Shandao | |
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善導 | |
Personal | |
Born | 613 |
Died | 681 (aged 67–68) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Chinese |
School | Pure Land Buddhism |
Lineage | 2nd generation |
Notable work(s) | Commentaries on the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra |
Dharma names | Shandao |
Organization | |
Temple | Wuzhen Temple Xuanzhong Temple Wenguo Temple Fengxian Temple |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Mingsheng (明勝) Daochuo |
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Shandao (simplified Chinese: 善导大师; traditional Chinese: 善導大師; pinyin: shàndǎo dàshī; Japanese: Zendō; 613–681) was an influential writer on Pure Land Buddhism, prominent in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. His writings had a strong influence on later Pure Land masters, including Hōnen and Shinran in Japan. In Jōdo Shinshū, he is considered the Fifth Patriarch, while in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism, he is considered the second patriarch after Lushan Huiyuan.
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