Assignment 1- See Thoo

Venerable Master Hsuan Hua was born on 16/4/ 1918, named as Bai Yushu (白玉書). His mother was a Buddhist and vegetarian, she recited Buddha’s name every day.

The night before Venerable Master was born, she had a dream and saw Amitabha emitting a light. Shortly after, she gave birth to Venerable Master, her youngest son. When Venerable Master was born, the room was filled with a fragrance for three days and nights. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsuan_Hua#Leaving_home]

Venerable Master ‘s life was amazing. His contribution to Buddhism – the true Dharma from the East to the West and then back to the East, is remarkable. The class is interesting- the classmates are sharing of Venerable Master’s valuable comments in the class.

One of his great effort to the world Buddhism – the establishment of CTTB. Attached a memorable photo, Venerable Master was standing in front of the Thousand Hands Guan Yin Bodhisattva at the Buddha Hall of CTTB.