Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t40: Shih Shu-Lu

Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t40

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Shih Shu-Lu

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Shih Shu-Lu (1950) was a Chinese monk, born in Hunan Province

In 1928, Shih Shu-Lu studied in Minnan Buddhist College. In 1932, he taught in the Sino-Tibetan Teaching College, World Buddhist Academy. In 1936, he went to Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) along with Wei Huan, Fa Zhou, Hui Song, Wei Shi and other Buddhist monks and learned from Presbyter Pelane Vajrana. In the same year, he was transferred to Visva-Bharati to study Sanskrit and Pali, and was later appointed as a teacher of Chinese culture of Cheena Bhavan. In 1940, he together with Chen Zhongshi et al., welcomed the Chinese Buddhist Delegation in Visva-Bharati. He died in Sarnath, India around 1950.

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He used to record the teaching contents of Master Tai Xu during his stay in Minnan Buddhist College, and compiled the articles including ‘*Objectives and Purpose of Buddhism*’ (1930), the ‘*Main Points of Trimsika-vijnaptimatrata*’ (1931) and ‘*Dan, Ning, Ming, Min*’ (Dan means not to seek fame and wealth, Ning refers to peace in mind, Ming means reasonable, and Min represents agility) (1932). He worked together with Da Xing, Tan Xuan and Chen Kong et al., to advocate and promote ‘Humanistic Buddhism’ as proposed by Master Tai Xu. In 1934, he published his ‘*Positive Spirit of Mahayana - Humanistic Buddhism*’ on ‘Humanistic Buddhism’ of ‘*Sound of the Tides*’. He also wrote the Record of Misty Flower in ‘*Nanshan Law College*’ and translated the ‘*Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta*’ into a Chinese - Pali bilingual version.

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(*Wang Lingnan*)

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Dhammacakkappavattanasutta — Pāli