至沪成立佛教总会

沪佛会。新章制。略与诸方抵触。电公住。晤寄禅。治开。普常。太虚。仁山。谛闲诸师。协商妥善。设佛教总会于静安寺。南京晤孙中山。商改订会章毕。复与寄禅至北京。晤袁世凯。寄公病于法源寺坐脱。公扶柩至沪。开佛教总会成立会。

宣化偈曰：

佛教总会设静安。滇黔藏文公带还。
印泉李公函介绍。蔡松坡等外护贤。
　

Going to Shanghai and establishing the Buddhist Association

Because of a new regime, the Buddhist organizations in Shanghai met with conflict on all sides, and telegraphed the Master, asking him to come. He met and discussed the situation with Dharma Masters Chi Ch'an, Chih K'ai, P'u Ch'ang, T'ai Hsu, Jen Shan, and Ti Hsien. It was agreed and arranged that a Buddhist Association would be established with headquarters at Ching An (Quiet Peace) Monastery. In Nanking, the Master conferred with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and discussed the revising of the Association's by-laws. Later, he went to Peking with Dharma Master Chi Ch'an and met with Yuan Shih-kai. Dharma Master Chi Ch'an became ill at Fa Yuan (Dharma Source) Monastery, and left the world while sitting up. The Master returned to Shanghai with the coffin, and later convened the opening ceremonies for the Buddhist Association.

The gatha says:
The Chinese Buddhist Association was established at Ching An.
To Yunnan and Kueichow Provinces he brought the news in Tibetan.
Li Yin Ch'uan gave the Master letters of introduction.
Telling General Ts'ai Sung P'o and others to protect the holy.