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Lotus Sutra Samadhi of Master Zhiyi

CHINA; Qing dynasty (1644–1911); By Liu Yong; Running script; Hanging scroll; Ink on paper; 125 x 27.5 cm; Hong Kong Museum of Art, China
Master Zhiyi, the Patriarch of the Tiantai school, studied the Lotus Sutra samadhi teachings of Chan Master Huisi during a visit to Dasushan in Guandong. There, while reciting the Lotus Sutra, he achieved sudden realization upon reaching a verse in the Chapter on the Past Deeds of Bhaisajyaraja Bodhisattva." He claims to have had a vision of himself together with Huisi on Vulture Peak

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