“Life is transient, like a flash of lightning or a dream. Eighty years pass like a cloud. We're born and then we die.”
Chi-ch'eng (chee-chung), Buddhist monk
“Monks or nuns who can preach live in the city. I can't preach so I live in the mountains and practice by myself.
Hui Yuan (hway-yuan), Buddhist nun
“After Liberation we weren't supposed to read old books anymore. But I managed to collect quite a few Taoist books and I hid all the important ones away.”
Master Yang (mass-terr yang), Taoist monk
“When the Red Guards came I told them to go away. I didn't let them in. If I had they would have destroyed Kumarajiva's stupa. I was ready to die.”
Yuan Chao (yoo-en-chow), Buddhist teacher