Difference between revisions of "Tz'u-en"
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| − | [慈恩] (632–682) (PY Cien; Jpn Jion) | + | [[慈恩]] (632–682) (PY [[Cien]]; Jpn [[Jion]]) |
| − | Also known as K'uei-chi. The founder of the [[Dharma]] Characteristics ([[Fa-hsiang]]) school in [[China]]. Because he lived at Tz'u-en-ssu [[temple]], he was given the title [[Great | + | Also known as [[K'uei-chi]]. The founder of the [[Dharma]] {{Wiki|Characteristics}} ([[Fa-hsiang]]) school in [[China]]. Because he lived at [[Tz'u-en-ssu]] [[temple]], he was given the title [[Great Teacher]] [[Tz'u-en]]. Born in [[Ch'ang-an]], he became a student of [[Hsüan-tsang]] in 648 and later one of his most [[outstanding]] [[disciples]]. [[Tz'u-en]] collaborated with [[Hsüan-tsang]] in translating [[Buddhist texts]], including The Treatise on the Establishment of the [[Consciousness-Only]] [[Doctrine]]. Based on the [[Consciousness-Only]] [[doctrine]] that [[Hsüan-tsang]] had brought from [[India]], [[Tz'u-en]] established the [[Dharma Characteristics school]]. His works include The Commentary on "The Treatise on the Establishment of the [[Consciousness-Only]] [[Doctrine]]," Praising the Profundity of the [[Lotus Sutra]], The {{Wiki|Forest}} of Meanings in the [[Mahayana]] Garden of the Law, and commentaries on the [[Consciousness-Only]] [[doctrine]]. |
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Tz'u-en
慈恩 (632–682) (PY Cien; Jpn Jion)
Also known as K'uei-chi. The founder of the Dharma Characteristics (Fa-hsiang) school in China. Because he lived at Tz'u-en-ssu temple, he was given the title Great Teacher Tz'u-en. Born in Ch'ang-an, he became a student of Hsüan-tsang in 648 and later one of his most outstanding disciples. Tz'u-en collaborated with Hsüan-tsang in translating Buddhist texts, including The Treatise on the Establishment of the Consciousness-Only Doctrine. Based on the Consciousness-Only doctrine that Hsüan-tsang had brought from India, Tz'u-en established the Dharma Characteristics school. His works include The Commentary on "The Treatise on the Establishment of the Consciousness-Only Doctrine," Praising the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra, The Forest of Meanings in the Mahayana Garden of the Law, and commentaries on the Consciousness-Only doctrine.
