Huayan School of Chinese Buddhism
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Meanings
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the Huayan School; Flower Garland School; Avatamsaka School (a major school of Chinese Buddhism)
formalFounded during the Tang Dynasty (7th–8th centuries), this school is based on the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland Sutra) and is known for its metaphysics of 'mutual interpenetration' (事事无碍). Also called the Xianshou School (贤首宗).
Huá华
yán严
zōng宗
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
fó佛
jiào教
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zōng宗
pài派
zhī之
yī一
。
The Huayan School is one of the important schools of Chinese Buddhism.
Huá华
yán严
zōng宗
yǐ以
《
Huá华
yán严
jīng经
》
wéi为
gēn根
běn本
jīng经
diǎn典
。
The Huayan School takes the Avatamsaka Sutra as its fundamental text.
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Táng唐
dài代
shì是
Huá华
yán严
zōng宗
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
dǐng鼎
shèng盛
shí时
qī期
。
The Tang Dynasty was the peak period of Huayan School development.
Huá华
yán严
zōng宗
de的
jiào教
yì义
duì对
Sòng宋
Míng明
lǐ理
xué学
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
shēn深
yuǎn远
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
The doctrines of the Huayan School had a profound influence on Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism.