The Four Wise Knowledge Of Propriety And The Question Of Buddha-nature

On the subject of Buddha's essence and nature arises from Mahaparinibbana Sutta as for discussed in regard to Buddha's essence and nature.During the Chen and tang dynasties,Zhi Yi's “Jin Guang Ming Jing Xuan Yi” and “ Fa Hua Jing Xuan Yi” all account for this question.This became an important source of Tiantai Sect's thought.At Sui and Tang dynasties,Buddhism began to be sinicized.Zhi Yi used Prajina,Buddha-nature and Nature for become a new ideological system.The original Indian Buddhism was converted into Chinese Buddhism.Tiantai Sect is the first Chinese Buddhist sect by Zhi Yi what he build,on the basis of the book is “Saddharmapundarika Sutra”,so another name for its is Fahua Secr.Tiantai Sect has many ancient books and records,for example Tiantai's famous three academic works and Tiantai's eminence five books that is good reputation.Its thoughts are chiefly speculative.The literati and scholars of successive dynasties their research.To the middle Tang dynasty,rise of schools and written many books.Tiantai Sect's ideas were influenced by the new books.The inner nature of Buddha derives its ex Mahayana theory of faithplanation from the writings.Zhan Ran took upon himself to revive Tiantai Sect,he introduced “Mahayana theory of faith” theory in original thought.This lead to Zhi Yi began explain intrinsic inwardness transfer the essence of the heart.After this,Tiantai began introduced Huayan Buddhism argumentation.All of this lead to Shanjia and Shanwai thirty years of debate.This article starts with the nature of Buddhism start off,by means of early Tiantai Sect's ideology elaboration and development that lead to Zhi Li about the nature of Buddhism's question.Zhi Li use “the nature accord with conditions” and “the nature is stained” elaboration and development Zhi Yi's thoughts.Zhi Li's the essence of Buddha from “both inside and outside the same” and “remove the stain for show sincerity” to do the same thing.In Shanjia and Shanwai argument,Zhi Li as a main,for Shanwai's Buddha-gotra has critical thinking.He use its unique way to explain the problem.