This article attempts to give an accurate biography, based largely on his own writings and those of his colleagues and successors in dharma. Empty cloud, the teachings of zen master xu yun, ebook on zen. His uncle was childless and adopted him as his heir. Aryan dhyana buddhism practiced at the flower ornament is an open door to leave the clutches of fear, darkness and savagery and awaken within the inherent light of all being. Hsuyun empty cloud is a well known chinese master of the 19th and 20th centuries. This could only be because xuyuns story is a testimony to the deep human need for spiritual nourishment. He was a master of chinese chan buddhism known as zen in japan, and inherited all five major schools of that tradition. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. I read the book, over and over again to understand the meaning of empty.
When hsu yun arrived home, the family feared that he would escape again, so he was sent with his first cousin, fu kuo, to quanzhou. Master xu yun empty cloud lived into his 120th year. A pictoral biography of the venerable master hsu yun. Hsu yun 18401959, also known as master empty cloud.
Empty cloud the autobiography of chinese master xu yun. Id opened the book at random looking for material to talk about at a meditation group meeting tonight. The teachings of xu hsu yun a remembrance of the great chinese zen master as compiled from the notes and recollections of master jy din shakya. A remembrance of the great chinese zen master, hong kong. Bliss, chan patriarch hsuyun empty cloud and zen master hakuin white cloud. When he was, he declared that he wanted to join a buddhist monastery, but his father refused to allow it. The book morning flowers an authentic buddhist guide to aryan awakening is the. Books edition of charles luks english translation of the chinese biography entitled empty cloud the autobiography of a chinese zen master xu yun. Buy empty cloud by hsu yun, richard hunn from waterstones today. Though xuyuns teachings are quite widely known via. I read empty cloud many years ago and its interesting as far as it goes but the. The zen buddhist order of hsu yun, developed by the founders of the nan hua zen buddhist society, was the first exclusively electronic ministry on the internet.
Master hsu xu yun, chinas greatest zen master of the 20th century. They offer a series of portraits of the dedication and. Es is a nonprofit project to translate the teachings of the venerable master hsu yun into spanish language. Venerable master jy din shakya, also known as weimiao, was the first official voice of chinese chanzen to enter the west. The autobiography of empty cloud abhayagiri sangha youtube. He arrived in hawaii in 1956, by order of his master, the venerable hsu yun xu yun also known as deqing and yanche. In 1998 he officiated in an ordination ceremony in china inaugurating chuan zhi shakya as abbot of zbohy. The zen buddhist order of hsu yun zbohy was founded in 1997 by grandmaster jy din shakya of hsu yun temple. Here is an ebook version of master hsu yuns discourses and dharma words with a couple additions from the original. Teaching, poems and stories of the late buddhist chinese chan master xu yun. It was felt that including these would be of interest to readers.
Part i master hsu yuns discourses and dharma words pp. Hsu yun, hsu yun poetry, buddhist, buddhist poetry, zen. His father formally received the brides from the tian and tan families for hsu yun, and his marriage was completed. Along the same theme, fred also shares the japanese poem be not. I suddenly dropped to my knees and pressed my forehead to the ground, kowtowing to him.
The teachings of hsu yun became the goad that made me want to deepen the search for myself, it impressed me so very much. Welcome to the zen buddhist order of hsu yun zbohy. It is a belief within traditional chinese culture that the purer the. A biography of master jy din and history of hsu yun temple. From amitabhabuddha master xu yun had an extraordinary and very long life. City of 10,000 buddhas song of the skin bag by the.
Ming zhen chuan yuan shakya and upasaka richard cheung. Master hsu yun was a famous buddhist chan master and influential buddhist teacher who lived till the right old age of 119. Empty cloud, the teachings of zen master xu yun is old text book on the practice of zen buddhism. In this video, he had successfully converted a nonbeliever military. Our priests follow in the southern school mahayana lineage of hui neng, the sixth and last patriarch of zen. Hsu yun, however, had already realized the emptiness of form. His parents, however, wanted the family name to continue and married him. The priests of zbohy follow the ancient teachings of hui neng and lin chi and the modern teachings of hsu. Zen tradition during the most turbulent period of 19th and 20th century china. Autobiography of the chinese zen master, hsu yun revised, subsequent by hsu yun, xu yun, richard hunn, charles luk isbn. He lived into his 120th year, and his life spanned two centuries and three dynasties.
The legacy of chan master xu yun 18401959 buddhistdoor. About us it was in the summer of 1975 that i first saw quite by chance, a photo of master empty cloud on a book cover, that completely changed my life. An introduction to empty cloud by richard hunn and master hsu yuns sermons and discourses of december 1952 universally regarded as. Empty cloud the teachings of xu yun preface remembering master xu yun iv during the 1920s, when i was still a boy, xu yun had not yet come to nan hua monastery, the monastery which hui neng, the sixth patriarch of chan, had. Empty cloud is the buddhist master who revived the ancient chan jap.
Empty cloud 5 introduction long before the time of his death in 1959 at the venerable age of 120 on mount yun ju, jiangxi province, master xuyuns name was known and revered in every chinese buddhist temple and. Master hsu yuns discourses and dharma words original. The autobiography of the chinese zen master, hsu yun. Master hsu yuns discourses and dharma words 1 master hsu yuns discourses and dharma words. Xuyun or hsu yun was a renowned chinese chan buddhist master and one of the most.
A remarkable life that should be studied by everybody who is interested in understanding the revival of chinese buddhism and its ancient meditation practice. When reading the story of the masters quest, we see a reflection of our own therein. In that time we can thread the basic principles of buddhism into a lovely string of pearls. The teachings of xu yun zen buddhist order of hsu yun. For the first time in my life, i felt religion in my heart.
The autobiography of the chinese zen master xu yun 9781852300319. Its interesting that he talks about layman pang, but he can. Master xu yun memorial photographic library international. The teachings of xu yun and a remembrance of the great chinese zen master. Dear internet archive supporter, i ask only once a year. Born in a taoist family, he felt the need, after reading a book about the story of. This is the empty cloud of xu yun that still lingers with us.
By the venerable master hsu yun empty cloud, 18401959, who wrote this song at the age of nineteen and left it to his two wives when he escaped from his household to become a monk. A pictorial biography of the venerable master hsu yun vol. Empty cloud, the autobiography of xu yun is an interesting story. The spread of tea drinking was largely the result of a book called the classic of tea which was written in the tang dynasty by lu yu 729804. This particular version of this photograph featuring xu yun at the yang quan monastery gu shan is taken from page 12 of the 1988 element books edition of charles luks english translation of the chinese biography entitled empty cloud the autobiography of a chinese zen.
Dharma teacher fred eppsteiner shares teachings about the host and guest from chinese zen master hsu yun empty cloud. Posted on february 2, 2016 april 27, 2018 by daniel scharpenburg set the time of sitting. This book explains how tea plants were grown, how tea is processed and how it can be brewed. He is known for his arduous lifes work of revitalization of the chan buddhist practice and ethics. The chapters title is the jade buddha and xu yun is now 77 years old 191617. The autobiography of the chinese zen master xu yun. Jul 7, 2015 hsu yun, hsu yun poetry, buddhist, buddhist poetry, zen chan poetry, poetry, poetry. Master hsu yun is picture here at onehundred twelve, he worked vigorously till he died eight years later. Upon his death in 1978, this task was taken on by his british disciple richard hunn 19492006, also known as upasaka wen shu who edited the 1988 element edition of charles luks book entitled empty cloud. His year by year auto biography is published in the book, empty cloud, by charles luk at the age of nineteen, he already possessed deep realization. The teachings of xu yun and a remembrance of the great chinese zen master sakya, jy din on.
In the teachings of master xu yun, it contains the living dharma of the buddha as taught in the chinese zen tradition. Make it just as long as it takes one fragrant incense stick to burn down. Something happened to me when i looked into his face, sakya wrote later in his book, empty cloud, the teachings of xu yun. The autobiography of the chinese zen master xu yun by translatorcharles luk and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rumis garden aspires to transport you to a more traditional world through beautiful old photography and timeless wisdom quotes from the east and west. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The venerable master hsu yun was born in 1839 or 1840 in the guanzhou region of china. Empty cloud 5 introduction long before the time of his death in 1959 at the venerable age of 120 on mount yunju, jiangxi province, master xuyuns name was known and revered in. He symbolises the great man hidden in ourselves and his name empty cloud reminds us of that greater, undiscovered self that we are all fated to. The zen buddhist order of hsu yun zbohy was created to spread the teachings of ven. After reading the book, he was deeply influenced and was inspired to go forth from the home to monkhood to practice buddhism.