Difference between revisions of "Nan-yüeh"
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[[南岳]] (515–577) (PY [[Nanyue]]; Jpn [[Nangaku]]) | [[南岳]] (515–577) (PY [[Nanyue]]; Jpn [[Nangaku]]) | ||
| − | Also known as [[Hui-ssu]]. [[T'ient'ai's]] [[teacher]] and the [[third patriarch]] of the [[T'ient'ai]] | + | Also known as [[Hui-ssu]]. [[T'ient'ai's]] [[teacher]] and the [[third patriarch]] of the [[T'ient'ai school]] in [[China]], in the [[tradition]] that counts [[Nagarjuna]] as the school's founder. |
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| + | A native of [[Nan-yü-chou]] in {{Wiki|north}} [[China]], he entered the priesthood in 529 and [[concentrated]] on the study of the [[Lotus Sutra]]. | ||
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| + | Later he learned from [[Hui-wen]] the [[meditation for observing the mind]] and mastered the [[Lotus meditation]], a [[meditation based on the Lotus Sutra]]. | ||
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| + | In 548 a malicious [[priest]] who had opposed [[Nan-yüeh]] in [[debate]] poisoned him, and he nearly [[died]]. | ||
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| + | In 553 another rival [[priest]] poisoned him. | ||
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| + | He survived this attempt, too, and in the next year moved to [[K'ai-yüeh-ssu]] [[temple]] in [[Kuang-chou]] where he lectured on the [[Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra]]. | ||
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| + | In 555 he moved to [[Mount Ta-su]] in [[Kuang-chou]]. | ||
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| + | There he devoted himself to lecturing on the [[Wisdom]] and the [[Lotus sutras]] and engaged in the practice of the [[Lotus Sutra]] and the {{Wiki|training}} of his [[disciples]]; one of those [[disciples]] was [[T'ient'ai]]. | ||
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| + | In 568 he moved to [[Nan-yüeh]], the mountain after which he gained the [[name]] the [[Great]] [[Teacher]] [[Nan-yüeh]], and received the title great [[meditation master]] from the [[emperor]]. | ||
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| + | His works include The [[Mahayana Method of Concentration and Insight]] and [[On the Peaceful Practices of the Lotus Sutra]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 4 January 2016
Nan-yüeh
南岳 (515–577) (PY Nanyue; Jpn Nangaku)
Also known as Hui-ssu. T'ient'ai's teacher and the third patriarch of the T'ient'ai school in China, in the tradition that counts Nagarjuna as the school's founder.
A native of Nan-yü-chou in north China, he entered the priesthood in 529 and concentrated on the study of the Lotus Sutra.
Later he learned from Hui-wen the meditation for observing the mind and mastered the Lotus meditation, a meditation based on the Lotus Sutra.
In 548 a malicious priest who had opposed Nan-yüeh in debate poisoned him, and he nearly died.
In 553 another rival priest poisoned him.
He survived this attempt, too, and in the next year moved to K'ai-yüeh-ssu temple in Kuang-chou where he lectured on the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.
In 555 he moved to Mount Ta-su in Kuang-chou.
There he devoted himself to lecturing on the Wisdom and the Lotus sutras and engaged in the practice of the Lotus Sutra and the training of his disciples; one of those disciples was T'ient'ai.
In 568 he moved to Nan-yüeh, the mountain after which he gained the name the Great Teacher Nan-yüeh, and received the title great meditation master from the emperor.
His works include The Mahayana Method of Concentration and Insight and On the Peaceful Practices of the Lotus Sutra.
