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Hsu Yun Temple (also Xuyun; 虛雲禪寺 (traditional
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/ref>) very first Chinese Buddhist Hall. There is also putative claim that it was, on construction, the largest Chinese Temple in the history of the Americas (6,000 sq ft).
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/ref> also created the Zen Buddhist Order of HsuYun and named Chuan Zhi Shakya as the Orders first Abbot, someone born in Indiana. The architect was the American-Chinese William P. Au.
Pictures of Jy Ding with Xuyun
Hsu Yun Temple (also Xuyun; 虛雲禪寺 (traditional Chinese
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); 虚云禅寺 (simplified Chinese); is a temple of the Xuyun
Xuyun or Hsu Yun (; 5 September 1840? – 13 October 1959) was a renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and an influential Buddhist teacher of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Early life
Xuyun was purportedly born on 5 September 1840 in Fujian, Q ...
branch of the Linji school
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of Chán
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(Mahayana
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) Buddhism
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in Honolulu
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, Hawaii
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Hawaii
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's (possibly the western world'sDharma Winds Zen Sangha - Our Lineage/ref>) very first Chinese Buddhist Hall. There is also putative claim that it was, on construction, the largest Chinese Temple in the history of the Americas (6,000 sq ft).
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Chán
Chan (; of ), from Sanskrit '' dhyāna'' (meaning " meditation" or "meditative state"), is a Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. It developed in China from the 6th century CE onwards, becoming especially popular during the Tang and ...
(Chinese) Buddhism was established in Hawaii as a result of Jy Ding (''Jy Din or Zhi Ding'', ''Wei Miao Shì Jy Dìng'', 唯秒 釋 智定 , 1917-2003) being sent to the West by his Zen Master Xuyun
Xuyun or Hsu Yun (; 5 September 1840? – 13 October 1959) was a renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and an influential Buddhist teacher of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Early life
Xuyun was purportedly born on 5 September 1840 in Fujian, Q ...
in 1956. He was part of the group of Xuyun Dharma disciples who were pushed by their master to leave China shortly before the Communist takeover in 1949. Jy Ding lived in Hong Kong before moving to Honolulu.
Jy Ding started building the Hsu Yun Temple in the same year. Construction of the 'great hall' part of this temple, overseen by Jy Ding, began in 1964 and finished three years later, in 1967. The full temple complex, which was constructed over ten years, was sanctioned at a ceremony on November 8th, 1997, at which Jy Ding, presiding as founder and abbot/ref> also created the Zen Buddhist Order of HsuYun and named Chuan Zhi Shakya as the Orders first Abbot, someone born in Indiana. The architect was the American-Chinese William P. Au.
Description
The temple is distinguished from the neighboring Japanese temples due to its bolder colors. The interior features a double-sided altar with gold-trimmed grillwork. The Hsu Yun Temple is located at 42 Kawananakoa Pl in Liliha-Kapalama -Honolulu
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.
See also
* Byodo-In Temple (non-denominational), Kaneohe *Broken Ridge Buddhist Temple
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( Korean Buddhism), Honolulu
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* Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission (Zen Buddhism
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), Honalo
*Hawaii Shingon Mission
Hawaii Shingon Mission or Shingon Shu Hawaii ( ja, 真言宗ハワイ別院, ''Shingonshu Hawai Betsuin'', formerly the Shingon Sect Mission of Hawaii) located at 915 Sheridan Street in Honolulu, Hawaii, is one of the most elaborate displays of Ja ...
(Shingon Buddhism
Shingon monks at Mount Koya
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra.
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), Hilo
*Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii ( ja, 本派本願寺ハワイ別院, ''Honpa Honganji Hawai Betsuin'') is a district of the Nishi (West) Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, a school of Mahayana Pure Land Buddhism.
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( Jōdo Shinshū), Honolulu
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* http://www.hsuyun.org/index.htmlPictures of Jy Ding with Xuyun
References
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