Jy Ding

Jy Ding
Jy Ding
	唯秒釋智定
	File:Jy din standing in front of the temple in Honolulu - location to be verified.jpg Jy Ding standing in front of Hsu Yun temple, Honolulu - verification needed.
Title	Grandmaster of Hsu Yun Temple / Abbot / also Shakya
Personal
Born	November 17, 1917; Shao Guan, Fujian province, China
Died	March 13, 2003; (Aged 85 years, 187 days); Honolulu, Hawaii
Religion	Chan Buddhism
Nationality	Chinese
School	Linji school
Lineage	54th patriarch of Linji school
Temple	Hsu Yun Temple, Hawaii
Senior posting
Teacher	Xuyun
Predecessor	Xuyun
	Students Chuan zhi;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	唯秒釋智定
Simplified Chinese	唯秒释智定
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wei Miao Shì Jy Dìng

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Jy Ding (Wei Miao Shì Zhì Dìng Śākya; traditional Chinese: 釋智定 ; simplified Chinese 释智定; occasionally Jy Din, possibly Zhiding September 7, 1917 – March 13, 2003) was a Chinese Chan Buddhist master^[1]^[2] and Abbot^[3].

Significance

Under the instruction of his master, Xuyun (Hsu Yun) ^[4]^[5], a founder of the Buddhist Association of China (BAC), and to pass on Buddhist teaching in Western countries as an heir of Xuyun ^[6], he was sponsored ^[7] to go to Hawaii in 1956, a move which made him the first Mahayana Master to disseminate Chan Buddhism in America^[8]. One of his principal achievements was the building of Hsu Yun Temple in Honolulu (Hsu-Yun Si, the Temple of Hsu-Yun), where he was "founder and abbot emeritus".^[9]^[10] Directly linking with Xuyun's BAC connections, the Chinese Buddhist Association of Hawaii has always had ^[11]^[12], and continues to have ^[13] a strong connection with the building. It is claimed to have been the first Chán Buddhist temple in the west^[14].

Given that his instruction from Xuyun was to take Chán to the West, it is not surprising that his significance extends beyond the building of a temple for use by many, including a Chinese Buddhist association. ^[15]

On November 8th, 1997^[16]^[17], at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the temple complex, he worked with Ming Zhen Shakya, founder of the Nan Hua Buddhist Society, and Chuan Zhi Shakya to create ZBOHY, the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun: a semi-monastic order of Western priests tasked with disseminating the Chán teachings and practices of Master Hsu Yun to Westerners^[18]. Also that day, he ordained Chuan zhi, American-born, naming him as his spiritual successor.

This order was established on entrepreneurial lines for a lineage coming to a new continent, conducting all of its activities on the internet. It was set up as a secular community of Chan/Zen Priests who do not have to adopt the Vinaya rules. The Chinese Buddhist Association approved this move, confirming Chuan Zhi Shakya as its first abbot with great honor, and an additional ordination, in mainland China conducted by Great Master Benhuan, and many others.^[19]

While notable for its innovative approach, the level of Jy Ding's legacy order's impact thus far may be a matter for further research. There are two institutions under the name "Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun" ^[20]^[21]^[22].

Early life

According to the Honolulu Advertiser, he was born November 17, 1917, "in the river town of Shao Guan in Fujian province, China" to "a well-to-do family engaged in building materials and vegetable sales" and he became "a venerated teacher to thousands of Hawai'i's Chinese Buddhists".^[23]

He lived near the monastery of the 6th patriarch, Huineng, and had the habit of visiting it. At the time, the monastery was partly in ruins, and both Taoist and Buddhist monks and nuns inhabited it.

When he was still quite young, he met master Xuyun (Hsu Yun) at Nan Hua monastery, being ordained by him at the age of 20. For several years, he served as Xuyun's interpreter when the master was on the road giving important talks. After some time away studying, he returned to Nan Hua monastery and regulated the monastery grounds, schools, and offices. Then, when Xuyun left Nan Hua to restore the Yun Men monastery and lineage, Master Jy Ding became the head monk of Nan Hua monastery, and a committee member of the Chinese Buddhist Association.

When the war came, they both moved to Hong Kong together, and whilst there, Jy Ding received the invitation of the Chinese immigrant community from Honolulu, to spread the dharma in Hawaii—a country still independent of the USA at that time. Xuyun approved, using simple words: “spread the Dharma to the West”.^[24]

Notes

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[1] ttps://www.yelp.com/biz/hsu-yun-temple-honolulu

[2] "In 1947, the old monk Xuyun and Master Zhiding took a group photo in front of the Guangzhou Zoulu Mansion" - KKNEWS.CC

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20190323120357/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3663159

[4] ttps://sd7f6f4175b56db9f.jimcontent.com/download/version/1501870567/module/12127425927/name/Traditionslinie.pdf

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110517063850/http://enlight.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-AN/an38712.pdf "Empty Cloud: The teachings of Xu Yun: A remembrance of the Great Chinese Zen Master", Jy Din, 1996, Hong Kong : H. K. Buddhist book distributor

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118110424/https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?t=2116

[7] Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities Pyong Gap Min & Jung Ha Kim (Eds.), Altamira Press, 2002

[8] ttp://www.centro-syz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=27&__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=15ade03f6bb345ce7989623df11cca89d3ccf78a-1579344380-0-AfbOkMyKq9A6kn4VSweL6g37egUGNhnpwDvZfQoXgp4ZnnFPOL5WGy1PYK0rtThQAeE2fdMiBuVIhkY7XuFTELLS1eZ9XfMdDljc0DVOmGeWOvYuz0t2VzIXZ87dER2MjYxMxsdXAj6rMitrrwVsbMCM9lf4Ro0RUzjxW8Rf3AAR9hZ8RBdOMhffqUtT9FaQoA4-L3q2i7yCzUa7_Ss9Dym-WT8BrLzuMiucqRRsRR27oN41TwLe-48S0cgrbeT2T_8QlGAp4Q0xzfT_Q0T060dVvk7imFWS_DM6crCgxv7JpUZsPjUiurVW7fvZUTca6uPFhp7vouNThmVP-V4DbJQ and https://www.xu-yun.org/index.php/en/acerca-de-acharia/historia-templo-hsu-yun-y-biografias

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200111171204/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Mar/21/ln/ln46a.html/section

[10] ttps://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/chinese-buddhism

[11] ttp://archives.starbulletin.com/97/03/20/community/obits.html

[12] ttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jul/25/il/il16a.html

[13] ttps://chinese-buddhist-association-of-hawaii.hub.biz/

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118092710/https://dharmawindszensangha.org/our-lineage/ Dharma Winds Zen Sangha

[15] ttps://www.eyeofchan.org/all-articles/articles-by-author/362-zbohy-articles/408-jydinbio.html

[16] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20170711165723/https://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2854539040/

[17] ttps://www.eyeofchan.org/all-articles/articles-by-author/362-zbohy-articles/408-jydinbio.html

[18] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118110424/https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?t=2116

[19] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118092710/https://dharmawindszensangha.org/our-lineage/ Dharma Winds Zen Sangha

[20] ttp://zatma.org

[21] ttp://www.hsuyun.org/index.html

[22] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118092710/https://dharmawindszensangha.org/our-lineage/ Dharma Winds Zen Sangha

[23] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200111171204/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Mar/21/ln/ln46a.html/section

[24] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200118092710/https://dharmawindszensangha.org/our-lineage/ Dharma Winds Zen Sangha

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Jy Ding

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