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Introduction of Master Zhi Du

Master Zhi Du, surnamed Zhang, is given the religious name of Chang Shen and the alias names of Zhi Du、 Qi Du、Miao Ding and Yan Ming by the lineage gurus.

In March 1963, Master Zhi Du was born in Xianju, Zhejiang Province. He was graduated from Wuhan University.

In May 1990, Master Zhi Du began to learn and practice the Dharma of Dhyana、Pure land、 Esoteric and Vinaya Sects from Venerable Master Yong Ci.

In December 2000, he officially took tonsure and the Sramanera Precepts for monastic life.

In the spring of 2002, Master Zhi Du received full ordination in Bao Feng Temple in Jiangxi Province. Currently, he is the abbot of Ci En Temple at Mt Tian Tai in China.

Inheritance of Lineage

Relying on the blessings from all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and the Patriarchs, Master Zhi Du has inherited the confluence of the various veins, especially as follows:

The first one is the Shamatha-vipashyana of the Tian Tai Sect. In 2004, Master Zhi Du inherited from Master Mingzhe and became the 46th generation lineage of the Tian Tai sect in Zhan Shan Temple, Qingdao.

The second one is the Zen of Sudden-Insight without Stages for Meditation, Master Zhidu firstly benefited from the “stick and shout” of his master Yong Ci, and became the 10thg generation lineage of the Zen which is Wei Yang Sect from Master Shao Yun.

The third one is the Prajna Sect in the Mainland China, integrating Zen Insights with and without stages for Meditation and Bodhi-assisting Way. Master Zhi Du inherited them from Master Yong Ci and became the third generation lineage of the Prajna Sect.

What is extremely rare is that, during the solitary seclusion period in Ci En Temple in the summer of 2015, Master Zhi Du had the privilege to reveal the Sanskrit Esoteric Mantra. Therefore, Ci En Temple started to have its self-contained system of Yidam Dharma Teachings and Eighteen Gold Dharma Teachings.

Major achievements

Calligraphy

Painting

Buddha Sculpture

Architecture

Buddhist Medicine

Major Writing, Film and Television Works

《Buddhist Treasure Explorer》, 《Happiness Avenue》, 《Disabuse Current Doubts》, 《Hospice Care》, etc

Praises are received for Master Zhi Du’s achievements:

Taking proficiency in imparting Dharma Teachings, Practices and the Five Luminaries;

Preserving equivalence in the Eight Lineages Succession and the Five-petal Sects;

Dedicating to cultivate ten Virtues in the Five Dharmic Realms on the principle of causes and effects;

Succeeding in serene surcease beyond material conditions and insight endurance of reality and unreality.