Information About ™Huiyuan |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT HUIYUAN | |
| 334 births | |
| 417 deaths | |
| chinese philosophers | |
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Huiyuan began studying Zhuangzi and Laozi but at the age of 21 he was converted in Hebei Province by Dao An . Later, he lived at East Forest Temple (東林寺) at Mount Lushan . His teachings were various, including the Vinaya (戒律), meditation (禪法), Abhidharma and Prajna or wisdom. He was posthumously named First Patriarch of the Pure Land school. His disciples included Huiguan (慧觀), Sengji (僧濟), and Faan (法安). REFERENCES
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