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乙未一百十六歲。建香積廚。五觀堂等工程。起禪七一期。丙申一百十七歲。函編者令赴雲居未往。建大殿天王殿等工程。海燈接住持。講經起禪七二期。丁酉一百十八歲。各堂工竣。造佛像百餘尊。講經起禪七三期。住僧二百餘。戊戌一百十九歲。詹勵吾助建海會塔。己亥一百二十歲。夏秋病劇。
宣化曰： 化竟放下歸去來
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In 1955, the Master, at one-hundred and sixteen, had completed the Accumulation of Fragrance Kitchen, the Five Contemplations Hall, and other construction projects, and held another meditation session. In the next year, the Master's one-hundred and seventeenth, he wrote a letter to the composer of this book, asking the latter to return to Yun Chu which, however, was impossible. The Great Hall and the Hall of the Heavenly Kings were completed, in addition to other monastery buildings, and Dharma Master Hai Deng (Sea Lamp) became Abbot. The Master continued to lecture Sutras and held a two-week meditation session. In 1957, when the Master was one-hundred and eighteen, all of the work was completed, and more than one hundred Buddha images were cast. The Master continued to lecture the Sutras and held a three-week mediation session. There were now more than two hundred monks living at the monastery. At one-hundred and nineteen, in 1958, the Master was aided in the establishment of the Hai Hwei (Sea-vast Assembly) Stupa by Chan Li Wu. In 1959, the Master's age was one-hundred and twenty, and he became ill during the summer and fall.
Hsuan Hua said:
"His teaching ended, he put it all down and returned."
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