He entered Guangjiao Monastery on Mt. Lang at age 13 and came to Taiwan with the Nationalist Army in 1949. After ten years in the military, he took up his Buddhist robes to become a disciple of Master Dong Chu.
1949 年加入國民黨的軍隊來到台灣，服役 10 年後，於東初老人座下再度披袈出家，而後在高雄美濃山區朝元寺閉關。