Ouyi Zhixu

Grand Master (大師)
Ouyi Zhixu
A portrait of Ouyi Zhixu
Personal
Born1599
South Zhili, Ming
Died1655
ReligionBuddhism
LineageChinese Pure Land; Tiantai; Chan
TeachersXueling

Ouyi Zhixu (蕅益智旭, pinyin: Ǒuyì Zhìxù; 1599–1655) was a Chinese Buddhist scholar monk in 17th century China. He is considered a patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land School, a Chan master, as well as a great exponent of Tiantai Buddhism.[1][2][3] He was also one of the Four Eminent Monks of the Wanli Era, after Yunqi Zhuhong (1535–1615), Hanshan Deqing (1546–1623), and Daguan Zhenke (1543–1604).[4][5] He is most well known for his non-sectarian and syncretic writings, which draw on various traditions like Tiantai, Pure Land, and Chan, and also engage with Confucian, Daoist and Jesuit sources.[4][6]

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  3. ^ Foulks 2014, p. 19.
  4. ^ a b McGuire, Beverley, "Ouyi Zhixu", Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism Online, Brill, retrieved 2023-01-06
  5. ^ William Chu. Syncretism reconsidered: The Four Eminent Monks and their syncretistic styles. Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Volume 29 Number 1 2006 (2008).
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