05 Ming-kan, Enduring Faith

A biographical account of K’ang Ming-kan, a nun whose secular surname was Chu, detailing her life and spiritual journey within the Buddhist tradition. The narrative outlines her family’s connection to Buddhism and recounts a difficult early experience where she was abducted but vowed not to succumb to her captor, instead becoming a shepherdess while maintaining her faith. Her story continues with her eventually becoming a nun and undertaking stringent religious practices like meditation and chanting, eventually starting the Establishing Blessings Convent. The document concludes by noting the respect and authority she commanded as a spiritual teacher and her eventual death.