Study On The Characteristic Of Tiantai Sect In Sui Dynasty And Tang Dynasty

Tiantai Sect is the first Buddhistic sect after the Buddhism becoming Chinese Buddhism. At present, there are no many researches about the exact establishing time of Tiantai Sect, which is thought that was established between Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty. This paper is about the transitional characteristic of Tiantai Sect in the period of Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty, which is established in the research about the situation from period of Zhiyi to period of Zhanran who are the represent of Tiantai Sect.In the first part, the writer summarizes the distinctive feature of Tiantai thought in Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty and the researches the formative process of Tiantai thought, which is basis on the criterion of a sect coming to being of Tiantai Sect. The perfect criterion system of Tiantai sect embodies the transitional characteristic nicely.In the second part, the writer analyzes the detailed invert course from Tiantai school to Tiantai Sect deeply from the angle of school and sect , and gets the conclusion that the proper Tiantai Sect was established in the middle age of Tang dynasty, which is kind of embodiment of the transitional characteristic.The third part is basis on the book of Great monk biography continuation and the book of Great monk biography of Song dynasty. Firstly, the author simply classifies some great monks who live in Sui dynasty or Tang dynasty orderly. Secondly, the author studies the place where these great monks of Tiantai Sect missionized and campaigned so as to making the developing status of Tiantai Sect clarity.