Daoxuan

Daoxuan (596–667) studied monastic discipline under Zhishou and spent much of his career around Chang'an and Mount Zhongnan. His commentaries on the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya established the basis of the Nanshan Vinaya tradition. He briefly assisted Xuanzang's translation work and served as abbot of Ximing Monastery. His Further Biographies of Eminent Monks and other historical compilations preserve extensive records of Chinese Buddhist institutions and practitioners.

南山道宣 · 唐 · 596-667

Also known as: 南山律師

Works and Translations

• 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔
• 四分律比丘含注戒本
• 四分律刪補隨機羯磨
• 四分律刪補隨機羯磨疏濟緣記
• 教誡新學比丘行護律儀
• 毗尼作持續釋

Part of: The Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism, The Vinaya in China: Monastic Discipline and the Dharmaguptaka Rule