Study Of Yi Xing’s Thought Of Fusing Tantra And Zen

In the eighth century,two fundamental scriptures of Tantra were spread in China by three great masters in the period of Kaiyuan in Tang dynasty.They inaugurated Tantra which was one of the eight Buddhism sects in China with Yi Xing. When Tantra rose up,Northern Zen sect was in the golden age.Northern Zen sect,represented by Shen Xiu and Pu Ji,was approved by the ruling classes in the middle of Tang dynasty. Yi Xing studied from Zen masters Pu Ji in Mount Song.After that,he studied with Shan Wuwei and Jin Gangzhi.During his study,he participated in translating Da Ri Jing which was the fundamental scripture of Tantra and writed Da Ri Jing Shu.Because of these experiences,he became the key figure who fused the two different ideologies.Thus,fusing Tantra and Zen was a considerable question in his brain.First of all,the importance of relationship of Tantra and Zen、study experience of Yi Xing and other related questions are explained in the first place of the thesis.Next, the idea of fusing Tantra and Zen are divided into five parts. The content and feature of theoretical structure of Tantra of Yi Xing are expounded in the first part. In the second part,the thinking of "quiet character" of Yi Xing is analysed in detail.The concrete expression of the idea of "sobriety" of Yi Xing is introduced in the third part. "Mercy" and "wisdom" in the thought of Yi Xing are discussed in the fourth part.The practice method of dhyana、visualisation and blessing are narrated in the last part.At last,I try to evaluate the status of thought of Yi Xing in the history of Buddhism and explain the significance、value and influence through sorting out the expression and summarizing the feature.