Examples of Devotion

                                                                            

The young Hsuan Hua

                Hsuan Hua’s deep devotion to the teachings of the Buddha can be seen through many of his actions.  The Buddha taught him that he should not lie down when sleeping, that he should only eat before noon, which he did only once a day and he started the wearing of the kashaya (precept sash) again.  One other way Hsuan Hua showed his devotion was by not accepting disciples who had already taken shelter with a different monk.

                To teach others the standards of conduct that he lived by every day, he wrote the Six Great Guidelines.  They were; not contending, not being greedy, not seeking, not being selfish, not pursuing personal profit and not lying.