Master Shi Yanxin’s internal name: Yan Xin. Foreign word: Jingyuan. Nicknames: Taibai Taoist, Yuntaishanren, and Buyi Samana. Room names: Wuxiang Zen Room, Moyuan Room, Nongmo Thatched Cottage, Wanshiliao, and Rumengju.
The Master was born in Biyang, Henan in 1965. He is of Han nationality and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Buddhism.
The Master took refuge in the Three Jewels in 1986, became a monk at Yuntai Zen Temple in Taibaiding in 1989, and received full ordination at Zhaojue Temple in Chengdu in 1991. From then on, he began his career of traveling around the world and graduated from Lingdong Buddhist College. , Chongqing Buddhist University.
The master learned calligraphy and painting from his father and brother since he was a child, focusing on imitating the ancients and practicing ancient paintings. In the process of learning calligraphy, he once wrote a poem called "Learning Calligraphy": "Oracle bones, bronze inscriptions, large and small seal scripts, Han bamboo slips, silk scripts, and Cao Quan. I studied Huai Su and calligraphy diligently, and learned from Fang Ting Kai Kai and Ou Yan. I first combined and then left the ancient post, and finally To support his own family. For ten years, he did not care about the world, but only sharpened his sword for calligraphy. "
The master once wrote a poem "Studying Painting" when he was studying painting: "I first studied painting in Jiezi Garden, in the second year of the Eighth University. Viewed from the stone wall. The Four Talents and the Eight Eccentrics of Jiangnan, Hongyi Hongren and Ju Ran. The talents of ancient people are used by me, and I am not the one who likes to paint pictures to promote Buddhism and benefit people and heaven."
The master was studying Zen. He once wrote a poem in "Learning Zen": "What is the meaning of the founder's coming to the west? This is a thousand-year-old topic. Without establishing the words to understand the wonderful Dharma, the true meaning can be understood through the heart. Since ancient times, many seekers have spent their energy in seeking Dharma outside their minds. My Dharma is empty. It is also empty to understand the true meaning of Tathagata."
The master once wrote a poem in "Studying the Dharma" when he was studying the Dharma: "The World Honored One compassionately preached the wonderful Dharma, and the eighty-four thousand boats and rafts were taught according to the scriptures before he was enlightened. , after seeing the nature, I am the true Arhat, and the two-dimensional Tao is the Bodhisattva. Dharma and law are all illusory, and the Dharma is destroyed."
The master is versatile and proficient in Buddhism and literature. He is good at poetry, calligraphy, painting, sealing, and is skilled in martial arts, medicine, farming, mechanics, etc.
Currently, the master is engaged in Buddhist research and artistic creation.
The calligraphy work "Buddha's Fragrance of Ink" (calligraphy collection) has been published by Guangdong Science and Technology Press. "New Notes on the Diamond Sutra" (Buddhist Sutra Easy to Read) and "Ink Zen Heart" will be released in the near future. (Collection of Traditional Chinese Paintings), "Zen Yu Seal Pu" (Collection of Seal Engravings), "Collection of Dreams" (Collection of Poems) and other works.