Ouyi Zhixu
Grand Master (大師) Ouyi Zhixu | |
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A portrait of Ouyi Zhixu | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1599 (1599) South Zhili, Ming |
| Died | 1655 (aged 55–56) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Lineage | Chinese Pure Land; Tiantai; Chan |
| Teachers | Xueling |
Ouyi Zhixu (Chinese: 蕅益智旭; pinyin: Ǒuyì Zhìxù 1599–1655) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar in 17th century China. He is considered the Ninth Patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land tradition, the Thirty-First Patriarch of the Tiantai tradition as well as a Chan master, . He was also one of the Four Eminent Monks of the Wanli Era, after Yunqi Zhuhong (1535–1615), Hanshan Deqing (1546–1623), and Zibo Zhenke (1543–1604).
Zhixu is well known for his non-sectarian and syncretic writings, which draw on various traditions like Tiantai, Pure Land, Yogacara, and Chan, and also engage with Confucian, Daoist and Jesuit sources.
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