Monk Xinji, 1963 was born in Maji Township, Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Hubei Province on February 22nd. /kloc-started to learn Buddhism at the age of 0/6. 1On August 25th, 988, under the introduction of Master Yan Zu, he went to the newly-opened zhanghua Temple to meet the old mage Kuan Lian and become a monk. His dharma name is Xinji, and he was named Xia Hong. 1989165438+10 went to the seat of Guo Yi, an old mage of Tuolin Temple in Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province, to ask for anklets. After being ordained, I went back to zhanghua Temple to learn pure land, and insisted on double cultivation of Zen and Purity. 1992 returned to Torin Temple, studied pure land with Lao shifu Guo Yi, and served as the secretary and confidant of Torin Temple. 1993, returned to zhanghua Temple, established a Buddhist chanting hall, and served as its director. From 65438 to 0994, he went to Yunjushan Temple in Jiangxi to study Zen. 1995, he went to Toringi to study again, served as monitor and made a guest appearance. 1July, 997, his teacher, Master Kuanlian, passed away, and Xin followed the big monk to preside over the work of zhanghua Temple. On the second day of the ninth lunar month, on the unanimous recommendation of the two monasteries, he was awarded the abbot of Zhanghua Temple.

He is currently a director of Chinese Buddhist Association, director of Hubei Religious Research Association, member of Hubei Provincial Committee of CPPCC, vice president of Hubei Buddhist Association, member of the Standing Committee of Jingzhou Municipal People's Congress, president of Jingzhou Buddhist Association, abbot of Zhanghua Temple in Jingzhou City, member of the Standing Committee of CPPCC in Wuxi County, honorary president of Wuxi Buddhist Association, abbot of Yuntai Temple in Wuxi County, etc.