Daoji ( Chinese : 道濟 , 22 December 1130 – 16 May 1209, born Li Xiuyuan), popularly known as Ji Gong ( Chinese : 濟公 ), was a Chan Buddhist monk who lived in the Southern Song . He purportedly possessed supernatural powers through Buddhist practice, which he used to help the poor and stand up to injustice. However, he was also known for his wild and eccentric behavior and didn't follow Buddhist monastic rules by consuming alcohol and meat. By the time of his death, Daoji had become a legend in Chinese culture and a deity in Chinese folk religion . He is mentioned by Buddhists in folktales and kōans , and sometimes invoked by oracles to assist in worldly affairs.
27-525: Mad Monk may refer to: Ji Gong , a Buddhist monk who lived during the Song dynasty The Mad Monk (1993), a fantasy film about Ji Gong's life starring Stephen Chow Nickname of Tony Abbott , an Australian politician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mad Monk . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-529: A bottle of wine in his right hand, and a fan in his left hand. He wears a hat with the Chinese character Fo ( 佛 ), meaning "Buddha". He can also be seen holding his shoes in his right hand. Because of his carefree nature, he is rarely ever shown with a serious facial expression. Ji Gong has been portrayed by numerous actors in films and television series from as early as 1939. Chinese novel Ji Gong Quan Zhuang ( 濟公全傳 ) by Guo Xiaoting ( 郭小亭 ). Adventures of
81-512: A deity. Not long after that, Chinese Buddhist institutions began to recognize his compassionate efforts, and was incorporated into Chinese Buddhism. He is also featured as an interlocutor in many classic kōans of the Chán (Zen) school. Since at least the 1869s, mediums in China have claimed to receive texts from Jìgōng through spirit writing , later called Fuji (扶乩/扶箕 fújī ). These messages led to
108-663: A former military advisor Li Maochun and his wife Lady Wang in 1130 CE (other accounts say 1148). After the death of his parents at the age of 18, Li was sent to Hangzhou and was ordained as a monk in Lingyin Temple , a temple of the Chán (Zen) school. He was mentored by the Vinaya master Huiyuan and was given the monastic name Dàojì (道濟, which could be interpreted as "Helper on the Way"). Unlike traditional Buddhist monks, Dàojì did not like following traditional monastic codes. He had
135-585: A further development of Jìgōng worship, which was actively promoted by the monk Fǎlún (法輪) at Hupao Temple (虎跑寺, Hǔpǎo Sì ) in Hangzhou , where Jìgōng’s grave is located. The channeled messages gradually acquired a moralistic tone, recommending charitable activities. Jìgōng’s messages received through 'spirit writing' played a role in the establishment of the Benevolent Relief Society (救濟善會, Jiùjì Shànhuì ), whose leaders later participated in
162-408: A penchant for openly eating meat and drinking wine; his robes were often tattered and dirty from traveling from place to place, and he stumbled clumsily as walked from intoxication. However, Dàojì was kindhearted and was always ready to lend a helping hand to ordinary people. He would often treat the sick and fight against injustice. The monks, bewildered and fed up with his behavior, expelled Dàojì from
189-698: A quarter of a million people in China's northeast. After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Chinese Red Cross expanded exponentially, now providing peacetime relief as well. There was no shortage of natural disasters in China for the new group to work on. Floods, famine and fire were endemic in the first half of China's 20th century, along with the outbreak of civil war. The Society opened Red Cross hospitals in Shanghai and in other cities, while local Red Cross chapters blossomed throughout
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270-659: The Dragon Subduing Arhat (降龍羅漢, Xiánglóng Luóhàn ), one of the Eighteen Arhats . Later he became known as Jìgōng (济公, "the Honorable Helper"), a title of respect derived from his monastic name, Dàojì (道济). Toward the end of his life, he stayed at Jingci Temple , and passed away on the 14th day of the 5th lunar month (May 16th, 1209), around the age of 79 (or 61 according to other chronicles). Later syncretic Taoism began to revere Jìgōng as
297-612: The International Federation in 1919 and was one of the first members. During the 1920s, the Red Cross Society of China contributed to help other countries hit by natural disasters. In 1906, during the San Francisco earthquake and fire that killed 3,000 and destroyed the city, the Chinese Red Cross sent 20,000 silver taels to its San Francisco counterpart to help with relief efforts. In 1923, after
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#1732792990595324-653: The Kuomintang strongholds in southwest China and some areas under Japanese occupation. Invaluable medical supplies from the United States and the United Kingdom were transferred to the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China by their American and British counterparts, through Burma and India . Overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia and around the world also raised funds for the Red Cross Society of
351-798: The Russo-Japanese War . The founders were a group of Chinese business and political leaders, led by Shanghai tea merchant Shen Dunhe . Shen chose to use the Red Cross aegis for his group because the neutrality provided by the Red Cross symbol allowed Chinese relief teams into the Manchurian war zones to aid Chinese civilians caught in the conflict between Japan and Russia. Shen created a Red Cross organization made up of wealthy Chinese and prominent Westerners living in China. The Red Cross Society, supported by government officials, Chinese elites and Western medical workers provided aid to more than
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405-684: The Mad Monk Ji Gong: The Drunken Wisdom of China's Most Famous Chan Buddhist Monk , Guo Xiaoting; John Robert Shaw trs., Tuttle Publishing, 2014. Red Cross Society of China The Red Cross Society of China ( Chinese : 中国红十字会 ) is the national Red Cross Society in the People's Republic of China . The Red Cross Society of China was founded as the Shanghai International Red Cross Committee on March 10, 1904, during
432-535: The Republic of China Red Cross Society (中華民國紅十字會管理條例施行細則) was passed, and the society was renamed Red Cross Society of the Republic of China , a society that still exists today, but located in Taiwan . The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (the name of the organization at the time) was naturally very active during the Second Sino-Japanese War , though its operations were mostly limited to
459-542: The Republic of China the sole national humanitarian organization in the country, and a law was enacted that same year. The Chinese Communist Party re-organized the Red Cross organization in Beijing and was admitted to the International Federation in 1950 under the name of Red Cross Society of China. Following the liberalization of the communist regime after the death of Mao Zedong , a new Red Cross Law
486-585: The Republic of China, and appeals by Chinese diplomats and advocates around the world convinced the American public to make significant donations to support the Chinese people. Following the outcome of the Chinese civil war , the Red Cross Society, together with other government agencies of the Republic of China, moved to Taiwan. In 1955, the government of the Republic of China declared the Red Cross Society of
513-449: The country, staffed and funded by Chinese eager to participate in patriotic activities, particularly as part of an organization with international connections and an aura of "modernity". By the 1920s, there were over 300 Red Cross chapters in China. The International Committee of the Red Cross recognized the Red Cross Society of China in 1912 after the establishment of the Republic of China . The Red Cross Society of China formally joined
540-876: The donation was received for disaster-relief work in Sichuan and other quake-hit areas in China, while the Red Cross Angel Program, which provides medical aid to poor areas, received 104 million yuan, and the Bo'Ai Aid Program for poor students received 36.95 million. The Angel Program helped to train 400 rural doctors, and provided aid to about 7,800 people with leukemia, congenital heart disease, cleft lip and palate, deafness, paraplegy and cancer. The Bo'ai Aid Program trained 100 rural teachers, helped 107 needy students to complete their middle school study, and built 556 Red Cross libraries for rural middle and primary schools. That more than 6.9 million people had benefited from
567-601: The early 1990s, the Red Cross Society of China has negotiated with the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China to facilitate exchanges of individuals, mostly illegal immigrants or fugitives, between both sides of the Taiwan Strait . In 2008, the RCSC received 1.537 billion yuan (about 220 million US dollars) in donations from both domestic and overseas sources, nine times the figure of 2007. Ninety percent of
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#1732792990595594-599: The foundation of the Red Cross Society of China . A new Buddhist movement, the Hong Kong -based Tung Cheng Yuen Buddhist Association ( Chinese : 東井圓佛會 ; pinyin : Dōngjǐng Yuánfú Huì ), worship Jìgōng. Yiguandao has also adopted him into their pantheon of deities, citing Zhang Tianran , contemporary founder of the Yiguandao, as his reincarnation. Ji Gong can usually be seen smiling in tattered monastic robes and oversized bead necklaces . He usually carries
621-542: The great Tokyo earthquake, the Chinese Red Cross sent a relief team, crates of medicines, and almost $ 20,000 (in 1923 Chinese dollars) to Japan. The Society's leadership from the 1920s-1940s was closely tied with the American and British Red Cross societies, the Kuomintang government and the Shanghai business community. In 1937, while the Second Sino-Japanese War was raging on, the Act of Administrative Rules and Procedures of
648-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mad_Monk&oldid=1245893109 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ji Gong Originally named Li Xiuyuan, Jìgōng (濟公) was born to
675-410: The monastery. From then on, Dàojì roamed the streets and helped people whenever he could. According to legend, while cultivating Buddhist practices, Dàojì attained supernatural powers. Many who noticed his eccentric yet benevolent and compassionate nature began to think that he was the emanation of a bodhisattva , or the incarnation of an arhat . He was widely recognized by people as the incarnation of
702-2022: The total of 2,194 clinics, 194 schools and 1,112 libraries the foundation had built throughout the country by the end of 2008. The organization came under public scrutiny in 2011 when Guo Meimei , a 20-year-old who claimed to be the general manager of a company called Red Cross Commerce and had boasted online about her luxurious lifestyle, cars and home. This led to public speculation that funds meant for earthquake ravaged areas were instead diverted to internal officials. [REDACTED] Afghanistan [REDACTED] Albania [REDACTED] Algeria [REDACTED] Andorra [REDACTED] Angola [REDACTED] Antigua and Barbuda [REDACTED] Argentina [REDACTED] Armenia [REDACTED] Australia [REDACTED] Austria [REDACTED] Azerbaijan [REDACTED] The Bahamas [REDACTED] Bahrain [REDACTED] Bangladesh [REDACTED] Barbados [REDACTED] Belarus (suspended) [REDACTED] Belgium [REDACTED] Belize [REDACTED] Benin [REDACTED] Bhutan [REDACTED] Bolivia [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina [REDACTED] Botswana [REDACTED] Brazil [REDACTED] Brunei [REDACTED] Bulgaria [REDACTED] Burkina Faso [REDACTED] Burundi [REDACTED] Cambodia [REDACTED] Cameroon [REDACTED] Canada [REDACTED] Cape Verde [REDACTED] Central African Republic [REDACTED] Chad [REDACTED] Chile [ es ] [REDACTED] China [REDACTED] Colombia [REDACTED] Comoros [REDACTED] Congo [ it ] [REDACTED] Congo, Democratic Republic of
729-543: Was enacted in 1993, allowing the Chinese people to connect with and help each other once again on a private, grassroots basis. The law describes the legal relationship of the Red Cross Society and the PRC government. The Hong Kong Red Cross and the Macau Red Cross became autonomous members of the Red Cross Society of China after their handover to the People's Republic of China in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Since
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