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GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hsu_Yun
gptkb:Xuyun
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Zhenru_Temple
gptkb:Nanhua_Temple
gptkb:Yunmen_Monastery
Jingju Monastery
gptkbp:birthDate 1840
gptkbp:birthName Xu Yun
gptkbp:deathDate 1959
gptkbp:hasWrittenFor autobiography
sermons
letters
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gptkbp:influenced modern Chinese Buddhism
gptkbp:legacy bridged pre-modern and modern Chinese Buddhism
inspired Buddhist laypeople
preserved traditional Chan teachings
promoted meditation practice
restored Buddhist temples
revitalized monastic discipline
trained many disciples
gptkbp:lineage gptkb:Caodong_school
gptkb:Linji_school
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:notableFor long lifespan
reviving Chan Buddhism in China
gptkbp:occupation Buddhist monk
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite walked to many sacred Buddhist sites in China
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:school gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:Chan_Buddhism
gptkbp:survived persecution during the Cultural Revolution
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Nan_Huai-Chin
gptkb:Hsuan_Hua
Charles Luk
Dharma Master Benhuan
Dharma Master Guang Qin
Dharma Master Sheng Yen
gptkbp:title Chan master
Great Master
Zen patriarch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xuyun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6