主法和尚：上首下愚法師
台灣十方禪林開山方丈首愚法師本著「莊嚴世界，實行正道」的理想，致力於弘揚正法於寰宇世界，曾任美國佛教協會副會長、紐約大覺寺及莊嚴寺方丈，法履及於美國的東岸、西岸，以及加拿大、澳大利亞、馬來西亞、新加坡、紐西蘭、台灣、香港、澳門等地，宣揚中國佛教文化，特別是失傳已久的融合顯密、大小乘的唐密「七俱胝佛母所說準提陀羅尼法門」。
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十方禪林開山方丈首愚和尚簡介
台灣十方禪林開山方丈首愚法師本著「莊嚴世界，實行正道」的理想，致力於弘揚正法於寰宇世界，曾任美國佛教協會副會長、紐約大覺寺及莊嚴寺方丈，法履及於美國的東岸、西岸，以及加拿大、澳大利亞、馬來西亞、新加坡、紐西蘭、台灣、香港、澳門等地，宣揚中國佛教文化，特別是失傳已久的融合顯密、大小乘的唐密「七俱胝佛母所說準提陀羅尼法門」。
首愚法師，一九四七年生，台灣省台中縣人，俗家姓柳。一九六九年﹙二十三歲﹚服兵役期間，因閱《六祖壇經》忽爾有省，乃知行住坐臥處處顯示迴光返照之道，頓萌菩提宿願，欲重振禪門宗風。
於一九七一年出家，依止仁俊、廣善兩位長老為剃度師父，法名 「宏善」，法號「從智」，日後得南懷瑾老師嘉勉，特以「首愚」為自謙之號。一九七二年至七七年入學東方佛教學院高級部一年及佛光山叢林大學，就讀唯識學系四年，其間閉關專修般舟三昧四次，並得南懷瑾老師之指導。
一九七九年南懷瑾老師成立大乘學舍，首愚法師擔任監院參與共修，受南師「顯密圓通準提法門」灌頂，日後更得南師認可為傳授準提法門阿闍黎。
一九九Ｏ年經南懷瑾老師安排，至廈門南普陀寺閉第十次關，為期五個月，主修準提法門，配合般舟三昧之行禪，得殊勝之感應。一九九二年至一九九四年間，在北京佛牙塔閉關3次， 隨後又於臺灣閉關專修9次，首愚法師自出家迄今（二Ｏ一四年），於臺灣大陸兩地先後閉關近30次，在見地、修證、行願上奠定了深厚的基礎。在南普陀閉關後，首愚法師開始帶領禪林住眾與社會大眾專修準提法門，每年春、夏、秋、冬四安居，各有準提七、七七四十九之專修(夏安居為十三週)，皆親自主七，與會大眾多蒙法益。
一九九五年九月中旬，首愚法師應美佛會邀請，至紐約莊嚴寺及新澤西州領眾共修準提法，令大眾獲益良多，也揭開美、加弘法的序幕。後於一九九九年五月底受聘接任美國佛教會副會長、美國紐約莊嚴寺及大覺寺住持二年。
二ＯＯ九年首愚法師結合閉天地關及弘法行願，在台灣、大陸各地、馬來西亞展開密集準提傳法專修。二Ｏ一Ｏ年起每年閉關內修再外弘，以積福智資糧。在修持上，融會眼識返觀觀自性的般若正觀法門、耳根返聞聞自性的圓照三昧法門、十方諸佛所護持的般若三昧法門，於「七俱胝大佛母準提王菩薩」的顯密圓通法門中。切望所有學法大眾與他不斷深究觀音法門、開發金剛唱誦、深入心月輪觀，藉此轉化為人我習氣驅使的業報身，期達修証佛法普利有情的法、報、化三身成就。
首愚法師期己能以出世的精神做入世的事業，創建慈雲普護、澤及蒼生的千手千眼觀世音菩薩道場–十方禪林，復辦十方叢林書院，接續南師弘揚儒釋道諸子百家、中國文化斷層之志。以南師早年提出之「見地、修證、行願」六字心法，奉為教育綱領，並期以教育、弘化、慈濟三者共舉，貢獻社會，造福人群，進而利樂有情，同登大化，是為本懷。
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Biography of Ven. Shoyu, Founding Abbot of Ten Directions Monastery
Ven. Shoyu, the Founding Abbot of the Ten Directions Monastery in Taiwan, holds the ideal of “Building a Majestic World, Walking the Path of Dharma,” and commits himself to promote the Dharma throughout the world.
Ven. Shoyu has been the Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association of United States (BAUS), the Abbot of the Chuang-Yen Monastery and Temple of Enlightenment in New York. Throughout the East and the West, Ven. Shoyu has been to the United States, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao… etc, to promote the Chinese Buddhism. Among his teachings, Ven. Shoyu especially advocates the long-lost Tang-Dynasty Esoteric practice of Cundi Dharani, which is a fusion of Mahayana, Hinayana, and Vajrayana traditions.
Ven. Shoyu was born to the Liu family in 1947 in Taichung, Taiwan. In 1969, while serving the military duty, Ven. Shoyu was awaken after reading the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch. He realized that the path to Enlightenment was shown in all activities in life, be it walking, standing, sitting, or laying. At the moment, Ven. Shoyu aspired himself to be enlightened, and to re-establish the tradition and lineage of the Chinese Chan Buddhism.
Ven. Shoyu was ordained in 1971 by Ven. Renjun and Ven. Guangshan. He was given the Dharma Name “Hong-Shan” (Pormoting the Wholesomeness) and the Dharma Title “Cong-Zhi” (Following the Wisdom). Later on, with the encouragement of Mr. Huai-Chin Nan, Ven. Shoyu chose “Shoyu” (Foolish Head) as his humble title. From 1972-1977, Ven. Shoyu entered the graduate program of the Oriental Buddhist Institute and Fo Guang University College of Buddhist Studies, where he studied the Yogacara school for four years. During his study, Ven. Shoyu also entered four retreats to practice the Pratyutpanna Samādhi under the guidance of Mr. Huai-Chin Nan.
In 1979, Mr. Huai-Chin Nan founded the Mahayana Society. Ven. Shoyu held its post as the Temple Superintendent. During a Cundi Dharani retreat, Ven. Shoyu was initiated by Mr. Nan as an Acharya who was capable of passing on the Cundi Dharani practice.
In 1990, under an arrangement by Mr. Huai-Chin Nan, Ven. Shoyu entered a five-month retreat in the South Putuo Temple. During the retreat, Ven. Shoyu focuses on the Cundi Dharani implemented with Pratyutpanna Samādhi, and attained an auspicious epiphany. From 1992-1994, Ven. Shoyu again entered into retreat three times in Buddha’s Tooth Relic Pagoda (in Beijing Lingguang Temple), and nine more times in Taiwan. To date, Ven. Shoyu has entered almost thirty retreats in Taiwan and China since he was ordained, which served as a solid foundation for his insight, practice, and faith.
After his retreat in the South Putuo Temple, Ven. Shoyu began to host Cundi Dharani retreats for monastery members and laypersons. Every year, during each of the four Vassa in spring, summer, autumn and winter, Ven. Shoyu personally lead 7-day and 49-day (and 13-week in summer) Cundi Dharani retreats to benefit the people.
During mid-September 1995, Ven. Shoyu received the invitation from BAUS to lead Cundi Dharani retreats in New York Chuang-Yen Monastery and in New Jersey. The retreats were well-received by the public, and they were the prelude to Ven. Shoyu’s Dharma teachings in the United States and Canada. Later on, in May 1999, Ven. Shoyu was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the BAUS, and as the Abbot for New York Chuang-Yen Monastery and Temple of Enlightenment for two years.
In 2009, with his faith to promote Buddhism, Ven. Shoyu started intensive Cundi Dharani retreats in Taiwan, China and Malaysia. Starting from 2010, Ven Shoyu would first enter a retreat before promoting Dharma outside, as to accumulate merits for karma and wisdom.
In his Cundi Dharani practice, Ven. Shoyu integrates the Prajna Insight Meditation, which develops an insight on the svabhava through the eye-consciousness; the Kuan-Yin Samadhi Meditation, which develops an insight on the svabhava through the ear-consciousness; and the Prajna Samadhi Meditation, which is blessed by Buddhas in all realms, past, present and future.
It is the Venerable’s wish that he along with all Dharma practitioners continue to study the Kuan-Yin Meditation, develop the Vajra Chanting, and penetrate deeply into the Lunar Wheel Insight. With those, we may transform our habit-driven karmic body into enlightened Trikaya to benefit all sentient beings.
Ven. Shoyu aspires himself to accomplish Mundane tasks with the spirit of Liberation. He established the Ten Directions Monastery, which is a temple for the all-compassionate thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Ven. Shoyu also re-established the Ten Directions Buddhist Academy to continue Mr. Huai-Chin Nan’s will to promote Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the Hundred Schools Thought, and to bridge the chasm between the traditional Chinese culture and the modern society. Utilizing Mr. Nan’s core principle of “Insight, Practice, and Faith” as the guideline, it is Ven. Shoyu’s goal to educate the public, promote the traditional culture, and provide philanthropy; and to benefit the society, people, and all sentient beings;