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Intertwined Joys and Sorrows: The Tale of Master Hong Yi

23.7.2024

The Context

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Today, we’ll recount the life story of a stunningly talented polymath from early 20th-century China. An established artist, teacher and sophisticate in the first half of his life, he completely altered the course of his life at the height of his fame, and has come to be remembered as one of China’s most preeminent, modern Buddhist masters.

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