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印光

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: halo

Senses:

  • Illumination from the symbol on a buddhaʼs or bodhisattvaʼs breast. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • Yinguang (1861–1940). A monk of the late Qing and early Republican period from Heyang 郃陽 in Shanxi 陝西, noted primarily for his propagation of Pure Land Buddhism 淨土宗, who often referred to himself as the 'ever-shameful monk'  常慚愧僧. As a youth, he was a critic of Buddhism, being deeply influenced by the Neo-Confucian works of the Cheng brothers 二程 and Zhuxi 朱熹, but after a period of soul-searching turned to Buddhism. Reclusive by nature, his influence spread mainly as lay followers anthologized their exchanges of letters and extracts of conversations with him and published them. He is widely recognized as the 13th 'patriarch' (zǔ 祖) of the Chinese Pure Land tradition. He is also one of the four eminent monks of the period along with Xuyun 虛雲 (1840–1959), representing Chan 禪宗; Hongyi 弘一 (1880–1942), representing Vinaya 戒律; and Taixu 太虛 (1890–1947), representing reform. [Charles Jones; source(s): FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Chūgoku bukkyōshi jiten (Kamata) 007

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2206

    Ding Fubao

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 36

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 93–2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 203

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    Entry created: 2002-03-19

    Updated: 2015-10-01