Ru Shi chugao xiaoxue 儒釋初高小學

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Confucian-Buddhist Primary School Established by the Saṇgha in Tài County (Tàixiàn sēnglì Rú Shì chūgāo xiǎoxuéxiào 泰縣僧立儒釋初高小學校) a short-lived primary school for monks in Jiāngsū 江蘇.

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History

  • 1912?? - 1913??
  • Location(s): Hóngkāi Temple 宏開寺, Tài County 泰縣, Jiāngsū 江蘇

After the founding of the Republic, many of the monasteries in Tài County 泰縣 banded together to open a school for their younger monks. Zhìguāng 智光 was the school's first principal. Courses included Chinese language, history, geography, math, English, and Buddhist studies. The school averaged over fifty students.

The school closed after three terms owing to a lack of funds.

Notable Students

Notes


References

  • Yú Língbō 于凌波, ed. Xiàndài Fójiào rénwù cídiǎn 現代佛教人物辭典 (A Dictionary of Modern Buddhist Persons), 2 vols. Taipei: Foguang, 2004. Pp. 2.1152b-1152c (entry for Zhìguāng 智光).
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