Information AboutZhiyi |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ZHIYI | |
| 538 births | |
| 597 deaths | |
| buddhist philosophers | |
| northern wei buddhists | |
| northern zhou buddhists | |
| sui dynasty buddhists | |
| tiantai | |
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Born with the Surname Chen (陳) in Huarong, Jing Prefecture (荊州華容), Zhiyi left home to become a monk at eighteen. At 23, he received his most important influences from his first teacher, Nanyue Huisi (慧思) ( 515 - 677 ), a Meditation master who would later be listed as Zhiyi's predecessor in the Tiantai lineage. After a period of study with Huisi, he spend some time working in the southern capital of Jinling (金陵), after which he retired to Tiantai mountain for intensive study and practice with a group of disciples, adapting the Indian meditation practice of '' Zhiguan '' into his system. Among his many important works are the ''Mohe Zhiguan'' and the ''Liu Miaofamen''. Of the works attributed to him (although many may have been written by his disciples), about thirty are extant. EXTERNAL LINKS
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