Ennin’s (793–864) Sillan connections on his journey to Mt. Wutai: a fresh look at Ennin’s travel record

Ennin’s pilgrimage to Mt. Wutai resulted in several significant new developments for guiding Tendai followers back in Japan. This study looks into Ennin’s travel record, which sheds new light on the relationship between particular networks of Buddhists and the transmission of Tendai doctrine and pra...

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Main Author: Lin, Pei-ying (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 377-390
Further subjects:B Lotus Repentance
B Zhiyuan 志遠 (768–844)
B Ennin (793–864)
B Wuhui nianfo 五會念佛
B fahua chanfa 法華懺法
B Mt. Wutai
B changxing sanmei 常行三昧
B constant-practice samādhi
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Summary:Ennin’s pilgrimage to Mt. Wutai resulted in several significant new developments for guiding Tendai followers back in Japan. This study looks into Ennin’s travel record, which sheds new light on the relationship between particular networks of Buddhists and the transmission of Tendai doctrine and practice. In this article, I will provide a survey of the Buddhist networks through which Ennin possibly learned the Lotus Repentance and the Tendai Constant-practice Samādhi. Through a historical reconstruction of Mt. Wutai in Ennin’s time, I argue that Ennin’s study of Buddhism in China was greatly influenced by his contact with Silla Buddhists on Mt. Chi and Mt. Wutai.
ISSN:2372-9996
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Chinese Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23729988.2019.1687160