19 17, 38-year-old Master Hongyi has been a vegetarian, asked Buddhist scriptures to be Buddha statues, burned incense every day, and even lived in temples during the New Year. Another year later, he converted to the old monk Hu Bao and became a disciple, named Yin Yan and Hongyi. This is the year when he was ordained to become a monk. He wrote a letter to his book friend Xia Mianzun, asking Master Hong Xiang and Master Yong Zhi to give him a day to die. He also wrote the book "The Buddha reads the Buddha's seal", which is the first time to write to people after becoming a monk. Because in his view, the nature of Buddha is proved by chanting Buddha. Since then, the master's life can not be separated from the activities of chanting Buddha. According to the Chronicle of Master Hongyi written by Mr. Lin Ziqing, the master became obsessed with chanting Buddha after becoming a monk. The summary is as follows:

1919 (aged 40) Master advised his old friend Yuan Xilian to read Buddha. And together with all the couples, I read Buddha for a small yellow dog who can't afford to get sick and cross over according to law.

1920 (4 1 year-old) chanting Buddhist names in Beishan, Xincheng. The master of printing sent a letter to the master of calligraphy, urging him to "relax and read Buddha alone".

192 1 year (42 years old) began to recite Buddha for female disciple Zhu Xianying.

1922 (43 years old) The teacher suffered from dysentery. When he died, he asked several teachers to help him recite the Buddhist name, but he recovered.

1923 (44 years old), the master vowed to close the customs in time, sworn that the Buddha was Samadhi, and asked Master Yin Guang to give a "final sermon".

1924 (45 years old) handwritten thousands of Buddhist paper in Shaoxing city and distributed it to good friends.

1925 (46 years old) replied to Deng's letter, encouraging "if I concentrate on Buddhism and get samadhi, I will clear it myself."

1926 (47 years old) gave the Buddha's name in calligraphy to the Japanese Takeuchi and made an inscription.

1927 (aged 48) called on Master Yin Guang, a contemporary master of Pure Land Sect. Also named Bodhisattva, photocopied and circulated by Shanghai Buddhist Publishing House.

1928 (49 years old) wrote a letter to Cai?on, which recorded his past life ... A layman was quoted as saying that a man of practice should study the "Three Classics and One Theory" exhaustively, and Master Luan's notes were exquisite.

1929 (50 years old) wrote a joint praise of ksitigarbha bodhisattva, saying, "Try your best to practice the repentance method, and may you get bliss and become a supreme bodhi early."

193 1 year (52 years old), excerpted the famous sayings of Lingfeng Zonglun and became a cold collection. He also used Taoism and customs to help recite Buddhist names and send the Zen master to death. Invented the method of "listening to the bell and chanting Buddha"

1932 (aged 53) gave a lecture on "The Last Life" at the Buddhist recitation in Shi Miao Temple, summed up Goode's words and urged Buddhism to recite.

1933 (54 years old) gave a lecture on "Reform Experiment" of Buddhist chanting in Shi Miao Temple.

1934 (55 years old) went to Wanshouyan to attend the opening ceremony of the Buddha Hall, which was open to the public for three days.

1935 (56 years old), studying Amitabha Sutra and Yijing written by Ganoderma lucidum Zhao Yuan, a lawyer who came back from Japan in the late Qing Dynasty. Give a lecture on Jing Zong Wen Bian.

1937 (57 years old) gave a lecture at the Buddha recitation meeting in Riguangyan, and printed several excerpts from the master Lu. When I read the book Gulangyu Buddhist Association, I said that "the pure land law is the most Buddhist; Among the contemporary good knowledge, the only one that is most admired is the Indian master. " He also moved to Nanputuo, where he wrote "Viewing the Endless Life Sutra" in calligraphy. For the monks of Minnan Buddhist College, an Introduction to Pure Land Sect was set up.

1939 (59 years old), in order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of becoming a monk, he gave a lecture on the Amitabha Sutra in Zunyuan Sutra Building in Zhangzhou, which belongs to all living beings and proves Bodhi.

1940 (60 years old) gave a lecture on simple Buddhist practice in Quanzhou.

194 1 year (6 1 year) held a lecture on "the essence of pure Tibetan scriptures" in Yongchun city.

1942 (62 years old) gave a lecture on "Introduction to the Virtue of Master Yin Guang" during his Buddhist studies in Fu Lin Temple. In the Dakaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, the book reads, "Remembering Buddha does not forget to save the country, and saving the country must remember Buddha."

1943 (aged 63) recited the Buddha's name alone four days before his death. Everyone helps the master to live in the west according to his wishes.