Monk Ji Gong – a legendary figure in Song Dynasty
Ji Gong (济公) (1130 or 1148–1209), also known as Li Xiuyuan in secular life and Daoji in Buddhist monastic life, hailed from Yongning Village, Tiantai County (now Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province), in the area of Taizhou, China. He was a renowned monk during the Southern Song Dynasty, revered by later generations as the “Living Buddha […]
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