In Juelang Daosheng‘s book, Zhuangzi Ti Zheng, it says “When I stayed at Ling Mountain, I sometimes talked about the secrets of Zhuangzi with the members of Bu-er Club.” According to the description of people nowadays, the time Daosheng wrote Zhuangzi Ti Zheng is in the fifth year of Shunzhi’s reign(1648), and he wrote it at Wu-xiang Temple in Ling Mountain, which is located in Tai-ping Prefecture, Jiang-nan Province. However, what kind of group did Bu-er Club actually be? There is no correct answer. In 2014, a scholar, Xing Yi-hai, annotated and published Dong Hui Lu, which is written by Fang Yi-zhi. The book mentions that Juelang Daosheng’s Bu-er Club established by inheriting Yunqi Zhuhong and Wuyi Yuanlai’s theory of Zen and Pure Land having no difference. Therefore, “Bu-er” means that Zen Sect and Pure Land Sect combine in one. This essay is based on the statement of Dong Hui Lu, discussing from Yunqi Zhuhong and Wuyi Yuanlai to Juelang Daosheng and Fang Yi-zhi, how did these Buddhism masters discuss that Zen and Pure Land have no difference? In general, Yunqi Zhuhong wished that everyone can chant the name of Buddha with devotion in ordr to reach the Western Pure Land. One the other hand, Wuyi Yuanlai emphasized on springing up doubt, maintaining Zen Buddhism attitude. Juelang Daosheng and Fang Yi-zhi even guided the theory of no differences in Zen and Pure Land into existence of both Confucianism and Buddha. This made the two enlightenment monks meanwhile became expansive Confucians with indomitable spirit.
