Zhi Yi

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Zhiyi

Zhi Yi (* 538 ; † 597 ) was the founder of Tiantai Buddhism .

As a representative of the Buddhist religion in China, Zhi Yi enjoyed the goodwill of the Sui Emperor Yangdi . When this Crown Prince was Wendi during the reign of his father , Zhi Yi's mountain monastery received regular payments from state funds. This was also connected with the legitimizing role that Buddhism gave the new dynasty.

literature

  • Rainer Hoffmann, Qiuhua Hu: China. Its history from the beginning to the end of the imperial era. Freiburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-7930-9499-9 .
  • Donner, Neal & Daniel B. Stevenson (1993). The Great Calming and Contemplation. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
  • Hurvitz, Leon (1962). Chih-i (538-597): An Introduction to the Life and Ideas of a Chinese Buddhist Monk. Mélanges Chinois et Couddhiques XII, Bruxelles: Institut Belge des Hautes Études Chinoises
  • Dharmamitra (trans.): The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation by Shramana Zhiyi, Kalavinka Press 2008, ISBN 978-1-935413-00-4 .
  • Shen, Haiyan. The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra: T'ien-t'ai Philosophy of Buddhism volumes I and II. Delhi: Originals, 2005, ISBN 81-88629-41-3 .

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SURNAME Zhi Yi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zhiyi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of Tiantai Buddhism
DATE OF BIRTH 538
DATE OF DEATH 597