Zhiyi

Zhiyi (538–597) studied under Huisi before teaching in the southern capital and at Mount Tiantai. He organized Buddhist scriptures around the Lotus Sūtra and developed a system of meditation joining calming and insight. His lectures on the Lotus Sūtra and the Great Calming and Contemplation were recorded and edited by his disciple Guanding. These works became the central texts of the Tiantai tradition.

天台智者大師 · 隋 · 538-597

Also known as: 智者大師

Works and Translations

• 摩訶止觀
• 妙法蓮華經玄義
• 妙法蓮華經文句
• 修習止觀坐禪法要
• 觀音玄義
• 金光明經玄義
• 四教義
• 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門
• 菩薩戒義疏

Part of: The Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism, Tiantai and Huayan: Two Great Systems of Chinese Buddhist Thought