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Samathavipa Syana And Buddhanature Including Both Good And Evil

Posted on:2006-03-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B T ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360155461276Subject:Religious Studies
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Tiantai Sect is the first Buddhism Sect in China. Zhi Yi advocated the great theory of Samathavipa Syana. The theory of Samathavipa Syana blent as well as practice and theory. It was widcly known.Samathavipa Syana occupies an important place in Tiantai Sect. Zhi Yi put it into three Categories :Sammathavipa Syana in due order, indefinite Samathavipa Syana and flexible Samathavipa Syana. He expounded brilliantly. Thus he established a intact system according to "Samathavipa Syana, including his unique ideas in it. For example," "One Thought Surveying the 3 000Worlds". "The Theory of Three Dogmas Unity. Buddhanatune Including both good and evil" ect.Among them, "Buddha-nature including both good and evil" is a peculiar idea in Tiantai Sect. According to Buddhism traditional ideas. At first Bnddhanature is pure and good, but Zhi Yi gave up China-India's traditional ideas, he held the theory of Buddhanature including both good and evil. After Zhi Yi put forward this idea, Buddhanatune in Tiantai Sect was not only unique but also developed Buddha in China.In Zhi Yi's system, he espounded Samateavipa Syana and Buddhanature relying on his philosophical thinking in his book. Samathavipa Syana and Buddha-anture Keep the internal relations of things. Because of Buddhanature including evil, we must practise. Because of Buddhanatune including good, we may turn into Buddha in practice.Tiantai sect is a Buddhism sect of Chinese style. Zhi Yi's Buddhanature was inevitability influenced by human-natme of Chinese Culture. One side, Zhi Yi's Buddhanature ideas absorbed the theory of human nature, such as "Human natune is evil" and "Human nature is not only good but also evil". On the other hand, Zhi Yi also absorbed the theory of "Tao" and brought into Buddhanature. He insisted on practice, so Buddhanature in Tiantai sect turned into more perfect and more realistic. In a meanwhile, it also influenced later Buddhanature of China. On the basis of it, Zhan Ran proposed the theory of "Unconscious livings have Buddhanature".
Keywords/Search Tags:Tiantai Sect, Samathavipa Syana, Buddhanature
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