Is Cihang a Buddha or a Taoist?

Cihang is from Buddhism

Cihang (1895～1954) was a native of Jianning, Fujian, with the common surname Ai. The name is Yancai. No. Jirong. He lost his parents when he was young, and at the age of seventeen, he became a disciple of a loyal monk. The following year, he received full ordination at Nengren Temple in Jiujiang. He has visited many monasteries in Jiuhua, Tiantai, Putuo and other places. He studied Zen at Tianning Temple in Changzhou and Gaomin Temple in Yangzhou; traveled and studied under Master Dixian; and studied the Pure Land under Master Due again. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), he entered the Minnan Buddhist College, got close to Master Taixu, and was influenced by him, and he had the ambition to innovate Buddhism. In addition, he once got close to Master Yuanying. The master went into retreat twice and read and collected books for six years. For eighteen years, he presided over Yingjiang Temple in Anqing, devoted himself to promoting Buddhism, advocated the reform of the Sangha, rectified Buddhism, and tried to found the Chinese Buddhist Society in Yangon, Myanmar. In the 29th year, he visited Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia with Master Taixu, and then stayed in Malaysia. He founded Sin Chew Bodhi College, Sin Chew Buddhist Society, Ipoh Buddhist Society, Penang Buddhist Society and other institutions. He also published the monthly magazine "Human World" and vigorously promoted it. Buddhism was socialized and Nanyang Buddhism flourished. In the 37th year, he came to Zhongli, Taiwan, to preside over the Taiwan Buddhist College run by Master Miaoguo. He accepted both monks and lay people, ushering in a new era of Taiwanese Buddhism. In order to accommodate young monks from mainland China who came to Taiwan, Xuan established the Maitreya Inner Courtyard in Xizhi. He also gave lectures on Mahayana sutras such as Yin Ming, Consciousness Only, and Shurangama, and devoted himself to the spread of education. He died in May of the forty-third year, with a lifespan of sixty years and a monk of forty-two years. The body sat cross-legged in the vat and was placed in the back hill of the ashram. Three years later, the vat was opened, and his body was not broken. The religious circles praised him as a beautiful man, and Cihang Hall was built to commemorate his virtues. Later generations compiled his posthumous works into the "Complete Works of Master Cihang".

Reference Buddhist Dictionary