Zhi-dun (English spelling)

Japanese: 支遁 - しとん(英語表記)Zhi-dun
Zhi-dun (English spelling)
[School] Construction 2 (314)
[Death] Taiwa 1 (366)
A scholar and monk from the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China. He was well-known among aristocrats and intellectuals, and was well-versed in the study of Laozi and Zhuangzi. He interpreted the Prajnaparamita Sutra, Vimalakirti Sutra, and other texts based on his Chinese education. His main work is Praise of the Amida Buddha.

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Japanese:
[生]建興2(314)
[没]太和1(366)
中国,東晋時代の学僧。貴族文化人の間で名声をはせた人で,老荘の学に通じ,『般若経』『維摩経』などを中国的教養のもとに解した。主著『阿弥陀仏像讃』。

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