will be returned to yunmen temple."He agreed at once and had the tower repaired.

Buddha on the cultivation of sentient beings, talent is very thoughtful, talent first.He continued to hold zen seven, precepts, temple everywhere.< / p > < p > nanyue mountain ring, nantai temple asked him to be a monk when karma, I when the professor monk.He runs schools in nanyue mountain and yunmen temple.After he rebuilt the yunmen temple, it was even bigger than the empty old temple.When he was in nanhua temple, he repaired the archway, the bell tower and many rooms.In nanyue mountain, he also rebuilt the temple, the original hall was small, but later expanded.

        I am very close to him.After he became the abbot, we kept going back and forth. If he had any business, I would go there.I asked him to come to yunju mountain, and I went to help him in yunmen temple and nanhua temple.

        He is five years older than me. I often write to him and say, "please live in the world for a long time.He became a monk very early, in the south of the ring, he a few brothers of many, nephew also became a monk, the whole family all believe in Buddhism, not easy ah!Buddha is serious and courageous. He is familiar with religious policies and has a good culture. He has made a lot of achievements for the cause of Buddhism.