Master Xu Yun, originally from Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, was called Little Gu Yan, whose real name was Deqing and posthumous title Fantasy Tour. Born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, there are different versions of the year of birth. Cen Lvxue chronicles that he was born in Daoguang for twenty years (1840); My mother died as soon as she was born and was raised by my common mother. When I was young, I studied under Confucianism. He left Hunan for Fujian at the age of 65,438+08, and became a monk at Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fujian at the age of 65,438+09, and often became a teacher. The following year, Yi Miaolian (1824- 1907) was ordained.