Vinaya school
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The Vinaya school (C. Lü zong; J. Risshū; K. Yul chong 律宗)[1] is a scholastic tradition of East Asian Buddhism based on the study of the vinaya. It was founded in the early 7th century by Daoxuan (596-667).[2][3][4]
One Teacher, Many Traditions states:
- [This school] principally relies on the Dharmagupta vinaya, translated into Chinese in 412. Four other vinayas were also translated into Chinese.[2]
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism identifies two branches of the vinaya school in China:[5]
- South Mountain vinaya school (Nanshan lü zong), associated with Daoxuan, and
- East Pagoda vinaya school (Dongta lü zong), associated with Huaisu
Of these two, the South Mountain school eventually eclipsed the East Pagoda school.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Lü zong.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dalai Lama & Thubten Chodron 2014, s.v. Buddhism in China.
- ↑ Gethin 1998, s.v. The schools of East Asian Buddhism.
- ↑ Skilton 2004, Indian schools in China.
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Sifen lü.
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Dongta lü zong.
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 (2004), A Concise History of Buddhism, Windhorse Publications
