天台大師

(天台大師, 天台大师)

The actual founder of the Tiantai 'school' [lang id =1028]智顗 Zhiyi; his [lang id =1028]字 was [lang id =1028]德安 De-an, and his surname [lang id =1028]陳 Chen, A. D. 538-597. Studying under [lang id =1028]慧思 Huici of Hunan, he was greatly influenced by his teaching; and found in the <Lotus Sutra> the real interpretation of Mahayanism. In 575 he first came to Tiantai and established his school, which in turn was the foundation of important Buddhist schools in Korea and Japan.

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隋智顗大師， 因居於天台上與後入寂於天台山， 故稱為天台大師。