Thanks to someone asking about mantras, I stumbled upon this
webpage on:
A Pictorial Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun
Venerable Master Hsu Yun was born in 1840 and lived to 120 years
of age, living through age-old Qing dynasty in China, through
turbulent China, through the japanese occupation, and communist
revolution. He endured lots of bitter hardship throughout his life
and rebuilt many monasteries back to order.
Part 1
http://www.drbachinese.org/online_reading/sf_others/VM_HsuYun_Bio_01/contents.htm
Part 2
http://www.drbachinese.org/online_reading/sf_others/VM_HsuYun_Bio_02/contents_105_120.htm