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  Buddhism / timeline of buddhism / jianzhen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Jianzhen or Ganjin (鑒真 or 鑑真; 688–763) was a Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan.
Jianzhen was then forced to make his way back to Yangzhou by land, lecturing at a number of monasteries on the way.
Jianzhen is credited with the introduction of the Ritsu school of Buddhism to Japan, which focused on the vinaya, or Buddhist monastic rules.
www.buddhism-guide.com /buddhism/jianzhen.htm   (572 words)

  
 Jianzhen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Despite protests from his disciples, Jianzhen made preparations and in spring 743 was ready for the long voyage across the East China Sea to Japan.
Jianzhen died on the 6th day of the 5th month of 763.
Recognised as one of the greatest of its type, the statue was temporarily brought to Jianzhen's original temple in Yangzhou in 1980 as part of a friendship exchange between Japan and China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jianzhen   (581 words)

  
 Jianzhen
Jianzhen (688-763) was born in Jiangyin county in Guangling (present day Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province in East China) with the surname of Chunyu.
Jianzhen was invited to teach at Todai-ji, now among the oldest Buddhist establishments in Japan.
Jianzhen also introduced Traditional Chinese Medical Science to Japan and is regarded as the founder of Japanese pharmaceutics.
www.phoenixbonsai.com /BigPicture/Jianzhen.html   (1901 words)

  
 Jianzhen
Jianzhen became a monk at the age of 14 and left his hometown for Luoyang and Chang'an to study when he was twenty years old.
Jianzhen was also responsible for the establishment of such temples as Toshodaiji where he taught and spread Vinaya.
Jianzhen and his disciples were not only proficient in Vinaya but also familiar with the doctrines of the Tiantai Sect of Buddhism.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_25119.htm   (437 words)

  
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At the sponsorship of the Yangzhou municipal government and the Chinese and Japanese Buddhism associations, the event is intended to promote the Spirit of Jianzhen, a knowledgeable and devoted Buddhist in the imperial Tang Dynasty (618-907), according to a local government source on Wednesday.
Despite five failed attempts, Monk Jianzhen succeeded in his sixth effort to reach the Japanese islands at the invitation of a Buddhist temple there.
Jianzhen's work in Japan more than 12 centuries ago contributed to a great extent promote the growth of Japanese civilization.
www.buddhistnews.tv /current/jianzhen-200803.php   (265 words)

  
 Statues of Monk Jianzhen and Buddha Lushena displayed in Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Jianzhen and Buddha Lushena are displayed in the National Tokyo Museum.
Monk Jianzhen succeeded in crossing the sea to Japan for the 6th time in 753 AD at the age of 66.
Jianzhen's body was buried in Toshodai Temple after death.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_newupdate/2005-01/14/content_64982.htm   (105 words)

  
 Daming Temple
This is where the Tang dynasty (618-907AD) monk Jianzhen studied and became superior of the temple and also a famed teacher of Buddhism in the region.
Jianzhen played an integral role in the development of Buddhism in Japan, and after five failures he finally succeeded in crossing the seas and building the Toshodaiji Temple in Nara.
In 1973 a memorial hall was built within the Daming Temple honoring Jianzhen and commemorating the renewed friendship between China and Japan.
www.chinaetravel.com /attraction/att17p.html   (94 words)

  
 Zhuolu County Authorities Arrested and Extorted Funds from Practitioner Ms. Zhou Jianzhen | Clearharmony - Falundafa in ...
Zhou Jianzhen is a Falun Dafa practitioner who worked in the Zhuolu Middle School in Hebei Province and received the Honour of being a City-Level Excellent Teacher.
Zhou Jianzhen's husband, claiming that it was used to supplement the salary of the education personnel sent from the school to accompany Ms.
Zhou Jianzhen and her family were fined 2,500 yuan by the local 610 Office and 4,600 by the brainwashing centre.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200603/31843p.html   (546 words)

  
 Yangzhou Travel Attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Daming Monastery is where the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) monk Jianzhen studied and became superior of the temple and also became a famed teacher of Buddhism in the region.
Jianzhen played an integral role in the development of Buddhism in Japan.
In 1973 a memorial hall was built at the northeastern corner of the temple honoring Jianzhen and commemorating the renewed friendship between China and Japan.
www.muztagh.com /yangzhou/attraction.htm   (854 words)

  
 A legendary monk finally sails home
After finally arriving in Japan on his sixth sailing in December AD 753, Jianzhen founded the famous Toshodai-ji Temple in Nara, conducted the first official ceremony to transmit the precepts at the temple, and spread Buddhism as well as Chinese culture and arts in Japan.
Last year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Zenshinza restaged the play, directed by its vice-president Toshima Eimei, and it was enthusiastically received by Japanese viewers.
Now, to mark the 1250th anniversary of Jianzhen's arrival in Japan, the production is touring China, with performances at Beijing's Poly Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, in Yangzhou on October 19 and in Shanghai October 23 to 26.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2003-10/11/content_271003.htm   (536 words)

  
 Ancient Monk's Japanese Trip Remembered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
"Jianzhen is remembered for his great contribution to friendship between the Chinese and Japanese peoples," said Ye Xiaowen, head of the State Administration for Religious Affairs.
At the same time, a ceremony to lay a foundation stone was held for the Jianzhen Academy, which is planned to be located to the north of the temple.
Jianzhen did not succeed until 753, when he finally reached Japan.
www.china.org.cn /english/culture/79103.htm   (347 words)

  
 COSCO Group
The passenger and cargo ship Jianzhen was put into operation, providing services connecting China and Japan for international cargos and passengers.
As passenger and cargo traffic increased, the company added an investment of 51 million U.S. dollars, increased the registered capital to 18.86 million U.S. dollars and extended the contract by ten years under the authorization of the Ministry of Communications, the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company.
A new, luxurious ship Jianzhen -- was built in Japan to replace the old one in April 1994, continuing to serve the route between Shanghai/Osaka/Kobe.
www.cosco.com.cn /en/global_offices/staff.jsp?catId=354   (276 words)

  
 China to build first Buddhism school for international exchanges
November 1 was the day on which Jianzhen succeeded in his final attempt to land on the Japanese islands.
  Jianzhen was a knowledgeable and devoted Buddhist in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Despite five failed attempts, Jianzhen succeeded in his sixth effort to reach the Japanese islands at theinvitation of a Buddhist temple in Japan.
www.jsmuseum.com:7005 /show.aspx?articleid=81   (250 words)

  
 Legend of the Five Rings -- Fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Jianzhen knelt beside Matsuo in the small shrine.
Jianzhen looked down at her hands, trying to choose the right words.
Matsuo reached out one hand impulsively toward Jianzhen, his fingers passed through her arm as if she were only smoke.
l5r.alderac.com /fiction/enlightenedmadness_04.html   (3981 words)

  
 Daming Monastery : Pictures and Travel Information - China Travel Attraction
Jianzhen made five attempts to get there, failing due to storms.
Later, the Japanese made a lacquer statue of Jianzhen, which in 1980 was sent to Yangzhou.
Modelled after the chief hall of the Toshodai Temple in Nara(Japan), the Jianzhen Memorial Hall was built in 1974 at Daming Monastery and was financed by Japanese contributions.
www.muztagh.com /china-attraction/yangzhou/daming-monastery.htm   (299 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
Zhou Jianzhen is a Falun Dafa practitioner who worked in the Zhuolu Middle School in Hebei Province and received the honor of being a City-Level Excellent Teacher.
Zhou Jianzhen and her family were fined 2,500 yuan by the local 610 Office and 4,600 by the brainwashing center.
Zhou Jianzhen's husband had 400 yuan extorted from him by Zhao Xuan, male, county CCP member and Director of the County 610 Office, who used the excuse of dining out.
clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2006/3/7/70584.html   (526 words)

  
 :: POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY :: News
The sisters, Jianzhen and Jianxia, seniors at St. Joseph's High School in Brooklyn, were among 100 students from 49 New York-area high schools who participated in Polytechnic's Center for Youth in Engineering and Science (YES Center) Summer Research Institute program, which reaches out to high school students to encourage their interest in science and engineering.
Born in Fujian, China, Jianzhen and Jianxia, who immigrated to the United States with their family two years ago, spent the summer working on research projects under the guidance of Polytechnic faculty.
Jianxia Jiang, joined by her sister, Jianzhen, and Everton Barrett, assistant administrator of the Summer Research Institute, sits at an Instron machine in the interdisciplinary laboratory for civil, chemical and mechanical engineering.
www.poly.edu /news/archives/news2/?id=1082   (300 words)

  
 Treatment of Frozen Shoulder Using Chinese Medicine
The recommended points are mainly from three yang channels of the hand-arm-shoulder area: jianyu (LI-15), binao (LI-14), quchi (LI-11), and hegu (LI-4) of the large intestine meridian; jianzhen (SI-9) and houxi (SI-3) of the small intestine meridian, and waiguan (TB-5) of the triple burner meridian.
The main acupoints treated were jianyu (LI-15), jianzhen (SI-9), quchi (LI-11), binao (LI-14), and tiaokou (ST-38), and the primary supplemental points were jianliao (TB-13), shousanli (LI-10), houxi (SI-3), taiyuan (LU-9), and yinlingquan (GB-34).
Treatment was set up with two groups of points for each patient, one group of five points treated one time, and another group of five points treated the next time.
www.itmonline.org /arts/frozenshoulder.htm   (3044 words)

  
 Young/Choosing Revolution. Chapter 7
In Hunan province to the north of Guangdong, where Li Jianzhen grew up, Liu Ying's family was on a downward financial spiral when she was born in 1905.
Li Jianzhen reported that she learned to read and write a little by standing outside the window of the village school, listening to the lessons after she delivered the younger boys in the family to the school.
Li Jianzhen was told only that there would be a strategic troop movement of the First Front Army to the rear of the enemy forces.
www.press.uillinois.edu /epub/books/young/ch7.html   (12569 words)

  
 Nara Temples: Toshodaiji
The existence of these old buildings in the quiet, wooded grounds makes Toshodaiji one of the most beautiful temples in all of Nara.
Jianzhen, 687-763) lived in the Damingsi monastery in the middle Yangzi area in China (present-day Yangzhou).
Now, while I stand in front of his grave, I clearly see Ganjin in my mind: his immense concentration and determination, a lesson for everyone's life.
www.xs4all.nl /~daikoku/junrei/reijo/15-ban.htm   (1881 words)

  
 Young/Choosing Revolution. Chapter 5
Li Jianzhen, born to poor peasants in Guangdong, was sold to another poor family for eight copper coins when she was eight months old.
During the period of economic reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, many of the practices resulting in violence against women and male control of women's lives that were in existence in the earlier years of the century reemerged in China.
According to a soldier who sat in on the interview because she was collecting the mountain songs created by Li Jianzhen, the songs were all original.
www.press.uillinois.edu /epub/books/young/ch5.html   (6470 words)

  
 Practitioner Mr. Wu Jianzhen from Tianjin City Was Severely Persecuted | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
Wu Jianzhen was watching "The True Story of Falun Gong" in his home, when Zhang Hai, an instructor of the Cuihuangkou Township Police Station, along with three other people, broke into his home and took him to the police station.
Wu Jianzhen, so they transferred him to the Wuqing District jail that same night.
Wu Jianzhen couldn't take it anymore, and against his will he again wrote words disrespectful to Dafa.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200511/30118.html   (1043 words)

  
 Jianzhen Memorial Hall, Temple of Daming Si
Jianzhen Memorial Hall, Temple of Daming Si Temple of Daming Si - Jianzhen Memorial Hall
To the east of the main building stands the Jianzhen Memorial Hall, built between 1963-67 with Japanese financial aid.
Here can be seen a wooden statue of the monk and a stone tablet bearing an inscription by Guo Moruo.
www.planetware.com /yangzhou/temple-of-daming-si-jianzhen-memorial-hall-chn-js-tdj.htm   (89 words)

  
 Statues of Monk Jianzhen and Buddha Lushena displayed in Tokyo_china_English_Sina
Statues of Monk Jianzhen and Buddha Lushena displayed in Tokyo_china_English_Sina
BEIJING, Jan. 13(xinhua)--Statues of Monk Jianzhen and Buddha Lushena are displayed in the National Tokyo Museum Jan. 12, 2005.
Since then, he had stayed in Toshodai Temple in, Nara, to which he had made his contribution in the designing in the construction.
english.sina.com /china/p/1/2005/0113/17353.html   (194 words)

  
 Fundação Oriente - Boletim / Newsletter - Lisbon summit fosters coopertation
Since the Fundação Oriente was set up in 1988, it has given priority to awarding scholarships to scientists, historians, artists, musicians and other specialists from Portugal and the Orient.
A group of 13 of these scholarship-holders comes from the Hebei province in China, in the Beijing region.
Daniel Tatsuo Suganuma, a Japanese student who was born in São Paulo (Brazil) 22 years ago and is now at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, is also studying at the University of Coimbra.
www.foriente.pt /en/boletim_news14.asp   (924 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
China to mark 1,250th Anniversary of Chinese monk's journey to Japan
Yangzhou, Jiangsu (China) - Yangzhou, a scenic city in east China's Jiangsu province, will hold commemoration activities this November to honor Jianzhen, a prestigious ancient Chinese monk who made the landmark journey to Japan to spread Buddhism 1,250 years ago.
Copyright © 2003 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
www.dailynews.lk /2003/08/27/fea06.html   (1478 words)

  
 Falun Info Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Police shocked the practitioners with electric batons and handcuffed them; they also beat and kicked the practitioners and forbid them to sleep at night.
Female practitioner Cao Jianzhen from Yuanjiang County was beaten to death by the special-task police at the labor camp because she persisted in studying the Fa and doing the exercises.
Female practitioner Zuo Suqun from Changsha City was tortured to death through force-feeding by the special-task police because she held a hunger strike.
www.faluninfo.net /DisplayAnArticlePrint.asp?ID=6060   (356 words)

  
 Parents have high education expectations for children
Among the parents interviewed, more than half hoped their sons got a master's degree.
"I think my son should at least have a master's degree, otherwise he won't find a good job a bachelor's degree is not enough," said He Jianzhen.
However Chen Jun, who has a daughter, admitted that there were lower expectations for girls due to a social environment that puts more pressure on men than women.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2006-06/27/content_626602.htm   (409 words)

  
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In 1991, Xuezhu predecessor¡ªYixing Spring Flower Knitting Company was established, which is a small and simple private-owned workshop with several workers.
In 1994, under the ¡°brand strategy¡± of Chairwoman Shi Jianzhen, going with a reforming, Wuxi Xuezhu Knitting Company was established.
Shi Jianzhen brought forward the strategical idea of ¡°making the first underwear brand in China¡± which defines the developing direction for Xuezhu.
www.xuezhu.cc /english/about6.asp   (236 words)

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