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ID: 300155139
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300155139

 

Record Type: concept
T'ien-T'ai (Chinese Buddhism, Buddhism, ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name))

 

Note: A school of Chinese Buddhism, founded by Hui Ssu (515-577 CE) and Chih I (538-597 CE), which emphasizes the importance of the 'Lotus Sutra,' one of the integral scriptures of the Mahayana tradition. The name comes from Mount Tien in China where Hui Ssu lived and lectured. Essential features of T'ien T'ia include the concept of the threefold truth of empty, temporary, and middle, implying that all things are both distinct and part of a whole at the same time. An extension of this concept is the T'ien T'ia belief that all beings, though distinct, share the same Buddha nature and are therefore able to reach Buddhahood eventually. While T'ien T'ia acknowledges all other schools of Buddhism, it sees Buddhism as divided in 5 periods culminating in the 'Lotus Sutra' as the crown of the religion. T'ien T'ia declined in China after the persecutions of 845 CE but became popular in Korea and Japan as Tendai.
 
Terms:
T'ien-T'ai (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
Tien Tai (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
Tien-Tai (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
天台宗 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
tiān tái zōng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
tian tai zong (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
t'ien t'ai tsung (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
Tj'ien-T'ai (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  B.BM

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Associated Concepts Facet
Associated Concepts Facet
Hierarchy of Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
.... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of <religions and religious concepts>
........ <religions and religious concepts> (G)
Hierarchy of religions (belief systems, cultures)
............ religions (belief systems, cultures) (G)
Hierarchy of Buddhism
................ Buddhism (G)
Hierarchy of Chinese Buddhism
.................... Chinese Buddhism (G)
Hierarchy of T'ien-T'ai
........................ T'ien-T'ai (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 中國佛教的一個宗派,建立者為慧思(西元515-577年)及智顗(西元538-597年),強調《法華經》的重要性(大乘佛教傳統的其中一本經書)。天台宗此一名稱源於慧思居住並講道的中國天台山。天台宗的主要特色包括空(empty)、假(temporary)、中(middle)的三諦概念,認為所有事物皆各有區別,同時也都是整體的一部分。此概念的延伸便為天台宗相信所有人雖各有區別,但皆具有佛陀的本性,因此最終皆可成佛。雖然天台宗認可佛教的所有其他宗派,但認為佛教分為五時期,最終以佛教經典《法華經》為成佛之道。天台宗在中國於西元845年遭受迫害後便沒落,但在韓國與日本變得盛行。 
Dutch ..... Een school van het Chinese boeddhisme, gesticht door Hui Ssu (515-577) en Chih I (538-597), die vooral belang hecht aan de 'Lotus Sutra,' een van de integrale geschriften uit de mahayana-traditie. De naam is afgeleid van de berg Tj'ien in China, waar Hui Ssu leefde en zijn leer verkondigde. Een belangrijk kenmerk van Tj'ien-T'ai is het concept van de drievoudige waarheid van het ledige, het tijdelijke en de middenweg, wat inhoudt dat alle dingen verschillend zijn maar tegelijkertijd deel uitmaken van een groter geheel. Een voortvloeisel van dit concept is de overtuiging van Tj'ien-T'ai dat alle wezens, hoewel verschillend, dezelfde boeddhanatuur delen en dus in staat zijn om uiteindelijk het boeddhaschap te bereiken. Hoewel Tj'ien-T'ai alle andere boeddhistische scholen erkent, deelt men het boeddhisme op in vijf perioden die uiteindelijk leiden tot de 'Lotus Sutra', de ideale vorm van de religie. Na de vervolgingen van 845 raakte Tj'ien-T'ai in China in verval, maar werd het in Korea en Japan populair als Tendai. 

Sources and Contributors:
天台宗............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred, VP]
...........  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 July 17, 2012
tian tai zong............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
..........................  TELDAP database (2009-)
tiān tái zōng............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
..........................  TELDAP database (2009-)
T'ien-T'ai............  [VP Preferred]
.......................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) T'ien-t'ai (Sect)
.......................  Crim, Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions (1981) 759
.......................  Noss, Man's Religions (1963) 237
.......................  Parrinder, Dictionary of Non-Christian Religions (1971) 282
Tien Tai............  [VP]
.................  Goring, ed., Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions (1994) 531
Tien-Tai............  [VP]
.................  Friess, ed., Non-Christian Religions (1963) 42
t'ien t'ai tsung............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  TELDAP database (2009-)
Tj'ien-T'ai............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (1990)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) T'ien-t'ai Buddhism
............  Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (1990)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Crim, Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions (1981)
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... TELDAP database (2009-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (1990)

 

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