Buddhist Schools of Thought and Tradition in China
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Buddhist Schools of Thought and Tradition in China

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Which early Indian school of thought was introduced to China by Paramārtha?

  • Yogācāra (correct)
  • Pure Land
  • Tiantai
  • Huayan

    • What is the Chinese name for Yogācāra, which asserts consciousness-only?

  • Tiantai
  • Chan
  • Faxiang (correct)
  • Pure Land

    • Who developed the comprehensive interpretation of Buddhist doctrines and practices on Mt. Tiantai?

  • Fazang
  • Paramārtha
  • Zhiyi (correct)
  • Xuanzang

    • Which Chinese Buddhist school is known for its syncretism of Mahāyāna teachings of emptiness, mere consciousness, and Buddha nature?

    <p>Huayan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was responsible for elaborating and systematizing the doctrines of the Huayan school in China?

    <p>Fazang</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main doctrine of the Chinese Sanlun (Three Treatises) school?

    <p>Phenomena have no existence of their own due to dependent arising.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with introducing many Madhyamaka treatises and Mahāyāna sūtras to Chinese Buddhist schools?

    <p>Kumārajīva</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which monk studied under Kumārajīva's guidance and wrote treatises to explain difficult Buddhist concepts and ideas?

    <p>Sengzhao</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Chinese Buddhist schools, what did Jizang bring into the Sanlun school's teaching that was innovative?

    <p>An analysis of the 'Two Truths' from Indian Madhyamaka thought into three levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for the assertion in the Sanlun school that phenomena have no self-nature or substance?

    <p>Phenomena arise and disappear solely through their relation to other phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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