Venerable Zhu Mo
Date of Birth: August 13, 1913 (Lunar Calendar, Year of the Ox)
Date of Death: February 4, 2002
Place of Origin: Yueqing County, Zhejiang Province (Born in He Xin Qiao Village at the foot of Mount East Yandang in Leqing District, Zhejiang Province, China)
Education: Graduated from Buddhist College of Minnan (Southern Fujian, China) and was a Research scholar at Buddhist College of Wuchang.
1922 – Enrolled at a private learning institute in Leqing District.
1924 – He was tonsured by Venerable Bai Yun of Shouchang Temple in Huangtang town, and was blessed with Dharma name Mo Cheng, and given the extended name Shou Zhi.
1925 – Served as the attendant to Elder Zhi Feng at Yongjia Pujing Temple in Wenzhou. Elder Zhi Feng taught him classical Chinese and poems, as well as the ultimate principles and the enlightened songs of Yongjia.
1926 – Followed the Elder Bai Yun to stay at Jing Zong Temple in Siming Meixu to learn sutras and chanting for a year.
1928 – He received the full ordination from the renowned Venerable Elder Di Xian of Tiantai school, and began studying various Buddhist doctrines.
1933 – He was appointed to serve Venerable Elder Tai Xu. Later, he followed the Elder Tai Xu to Hong Kong, Macau and other places where he lectured. Venerable Zhu Mo was one of the Elder Tai Xu’s outstanding students.
The Elder Zhen Guo
Date of birth: 1905
Date of death: January 5th, 1996
Place of origin: Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Biography:
At the age of 17, he was ordained by Venerable Hui Min at Xiangyun Temple. At the age of 20, he received full ordination from Master Da Ben at Gushan Yongquan Temple in Fuzhou, China. In 1935, he was invited to Penang's Kek Lok Si Temple to serve as the supervisor, where he actively performed Buddhist services and propagated the Dharma. Subsequently, he was invited by Venerable Baoling to reside at Guanyin Temple, where he served as the abbot and organized the founding of the Malaysian Buddhist Association alongside other venerables and elders.
Mr. Wong Yin Woon
Date of birth: 1899
Date of death: December 17th, 1988
Place of Origin: Guangxi, China
Education: Graduated with a Master of Arts from University of Paris, France.
Ms. Chan Seow Yin
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death: 1984
Place of origin: Nan An, Fujian
Education: Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
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