The Biography of Venerable Master Lok To 乐渡长老回忆录 Not for Sale (非卖品) Copyright © 2016 by YMBA. All rights reserved. Release is not permitted 纪念乐渡法师圆寂 The book is dedicated to the memory of Dharma Master Lok To (1923~2011) 奔波南北 往来西东 学佛弘法 忆往开来 Across time and distance: Reflections on my journey through Buddhism Translated by Winnie Chan English edited by Prof. Tobie Meyer-Fong Chinese edited by Prof. Chen Yu'an from the speech delivered by Master Lok To at Cham Shan Temple, Canada, in July 2001 Illustration & Layout by Qing Zheng & Ann-ni Pai New York - San Francisco - Toronto First Published 2016 SUTRA TRANSLATION COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Dharma Master Dayi Shi, Director Master Rubing Shi, Assistant Director 2611 Davidson Ave. Bronx, New York 10468 (USA) Tel. (718) 584-0621 www.ymba.org E-mail:
[email protected] Printed in the United States of America by: 故乡数码印刷 Gu Xiang Printing Inc. 135-38, 39th Ave, 2nd FL Flushing, NY 11354 Tel. : (718) 321-8848 Fax. : (888) 681-6015 Acknowledgements We respectfully acknowledge the assistance, support and cooperation of the following advisors, without whom this book could not have been produced: Dharma Master Lok To; Rev. Dayi Shi, Rev. Yanqi Shi, Rev. Rubing Shi, Winnie Chan, Prof. Tobie Meyer-Fong, Prof. Chen Yu'an, Qing Zheng, Alice Chow family, Paula Chan family, Anne Kong family, Yina Wang, Hazel Zhang, Shiaw-yih Pai, Cherng-hu Pai, Ann-ni Pai, Jessica Liu, Tangyueqin Fang, Yexin Luo, Gina Lin, Linson Lin. They are all to be thanked for editing and clarifying the text, sharpening the translation, drawing illustrations, and preparing and typing the manuscript for publication.