1. Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk named Qinglian
2. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk named Xiangshan
3. Si Kongtu, a poet and poetic critic in the late Tang Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk named Naishi
3. Li Yu, a poet in the Southern Tang Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk named Lianfeng
4. Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty- Li Zhiyi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, Guxi Jushi
8, Qin Guan, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, Huaihai Jushi
9, Chen Shidao, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, Houshan Jushi
1, Ye Mengde, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, Shilin Jushi
11, Chen Yuyi, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Fan Chengda, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Xiaoxiang, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a layman in Yuhu
15; Zhang Yuangan, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a layman in Luchuan
16; Li Qingzhao, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a layman in seclusion
17; Zhu Shuzhen, a poetess in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a poet in Chashan
19. Lu Juren, a calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk in Huan Lake
21; Ni Zan, a painter in Yuan Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk in Yunlin
22; Xu Wei, an outstanding literary artist in late Ming Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk in Qingteng
23; Li Zhi, a great thinker in Ming Dynasty, was a Buddhist monk in Wenling
24; and Xue Lundao, a essayist in Ming Dynasty- Zhang Dai, a writer in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, was a Buddhist in Diean
28; Wu Li, one of the six writers in early Qing Dynasty, was a Buddhist in Taoxi
29; Qian Zai, a poet and painter in Qing Dynasty, was a Buddhist in Wansong
3; Cao Xueqin, a great novelist in Qing Dynasty, was a Buddhist in Qinxi
31; and Yuan Mei, a writer in Qing Dynasty, was a Buddhist in Cangshan
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