''Chidatsu'' (c653) was a priest of the Hosso School of

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Nomenclature and etymology

Chitatsu / Chidatsu (智達)

Exegesis

''The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism'' (2002) mentions

Hsyan-tsang 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 ...

, Tz'u-en, Dosho of Gango-ji,

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, Gango-ji, Chitsuare in reference to elucidating that Chitatsu was:

A priest of the Dharma Characteristics (Hosso) school in Japan. In 658, together with Chitsu, he journeyed to China and studied the doctrine of the Dharma Characteristics school under Hsyan-tsang and his disciple Tz'u-en. They brought the doctrine back with them. Earlier,
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temple in Nara went to China in 653 and studied under Hsyan-tsang. On his return he spread the Dharma Characteristics teaching at Gango-ji. Thus Chitatsu and Chitsuare regarded together as the second to propagate the doctrine of this school in Japan. After his return, Chitatsu lived at Gango-ji temple and disseminated the Dharma Characteristics doctrine.''The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism'' (2002). ''Chitatsu''. Source

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