Kośa school
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The Kośa school (C. Zhushe zong [alt. Chu-she zong];[1][2] J. Kusha shū[3]) is a scholastic lineage of East Asian Buddhism based on the study of the Abhidharma-kosa. This lineage was introduced to China by Paramārtha and Xuanzang.
Peter Harvey states:
- Paramārtha (499–569) also introduced the Zhushe (Chu-she), a form of the Sarvāstivāda based on the study of the Abhidharma-kośa. It was then organized by Xuanzang.[1]
One Teacher, Many Traditions states:
- While this school was popular during "the golden age of Buddhism" during the Tang dynasty (681-907), it is small now.[4]
Rupert Gethin described this school as being ancillary to the Faxiang (Yogacara) school.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey 2013, The schools of Chinese Buddhism.
- ↑ Skilton 2004, Indian schools in China.
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Vasubandhu.
- ↑ Dalai Lama & Thubten Chodron 2014, s.v. Buddhism in China.
- ↑ Gethin 1998, s.v. The schools of East Asian Buddhism.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
Dalai Lama; Thubten Chodron (2014), Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions, Wisdom Publications
Gethin, Rupert (1998), Foundations of Buddhism (Kindle ed.), Oxford University Press
Harvey, Peter (2013), An Introduction to Buddhism (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press
Skilton, Andrew (2004), A Concise History of Buddhism, Windhorse Publications