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[法雲] (PY Fayun; Jpn Houn)
 
[法雲] (PY Fayun; Jpn Houn)
  
     (1) (467-529) A priest revered as one of the three great [[Dharma]] [[teachers]] of China's [[Liang]] dynasty, the others {{Wiki|being}} Chih-tsang and Seng-min. He joined the priesthood in 473 and studied under Seng-yin. He gained renown with his lectures on the [[Lotus Sutra]] and the [[Vimalakirti Sutra]] in 496, and in 508 [[Emperor]] Wu appointed him chief priest of Kuang-che-ssu [[temple]]. The [[emperor]] often invited him to lecture at court. [[Emperor]] Wu built Fa-yün-ssu [[temple]] for him in 519, and in 525 Fa-yün was appointed {{Wiki|general}} administrator of priests, the [[highest]] rank in the priesthood. He also wrote a commentary on the [[Lotus Sutra]] titled The Meaning of the [[Lotus Sutra]].
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     (1) (467-529) A priest revered as one of the three great [[Dharma]] [[teachers]] of China's Liang dynasty, the others {{Wiki|being}} Chih-tsang and Seng-min. He joined the priesthood in 473 and studied under Seng-yin. He gained renown with his lectures on the [[Lotus Sutra]] and the [[Vimalakirti Sutra]] in 496, and in 508 [[Emperor]] Wu appointed him chief priest of Kuang-che-ssu [[temple]]. The [[emperor]] often invited him to lecture at court. [[Emperor]] Wu built Fa-yün-ssu [[temple]] for him in 519, and in 525 Fa-yün was appointed {{Wiki|general}} administrator of priests, the [[highest]] rank in the priesthood. He also wrote a commentary on the [[Lotus Sutra]] titled The Meaning of the [[Lotus Sutra]].
 
     (2) (1087-1158) A priest of [[China]] who compiled A {{Wiki|Dictionary}} of the Pronunciation and Meaning of [[Buddhist]] Terms, a Sanskrit—Chinese [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|dictionary}}, in 1143. He is said to have spent some twenty years compiling the text. He also lectured on the [[Lotus]], Golden [[Light]], [[Nirvana]], and [[Vimalakirti]] [[sutras]].
 
     (2) (1087-1158) A priest of [[China]] who compiled A {{Wiki|Dictionary}} of the Pronunciation and Meaning of [[Buddhist]] Terms, a Sanskrit—Chinese [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|dictionary}}, in 1143. He is said to have spent some twenty years compiling the text. He also lectured on the [[Lotus]], Golden [[Light]], [[Nirvana]], and [[Vimalakirti]] [[sutras]].
 
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Fa-yün
[法雲] (PY Fayun; Jpn Houn)

    (1) (467-529) A priest revered as one of the three great Dharma teachers of China's Liang dynasty, the others being Chih-tsang and Seng-min. He joined the priesthood in 473 and studied under Seng-yin. He gained renown with his lectures on the Lotus Sutra and the Vimalakirti Sutra in 496, and in 508 Emperor Wu appointed him chief priest of Kuang-che-ssu temple. The emperor often invited him to lecture at court. Emperor Wu built Fa-yün-ssu temple for him in 519, and in 525 Fa-yün was appointed general administrator of priests, the highest rank in the priesthood. He also wrote a commentary on the Lotus Sutra titled The Meaning of the Lotus Sutra.
    (2) (1087-1158) A priest of China who compiled A Dictionary of the Pronunciation and Meaning of Buddhist Terms, a Sanskrit—Chinese Buddhist dictionary, in 1143. He is said to have spent some twenty years compiling the text. He also lectured on the Lotus, Golden Light, Nirvana, and Vimalakirti sutras.

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