Kuījī (; 632–682), also known as Ji (),
an exponent of
Yogācāra
Yogachara ( sa, योगाचार, IAST: '; literally "yoga practice"; "one whose practice is yoga") is an influential tradition of Buddhist philosophy and psychology emphasizing the study of cognition, perception, and consciousness through t ...
, was a Chinese monk and a prominent disciple of
Xuanzang
Xuanzang (, ; 602–664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (), also known as Hiuen Tsang, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of ...
.
[Lusthaus, Dan (undated). ''Quick Overview of the Faxiang School'' (). Source]
(accessed: December 12, 2007) His posthumous name was Cí'ēn dàshī (), The Great Teacher of Cien Monastery, after the Daci'en Temple or Great Monastery of Compassionate Grace, which was located in
Chang'an
Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin ...
, the main capital of the Tang Dynasty. The
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda was built in
Daci'en Temple in 652. According to biographies, he was sent to the imperial translation bureau headed by Xuanzang, from whom he later would learn
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion ...
,
Abhidharma
The Abhidharma are ancient (third century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic presentations of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist ''sutras''. It also refers to the scholastic method itself as well as the f ...
, and Yogācāra.
[
Kuiji collaborated closely with Xuanzang on the '' Cheng weishi lun'', a redacted translation of commentaries on ]Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu (; Tibetan: དབྱིག་གཉེན་ ; fl. 4th to 5th century CE) was an influential Buddhist monk and scholar from ''Puruṣapura'' in ancient India, modern day Peshawar, Pakistan. He was a philosopher who wrote commentary ...
's Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā.[ Kuiji's commentaries on the former text, the '']Cheng weishi lun shuji
Cheng may refer to:
Chinese states
* Chengjia or Cheng (25–36 AD)
* Cheng Han or Cheng (304–338)
* Zheng (state), or Cheng in Wade–Giles
Places
* Chengdu, abbreviated as Cheng
* Cheng County, in Gansu, China
* Cheng Township, in Malacca, Ma ...
'', along with his original treatise on Yogācāra, the '' Dasheng Fayuan yilin chang'' (; "Essays on the Forest of Meanings in the Mahāyāna Dharma Garden") became foundations of the Faxiang School, the dominant school of Yogācāra thought in East Asia.[
]
Works
Mahayana Sutra Commentaries
*Amitābha and Maitreya Sūtras
* Diamond Sūtra
* Heart Sūtra (). Translated by Shih and Lusthaus (2006).
*Lotus Sūtra
The ''Lotus Sūtra'' ( zh, 妙法蓮華經; sa, सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम्, translit=Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit=Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, italic=) is one of the most influ ...
(Fahua xuanzan, "Profound Panegyric to the Lotus Sūtra")
Pramana
*Great Commentary on the Nyayapravesa ()
Commentaries on Yogacara treatises
*''Cheng weishi lun shuji'' (成唯識 論述記; Taishō no. 1830, vol. 43, 229a-606c), a commentary on Xuanzang's '' Cheng weishi lun''
*Madhyāntavibhāga ()
*Sthiramati's Commentary on Asaṅga's Abhidharmasamuccaya ()
*Vasubandhu's Twenty Verses (Viṃśatikā) ())
*Vasubandhu's One Hundred Dharmas Treatise ()
* Yogācārabhūmi ()
Notes
References
* Shih, Heng-Ching & Lusthaus, Dan. (2006) ''A Comprehensive Commentary on the Heart Sutra (Prajnaparamita-hyrdaya-sutra)''. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research.
*Lusthaus, Dan (undated). ''Quick Overview of the Faxiang School'' (). Source
(accessed: December 12, 2007)
* Katsura, Shoryu (2014)
The Theory of Apoha in Kuiji’s "Cheng weishi lun Shuji" (Katsura, Shoryu)
In Lin, Chen-kuo , Radich, Michael (eds), A Distant Mirror - Articulating Indic Ideas in Sixth and Seventh Century Chinese Buddhism, Hamburg Buddhist Studies vol. 3, Hamburg University Press. pp. 101-120
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632 births
682 deaths
Tang dynasty Buddhist monks
Founders of Buddhist sects
Yogacara