Tiantai patriarchs
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Tiantai patriarchs are the foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters who established and developed the Tiantai school’s doctrines and practices in China.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist patriarchal lineage
ⓘ
religious leadership group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| centeredAt | Tiantai Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
One Vehicle (Ekayāna)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perfect and Sudden teaching ⓘ Threefold Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
contemplation of the mind
ⓘ
meditation and doctrinal study ⓘ |
| coreScripture | Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developed |
Tiantai meditation system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classification of Buddhist teachings (panjiao) ⓘ integration of meditation and wisdom ⓘ |
| foundationalPatriarch |
Huisi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huiwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhiyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
legitimation of Tiantai doctrinal authority
ⓘ
preservation of Tiantai scriptures and commentaries ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Guanding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Huiwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jingxi Zhanran NERFINISHED ⓘ Miaole Zhanran NERFINISHED ⓘ Siming Zhili NERFINISHED ⓘ Youxi Huichong NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhanran NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhiyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sui dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Tendai school
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean Cheontae school NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thien Thai school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Buddhist exegetical traditions
ⓘ
Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfActivity | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Zhejiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSchool | Tiantai school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostFamousPatriarch | Zhiyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religiousFocus | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters
ⓘ
systematizers of Tiantai practice ⓘ transmitters of Tiantai doctrine ⓘ |
| transmissionType | teacher–disciple lineage ⓘ |
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