An example of temple property promoting learning

Because most provinces set up Buddhist colleges for the purpose of protecting temple property, they have no intention of setting up education, so they lack sound organization and management. Among them, the monk education organization in Jiangsu Province is relatively sound, and running schools is also relatively successful. The "Ordinary Monk School" founded by Wenxi in Tianning Temple in the thirty-second year of Guangxu was the first monk school in modern times. It enrolled more than 20 young monks, including Ren Shan and Guang Zhi, and taught English and Japanese in addition to Buddhist courses. The funds are shared by Zhenjiang and Yangzhou temples. However, at that time, the elders of Zhushan were constrained by the concept of temple property protection and stubborn conservatism, so that Wenxi was excluded and unsustainable, and the ordinary monasteries were closed. In addition, in the thirty-third year of Guangxu, the "Wei Jing She" was established in Jinling at its own expense, and more than ten young monks and nuns, including Mei Guangxi, Ouyang, Qiu, Renshan, Taixu, Guan, were recruited to teach Buddhism and Sinology and English as the basis for learning Brahma and Eight Essays.