Background
Master Fayun was born in 1933 in Jiangxi province, China.
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Venerable Master Fayun
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Career
His lay name was Yu Heng-sheng. He was a disciple of the eminent Chinese monk Hsu Yun (虛雲. Pinyin: Xuyun) (1840–1959) and was also one of his personal attendants who served him, most notably during the Yunmen incident in 1951-1952 when Master Hsu Yun and his monks were beaten and tortured by thugs that surrounded Yunmen Monastery (雲門寺.
Yunmen Si) in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, soon after the Communist Revolution in China.
Master Fayun was known by all for his utmost compassion towards all people and living beings. Master Fayun died on September 25, 2003.
Soon after his cremation, many relics (Sanskrit: Sarira. Chinese: Sheli 舍利; Tibetan: Ringsel), round pellet-size material that look like beads, crystals, or pearls of any color that are found in the cremated ashes of those who are believed to possess advanced spiritual qualities, were discovered amongst his cremains.
The cremains were brought back to Yunmen Monastery in Guangdong province, China in November 2003 and they, along with some of his relics, were finally interred into a memorial stupa there in 2004.
