]> 2026-10-12T09:48:44-04:00 People/Zongmi 0 en Guifeng Zongmi. (J. Keihō Shūmitsu; K. Kyubong Chongmil 圭峰 宗密) (780-841). Chinese Chan master and historian; putative fifth patriarch of the Huayan tradition and successor in the Heze school of Chan; best known for positing the fundamental harmony between the scriptural teachings of Buddhism and Chan practice. Zongmi was a native of Xichong in present-day Sichuan province. Although little is known of his early life, Zongmi is said to have received a classical Confucian education. In 804, Zongmi encountered the monk Daoyuan (d.u.), purportedly a fourth-generation lineage holder of the Heze line of Chan, and became his student. During this period, Zongmi also carried on his studies of the ''Yuanjue jing''. In 808, Zongmi received the full monastic precepts from Daoyuan, who then recommended the monk Nanyin Weizhong (d. 821) as a suitable teacher. In 810, Zongmi met the monk Lingfeng (d.U.), a disciple of the Huayan monk Chengguan, at the monastery of Huijuesi. Two years later Zongmi began his studies of the [[Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra| ''Avataṃsakasūtra'']] under Chengguan in Chang’an. In 816, Zongmi began his residence at the monastery of Zhijusi on Zhongnanshan and in 821 he retired to the temple Caotangsi on Gui peak (Guifeng), whence he acquired his toponym. There, Zongmi devoted himself to such works as his influential commentary on the ''Yuanjue jing'', the ''Yuanjue jing dashu''. In 828, Zongmi was invited to the palace and given a purple robe and the title Dade (Great Virtue). During his stay at the capital he met many important statesmen including Pei Xiu (787-860). Zongmi was a prolific writer whose works include commentaries on the [[Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra| ''Avataṃsakasūtra'']], ''Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra'', ''Dasheng qixin lun'', ''Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra'', ''Sifen lü'' ("Four-Part Vinaya"), and others. He also composed a massive, 100-roll history of the Chan school, the ''Chanyuan zhuquanji'' ("Collected Writings on the Source of Chan"), only the prolegomenon to which is extant. Zongmi's writings were extremely influential in the mature Korean Sǒn school and, especially, in the thought and practice of Pojo Chinul (1158-1210), who drew on Zongmi to advocate an accord between the traditions of Sǒn (C. Chan; meditation) and Kyo (C. Jiao; doctrine). (Source: "Guifeng Zongmi." In ''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'', 335. Princeton University Press, 2104. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.) Xichong, present-day Sichuan province Person People File:Zongmi Terebess.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/7/78/Zongmi_Terebess.jpg true true true File:Zongmi Terebess.jpg File:Zongmi Terebess.jpg Guifeng Zongmi;圭峰 宗密;Guīfēng Zōngmì;Zongmi false 圭峰 宗密 Keihō Shūmitsu Kyubong Chongmil Guifeng Zongmi Guīfēng Zōngmì Zongmi Terebess.jpg Zongmi Guifeng Zongmi 圭峰 宗密 Guīfēng Zōngmì Classical Chinese Authors and Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Heze school of Chan Daoyuan Nanyin Weizhong Chengguan Classical Guifeng Zongmi. (J. Keihō Shūmitsu; K. Kyubong Chongmil 圭峰 宗密) (780-841). Chinese Chan master and historian; putative fifth patriarch of the Huayan tradition and successor in the Heze school of Chan; best known for positing the fundamental harmony between the scriptural teachings of Buddhism and Chan practice. Zongmi was a native of Xichong in present-day Sichuan province. Although little is known of his early life, Zongmi is said to have received a classical Confucian education. In 804, Zongmi encountered the monk Daoyuan (d.u.), purportedly a fourth-generation lineage holder of the Heze line of Chan, and became his student. During this period, Zongmi also carried on his studies of the ''Yuanjue jing''. In 808, Zongmi received the full monastic precepts from Daoyuan, who then recommended the monk Nanyin Weizhong (d. 821) as a suitable teacher. In 810, Zongmi met the monk Lingfeng (d.U.), a disciple of the Huayan monk Chengguan, at the monastery of Huijuesi. Two years later Zongmi began his studies of the [[Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra| ''Avataṃsakasūtra'']] under Chengguan in Chang’an. In 816, Zongmi began his residence at the monastery of Zhijusi on Zhongnanshan and in 821 he retired to the temple Caotangsi on Gui peak (Guifeng), whence he acquired his toponym. There, Zongmi devoted himself to such works as his influential commentary on the ''Yuanjue jing'', the ''Yuanjue jing dashu''. In 828, Zongmi was invited to the palace and given a purple robe and the title Dade (Great Virtue). During his stay at the capital he met many important statesmen including Pei Xiu (787-860). Zongmi was a prolific writer whose works include commentaries on the [[Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra| ''Avataṃsakasūtra'']], ''Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra'', ''Dasheng qixin lun'', ''Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra'', ''Sifen lü'' ("Four-Part Vinaya"), and others. He also composed a massive, 100-roll history of the Chan school, the ''Chanyuan zhuquanji'' ("Collected Writings on the Source of Chan"), only the prolegomenon to which is extant. Zongmi's writings were extremely influential in the mature Korean Sǒn school and, especially, in the thought and practice of Pojo Chinul (1158-1210), who drew on Zongmi to advocate an accord between the traditions of Sǒn (C. Chan; meditation) and Kyo (C. Jiao; doctrine). (Source: "Guifeng Zongmi." In ''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'', 335. 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