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Shandao (613-681)
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Shandao (613-681)
CHINA, Anhui, Suzhou; Tang dynasty (618–907)
Shandao was a Pure Land school monk, as well as a painter and calligrapher. He was born with the family name Zhu and is known to have lived in either Sizhou (present day Sixian, Suzhou) or Linzi (present day Linbo, Shandong). Shandao became a monk early in life, and at the age of 29, he traveled to Xuanzhong Temple in Shanxi to study under Master Daochuo. There, he acquired an in-depth understanding of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra and studied the classic teachings of the Pure Land school. Shandao's written works include Essence of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Way of Visualizing and Chanting, Ceremonial Practices of Pure Land, and In Praise of Pratyutpanna.
Emperor Gaozong (reigned 649-683) of the Tang dynasty bestowed him with a horizontal inscribed board written with Guangming Temple |
