Kośa school
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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]
Kusha shū (Japan)
The Kośa school is known as Kusha shū in Japan, where it is one of the Six Nara schools that developed during the Nara period.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey 2013, The schools of Chinese Buddhism.
- ↑ Skilton 1997, 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, Oxford University Press
- Harvey, Peter (2013), An Introduction to Buddhism (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press
- Skilton, Andrew (1997), A Concise History of Buddhism, Windhorse Publications
