𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 ~ Master Hsu Yun 虚云 (Empty Cloud) - Zen/Chan Buddhism

Master Hsu Yun or Xuyun  (Chinese: 虚云; - name meaning "Empty
Cloud) born 5 September 1840 – 13 October 1959  was a
renowned Chinese Chan Buddhist master and one of the most
influential Buddhist teachers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
According to Richard Hunn, Master Hsu is "Universally regarded as
the most outstanding Buddhist of the Chinese order in the modern
era."  


When Xuyun was seventeen, he attempted to flee home to Mount Heng
to become a monk without his family's permission. On a winding
mountain path he encountered envoys sent by his uncle to
intercept and escort him back. His aspiration was not realized
and he was reproved and brought back home. His father formally
arranged brides for him, and his marriage was completed. Although
they lived together, Xuyun did not have sexual contact with his
wives. Moreover, he extensively explained the dharma to the women
so that they too would practice Buddhism. He left them this
profound teaching "The Song of the Skinbag" which he wrote at the
age of 19. Several years later Maser Hsu discovered that his two
former wives had both ordained as bhikshunis (nuns).


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