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Ching Hai was born to a Vietnamese mother and an ethnic Chinese father, [15] on 12 May 1950 in a small village in the Quảng Ngãi Province in Vietnam. [16] At the age of 18, she moved to England to study and later to France and then Germany, where she worked for the Red Cross. [17]
Ching Hai initiates her followers a meditation method called the "Quan Yin Method" to achieve enlightenment; followers also revere Ching Hai as an incarnation of Guanyin. Shinji Shumeikai acknowledges Guanyin or Kannon in Japanese as the deity of compassion or the Goddess of Mercy, who was actively guiding the founder Meishusama and represents ...
Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; Wade–Giles: Hsüen Tsang; [ɕɥɛ̌n.tsâŋ]; 6 April 602 – 5 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘 / 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, [1] was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Shanhai jing (Chinese: 山海经), [1] formerly romanized as the Shan-hai Ching, [2] is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography [3] [4] and beasts.
The chuanqi of the Tang period frequently use incidental poems, set their story in the national capital Chang'an, finish with an instructive moral, and are narrated by someone who claims to have seen the events himself. These stories consisted of anecdotes, jokes, legends, and tales involving mystical, fantastical or legendary elements.
Jinghai Circuit (Tĩnh Hải quân) was created in 866 by the Chinese general Gao Pian as a Tang fanzhen ("buffer town") in the former Annan Duhufu (Protectorate General to Pacify the South) after retaking it from Nanzhao, which had invaded and captured the area in 863. [1]
Ching Hai: Vietnamese teacher of the Quan Yin Method. Founder of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association. Based in Taiwan. Donated millions of dollars to charitable works around the world. [28] [29] Sirio Carrapa: Italian successor of Ajaib Singh. Founded Sant Bani Ashram in Italy. Baljit Singh: Successor of Sant Thakar Singh.
As depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618–907) The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (/ ˈ hw ɑː ŋ ˈ d iː /), is a mythical Chinese sovereign and culture hero included among the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, ().