Guifeng ("Turtle Peak")
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Guifeng ("Turtle Peak") is the honorific name of the influential Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar-monk Zongmi, renowned for integrating Huayan and Chan thought.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guifeng Zongmi | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Buddhist scholar ⓘ Chan master ⓘ Huayan patriarch ⓘ Tang dynasty person ⓘ |
| associatedTempleOrMountain | Guifeng (Turtle Peak) GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Huayan school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 780 ⓘ |
| chineseName | 宗密 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| deathYear | 841 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Tang period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificName | Guifeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificNameMeaning | Turtle Peak ⓘ |
| influence |
East Asian Buddhist thought
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Korean Seon and Japanese Zen scholarship ⓘ later Chan doctrinal formulations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integrating Huayan and Chan thought
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systematic Buddhist doctrinal classification ⓘ writings on sudden and gradual enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Buddhist scriptures
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monk ⓘ religious scholar ⓘ |
| personalName | Zongmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
classification of Buddhist teachings
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reconciliation of meditation and doctrine ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| schoolOfBuddhism |
Chan
NERFINISHED
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Huayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf | students of both Huayan and Chan traditions ⓘ |
| title |
Chan master
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Huayan patriarch ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
doctrinal synthesis of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
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nature of mind ⓘ sudden enlightenment followed by gradual cultivation ⓘ |
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