Li Shutong (1880-1942), one of the "Three Sons of Buddhism", was named Hongyi. His first name was Wen Tao, but he changed his name to An, with the courtesy name Xishuang or Xishuang. His ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang. His father, Shizhen, also known as Xiaolou, was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1865). He was the head of the Ministry of Personnel and married three concubines. Shutong was from the Wang family. Shutong lost his father at the age of 5 and his mother at the age of 26. At the age of 39, he decided to enter the temple and become a monk, with the Buddhist name Hongyi. Master Hongyi was an activist in the early days of the New Culture Movement in modern my country. After becoming a monk, he became a famous monk in the Vinaya sect of Buddhism. Li Shutong was indeed serious and serious in everything he did throughout his life. He became a monk and became a monk, just like a monk. Among the many sects of Buddhism, Vinaya is the one that places the most emphasis on practice. He not only studied the so-called three thousand majestic rituals and eighty thousand meticulous practices, but also practiced them. Ma Yifu wrote a poem to commemorate him, saying: "The ascetic practice is heavy, and the legacy of art is thought. I know that I am a Buddha in my heart, and I always take the precepts as my teacher." This book is a collection of 26 biographies written by Li Shutong for others.
