Grand Master (大師) Ouyi Zhixu | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1599 South Zhili, Ming |
| Died | 1655 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Lineage | Chinese Pure Land; Tiantai; Chan |
| Teachers | Xueling |
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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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