The Vinaya School is a school of Buddhism in China, of which the main object was the study, the propagation and the observance of the Vinaya rules. Its basic scripture was the Four-division-vinaya(or the Dharmaguptaka...The Vinaya School is a school of Buddhism in China, of which the main object was the study, the propagation and the observance of the Vinaya rules. Its basic scripture was the Four-division-vinaya(or the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya Sifenlü 四分律), one of the five classes of the Vinaya works, and so it was also known as the School of the Four-division-vinaya.展开更多
Hui-kuang(Huiguang 慧光) was an eminent theoristician monk of the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties(396-588 CE). His family name was Yang(杨) and his native place was Ch’ang-lu(Changlu 长芦) at Ting-chou(...Hui-kuang(Huiguang 慧光) was an eminent theoristician monk of the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties(396-588 CE). His family name was Yang(杨) and his native place was Ch’ang-lu(Changlu 长芦) at Ting-chou(Dingzhou 定州, today’s Ts’ ang [Cang] County 沧县 in Hopei [Hebei] Province). When he was 13 years old, his father brought him to Luoyang.展开更多
Buddhism of the Later Han dynasty represents the earliest period of the spread of this religion in China.The exact date of the introduction of Buddhism into this land is now difficult to ascertain.Apart from the gener...Buddhism of the Later Han dynasty represents the earliest period of the spread of this religion in China.The exact date of the introduction of Buddhism into this land is now difficult to ascertain.Apart from the generally prevalent tradition that ascribes the first coming of Buddhism to the Dharmaseeking mission sent by Emperor Ming(明帝)there were concurrently a number of theories which put the appearance of Buddhism in China at some earlier dates.Of these theories the comparatively reliable one is the tradition about the transmission of the Buddhist text by I-ts’un(伊存)during the reign of Emperor Ai(哀帝).展开更多
文摘The Vinaya School is a school of Buddhism in China, of which the main object was the study, the propagation and the observance of the Vinaya rules. Its basic scripture was the Four-division-vinaya(or the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya Sifenlü 四分律), one of the five classes of the Vinaya works, and so it was also known as the School of the Four-division-vinaya.
文摘Hui-kuang(Huiguang 慧光) was an eminent theoristician monk of the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties(396-588 CE). His family name was Yang(杨) and his native place was Ch’ang-lu(Changlu 长芦) at Ting-chou(Dingzhou 定州, today’s Ts’ ang [Cang] County 沧县 in Hopei [Hebei] Province). When he was 13 years old, his father brought him to Luoyang.
文摘Buddhism of the Later Han dynasty represents the earliest period of the spread of this religion in China.The exact date of the introduction of Buddhism into this land is now difficult to ascertain.Apart from the generally prevalent tradition that ascribes the first coming of Buddhism to the Dharmaseeking mission sent by Emperor Ming(明帝)there were concurrently a number of theories which put the appearance of Buddhism in China at some earlier dates.Of these theories the comparatively reliable one is the tradition about the transmission of the Buddhist text by I-ts’un(伊存)during the reign of Emperor Ai(哀帝).
