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Biographical Sketch of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
The Venerable Master, a native of Shuangcheng County of Jilin Province, was born on the sixteenth day of the third lunar month in the year of Wu Wu at the beginning of the century.
His family surname was Bai and his name was Yushu. He was also called Yuxi. His father, Bai Fuhai, was diligent and thrifty in managing the household.
His mother, whose maiden name was Hu, ate only vegetarian food and recited the Buddha's name every day throughout her life.
When she was pregnant with the Master, she prayed to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The night before his birth, in a dream she saw Amitabha Buddha emitting brilliant light.
Hsuan hua biography of william shakespeare
Following that the Master was born.
As a child, the Master followed his mother's example and ate only vegetarian food and recited the Buddha's name. The Master was quiet and untalkative by nature, but he had a righteous and heroic spirit.
At the age of eleven, upon seeing a neighbor's infant who had died, he be