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A Note from the Editor
For the past twenty years, the Venerable Master, undaunted by obstacles and hardships, blazed a trail for living beings of the Dharma Realm and established a pure, vast, and splendid public Way-place. The Master said, "All alone, I could never handle so many matters." And so as the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas developed, many left-home and lay disciples followed the Master's spirit of dedication to the Dharma and did their best to contribute their efforts. Although the Master has gone, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas continues to honor his instructions. The left-home people strictly follow the tradition of eating only one meal a day and always wearing their precept sash. Everyone strives to honestly cultivate and to follow the Six Guiding Principles: no fighting, no greed, no seeking, no selfishness, no pursuit of personal gain, and no lying. May the four assemblies of disciples unite and work together to propagate the Buddhadharma and to manage well the elementary and secondary schools and the university, so that we can produce outstanding leaders who can guide and influence the world. May the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas always be a shining lamp in the universe, guiding living beings onto the bright path to Bodhi. |
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The Venerable Master Hua was also known as An Tse and To Lun. The name Hsuan Hua was bestowed upon him after he received the transmission of the Weiyang Lineage of the Chan School from Elder Master Hsu Yun. He was born in Manchuria near the turn of the century and left the home-life at the age if nineteen. After the death of his mother, he lived in a tiny hut by her graveside as an act of filial respect. During that time, he meditated and studied Buddha's teachings. He ate only one meal a day before noon and never lay down to sleep. In 1948 the Master arrived in Hong Kong, where he founded the Buddhist Lecture Hall and other monasteries. In 1962 He brought the proper Dharam to America and the West, where he lectured extensively on the major works of the Mahayana Buddhist canon and established the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association and over twenty Way-places of the Proper Dharma including the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Gold Mountain Monastery, the International Translation Institute, and the Institute of World Religions. He also founded various educational centers, such as the Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Developing Virtue Secondary School, Instilling Goodness Elementary School. The Master manifested the stillness in America in 1995. His selfless spirit and wise and compassionate teachings inspired many people to correct their faults and to begin to walk upon the pure and lofty path to Bodhi. |
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