Huaihai Master And His Quotations

Venerable Yin Shun said:"Chan history should include two parts:the stories and heritage of the Chan meditation convenient facilities of evolution." In a word, the writing of the history of Chinese Chan should pay attention to the founder of the life and Chan heritage. Baizhang Huaihai is a representative figure of the history of Chinese Chan Buddhism in the eight and nine centuries. This period is also an important stage from India Chan to Chinese Zen. Baizhang Huaihai Bodhidharma Zen Buddhism spread caoxi III, Weiyan,Tao Wu and other generation, gradually stripped of the Tianzhu color, financial proactive China charm, Huai Hai generation of Chan is a bloom and five leaves to start a sectarian process. According to geographical, the rise of Southern Chan Southern development are closely linked to the Huai Hai was born in Fuzhou, Fujian, Fujian out a monk. Huai Hai Chan is as a typical case of the Fujian Chan history and even the Southern Chan history research. Somebody said:Road of the Buddha Dharma rather, the Buddha of things to Baizhang prepared. The Baizhang quotations is to lay the size of the later years of Chan. Predecessors Shiyan research can be describedas men, and then master the life and writings seems to be necessary to re-examine. This work on the research a focus on the history of science approach, reliable historical background and literature basis for the elucidation of moral principles.