Ouyi Zhixu
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Ouyi Zhixu was a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar in 17th century China. He is considered the Ninth Patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land tradition, the Thirty-First Patriarch of the Tiantai tradition a
A portrait of Ouyi Zhixu
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
Portrait of master Ouyi
Statue of Ouyi
Śūraṅgama Sūtra
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The Śūraṅgama Sūtra is a Mahayana Buddhist Sūtra that has been influential across most forms of East Asian Buddhism, where it has traditionally been included as part of Chinese-language Tripitakas. In
Ouyi Zhixu
…became a monk at Yunqi temple under Master Khan Xueling, a disciple of Hanshan Deqing. During this 20s he studied Yogachara, practiced Chan based on the Shurangama Sutra, and he also experienced a great awakening during Chan meditation. After his mother died when he was 28, he experienced a spiritual crisis and turned…
Chinese edition of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, 1401 CE.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Joseon dynasty statue of Gwaneum at Beopjusa in Boeun County, North Chungcheong, South Korea.