Chen Chien Ming (
Chinese: 陳健民;
pinyin: Chén Jiànmín; 1906–1987), also known as Yogi C. M. Chen or simply as Yogi Chen, was a Chinese hermit who lived in
Kalimpong,
India, from 1947 until 1972, when he moved to the
United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life.[1]
According to Ole Nydahl, Chen had, in his youth in China, been terrified of death and had at first practiced
Taoist life-extending exercises. Later he turned to Buddhism and, in search of teachings, went to Tibet, where he spent several years living in a cave.[2]
Sangharakshita regarded Chen as one of his teachers,[3] and together with Khantipalo helped him compile Buddhist Meditation, Systematic and Practical.[4] Both Sangharakshita and Khantipalo describe Chen as "eccentric."[5][6]
References
^Dharmachari, Kulananda (2000), Teachers of enlightenment: the refuge tree of the Western Buddhist Order, Windhorse Publications, p. 240,
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^Sangharakshita, Urgyen (2002), Moving Against the Stream: The Birth of a New Buddhist Movement, Windhorse Publications, p. 336,
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^Chen, Chien Ming; Khantipalo, Bhikkhu (1983), Buddhist Meditation, Systematic and Practical (Volume 42 of Hsientai fohsüeh tahsi), Mile chʻupanshe
^Mallander, J.O. (1995), In the Realm of the Lotus: A Conversation About Art, Beauty and the Spiritual Life, Windhorse Publications, p. 32,
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^Lawrence, Khantipalo (2002), Noble friendship: travels of a Buddhist monk, Windhorse Publications, p. 147,
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