Baizhang Huaihai
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Baizhang Huaihai was an influential 8th–9th century Chan (Zen) master best known for establishing monastic rules that emphasized labor and discipline in Chinese Buddhism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baizhang Huaihai canonical | 4 |
| Baizhang | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist patriarch
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Chan Buddhist monk ⓘ Chinese Buddhist monk ⓘ Zen master ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Baizhang Huaihai
ⓘ
surface form:
Baizhang
Hyakujō Ekai ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
meditation
ⓘ
monastic labor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baizhang Monastery
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Hongzhou school of Chan ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| doctrine |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
non-duality of practice and daily activity ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis |
dignity of manual labor
ⓘ
self-sufficiency of the monastic community ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Chan master ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zen monastic discipline in East Asia
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later Chan monastic institutions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baizhang’s monastic rules
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emphasis on labor and discipline in monastic life ⓘ formulating Chan monastic regulations ⓘ saying "A day without work is a day without food" ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later Zen monastic regulations in Japan
ⓘ
model for Chan monastic codes ⓘ |
| name | Baizhang Huaihai self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 百丈懷海 ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
integration of meditation and daily labor
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strict observance of monastic rules ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Tang dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Tang dynasty China
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
Chan teacher
ⓘ
abbot ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage | descendant of the Hongzhou lineage of Mazu Daoyi ⓘ |
| student |
Guishan Lingyou
ⓘ
Huangbo Xiyun ⓘ |
| teacher | Mazu Daoyi ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baizhang