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Fazang

Fazang (Chinese: 法藏; pinyin: Fǎzàng; Wade–Giles: Fa-tsang; 643–712) was a Sogdian-Chinese Buddhist scholar, translator, and religious leader of the Tang dynasty. He was the third patriarch of the Huayan school of East Asian Buddhism, a key figure at the Chinese Imperial Court, and an influential Chinese Buddhist philosopher. Some scholars see him as the…

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Born
643 Chang’an, China
Died
712 (aged 69) Chang’an
Religion
Buddhism
School
Huayan
Teacher
Zhiyan

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related to Further reading · 94
Fazang → Alan, Albany, An, An English Translation, Archived, Bryan, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhist Studies, CA, California, Cambridge University Press, Chen, Chinese Philosophy, Cleary, Cook, Dale, David, Dirck, Eastern World
related to Influence · 30
Fazang → Avatamsaka, Chang'an, China, Chinese, Empress Wu, Fazang's, He, Huayan, Huayan Buddhism, Huayan Buddhist, Hwaeom, In, Indian, It, Japan, Japanese Huayan, Jp, Kegon, Korea, Korean
related to Early life · 25
Fazang → Accounts, Baochen, Chang’an, Chinese, Daocheng, Facheng, Fazang's, However, Huaiji, Huixiao, Huizhao, Hwaeom Buddhism, In, It, Kang Mi, Korea, Korean, Little, Not, Qianli
related to Translation · 23
Fazang → Along, Another, Avatamsaka, Avatamsaka Sutra, Buddhabhadra, Chapter, Chinese, Dharma, Dipoheluo, Divākara, Dà, Entering, Fazang's, Gaṇḍavyūha, Ghanavyūha Sūtra, Indian, Mahāyāna Secret Adornment Sūtra, Realm, Rizhao, Ru
related to 670–700 · 22
Fazang → After, At, Avatamsaka, Avatamsaka-seat, Between, Chinese, Devendraprajña, Divākara, During, Eight Assemblies, Empress Wu, Fazang's, From, He, Indian, Luoyang, Mount Zhongnan, Taiyuansi, This, Uisang
related to Nature origination · 19
Fazang → Absolute, According, As, Avatamsaka Sutra, Baowang, Buddha, Faith, Fazang's, Hamar, Jewel King Tathagata, Mahayana Awakening, Nature Origination, One Mind, Skt, Suchness, Tathagata, Tathâgatotpatti-sambhava-nirdesa-sûtra, This, Thus
related to Illustrations of interpenetration · 18
Fazang → According, As Fazang, Buddhist, Difference, Doctrine, Fazang's, However, Huayan, Identity, Indra's, Interfusion, It, Likewise, One Vehicle, Paragraphs, Rafter Dialogue, Taishō, Thus
related to Philosophy · 17
Fazang → Alan Fox, Buddhist, Chinese, Daoist, Dharmadhatu, Fazang's, Golden Lion, He, Huayan, In East Asian Buddhism, Mahayana, Metaphysics, On, One Mind, The Rafter Dialogue, Totality, Two
related to Principle (li) and phenomena (shi) · 17
Fazang → According, Because, Buddhas, Essay, Golden Lion, However, Huayan, In, In Huayan Buddhism, Li, Pattern, Taishō, The, There, To, Van Norden, We
related to Vairocana Buddha · 16
Fazang → Buddha, Buddha Vairocana, Buddhism, Cook, Fazang's, Francis Cook, Furthermore, God, However, Huayan, It, Lin, The Illuminator, Vairocana, Vairocana's, Weiyu Lin

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FazangDied712 (aged 69) Chang’an1.00infobox
FazangReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
FazangSchoolHuayan1.00infobox
FazangTeacherZhiyan1.00infobox
Fazangrelated to 670–700After0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700Fazang's0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700Mount Zhongnan0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700Wuzhensi0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700Zhixiangsi0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700Taiyuansi0.60section
Fazangrelated to 670–700He0.60section

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