Pei Xiu (791–864) and Lay Buddhism in Tang Chan

Pei Xiu 裴休 (791–864) was a literati follower of Buddhist teachers, among whom the two most eminent were Zongmi 宗密 (780–841) and Huangbo Xiyun 黃檗希運 (?–850). These two teachers had notably different spiritual orientations: one was the synthesizer of Chan and Huayan teachings, the other a member of the...

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Published in:Journal of Chan Buddhism
Main Author: Wu, Jiang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Year: 2020, Volume: 2, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 39-101
Further subjects:B Chan
B Tangut
B Quanfa putixin wen勸發菩提心文
B Huangbo Xiyun 黃檗希運
B Chuanxin fayao傳心 法要
B Zongmi 宗密
B Huayan
B Bodhicitta
B Tang Dynasty
B Pei Xiu 裴休
B Lay Buddhism
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Summary:Pei Xiu 裴休 (791–864) was a literati follower of Buddhist teachers, among whom the two most eminent were Zongmi 宗密 (780–841) and Huangbo Xiyun 黃檗希運 (?–850). These two teachers had notably different spiritual orientations: one was the synthesizer of Chan and Huayan teachings, the other a member of the more radical Hongzhou 洪州 school. Rather than passively patronizing Buddhist teachers, Pei Xiu served as an active agent of his own religiosity and influenced Buddhist communities broadly. Through examining Pei Xiu’s Quanfa putixin wen 勸發菩提心文 [Essay Exhorting the Generation of Bodhicitta], Chuanxin fayao 傳心法要 [Essentials of The Transmission of Mind], which he prefaced and edited, and his various prefaces and epitaphs written for Zongmi and other monks, this study scrutinizes the transformation of early Chinese Chan communities before they were reimagined as ‘mature’ and ‘classical’ in later times.
ISSN:2589-7179
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25897179-12340010