where several thousand people from all over took refuge in Triple Gems. He returned to Shanghai in the third lunar month, and the next month received a telegram from Peking requesting his presence in the Capital. Hsu Yun arrived and stayed at Kuang Chi (Extensive Aid) Monastery (Guangji Temple (Beijing)). Representatives of various Buddhist groups also were present, and the Chinese Buddhist Association was officially inaugurated. After a plenary meeting in which important policies were decided, some monks suggested to him some changes to precepts and rules. Xuyun then scolded them and wrote an essay about the manifestation of the Dharma Ending Age. Death Xuyun became ill in the summer of 1959 and died in October 13 of the same year. Significance In 1953, the Chinese Buddhist Association was established at a meeting with 121 delegates in Beijing. The meeting also elected a chairman, 4 honorary chairmen, 7 vice-chairmen, a secretary general, 3 deputy secretaries-general, 18 members of a standing committee, and 93 directors. The 4 elected honorary chairmen were the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama, the Grand Lama of Inner Mongolia, and Xuyun himself. Publications Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun Notes References Gauci, Damian, John (2011). Chan-Pure Land: An Interpretation of Xu Yun's (1840-1959) Oral Instructions, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal 24, 105-120 Huimin Bhiksu (2009). An Inquiry Into Master Xuyun’s Experiences of Long-dwelling in Samadhi, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal 22, 45-68 Hunn, Richard (ed.), translated by Charles Luk (1974). Empty Cloud: the Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Hsu Yun. Rochester: Empty Cloud Press. Shaftesbury: Element Books, 1988 (revised) Kʻuan Yü Lu (Charles Luk) (1964). "Master Hsu Yun Brief Biography", The Mountain Path, Vol. 1, October 1964, No. 4 Kʻuan Yü Lu (Charles Luk) (1961). Ch'an and Zen teaching, London : Rider. Kʻuan Yü Lu; Xuyun (1993). Master Hsu Yun's discourses and dharma words, Hong Kong : H. K. Buddhist book distributor. Hsuan Hua (1983,1985). A Pictorial Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun - Vol.1 and Vol.2 (2nd edition 2003). Burlingame, Calif.: Buddhist Text Translation Society, Dharma Realm Buddhist Univ. Sakya, Jy Din (1996). Empty Cloud: The teachings of Xu Yun. A remembrance of the Great Chinese Zen Master, Hong Kong : H. K. Buddhist book distributor External links There are two institutions under the name "Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun": one at hsuyun.org and another at zatma.org List of books on the