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七祖

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Basic Meaning: seven ancestors

Senses:

  • (1) The seven founders of the 華嚴 Huayan school, whose names are given as Aśvaghoṣa 馬鳴, Nāgârjuna 龍樹 Dushun 杜順 (i.e. 法順), Zhiyan 智儼, Fazang 法藏, Chengguan 澄觀 and Zongmi 宗密. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • the seven founders of the 禪 Chan school, i.e. Bodhidharma 達磨, Huike 慧可, Sengcan 僧璨, Daoxin 道信, Hongren 弘忍, Huineng 慧能 and Heze 荷澤 (or Shenhui 神曾). [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • The seven founders of the 淨土 Pure Land school, i.e. Nāgârjuna 龍樹, Vasubandhu 世親, Tanluan 曇鸞, Daochuo 道綽, Shandao 善導, Yuanxin 源信 and Yuankong 源空 (or Faran 法然), whose teaching is contained in the Qizusheng jiao 七祖聖教. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 454

    Bulgyo sajeon 874a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 447c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 362

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 585c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 103

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 737-3

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-05-04